337 days ago

65-year-old living in cabin faces five month wait for flood-hit home repairs

Mildred Armah Reporter from Central Leader

Four months on from the Auckland Anniversary floods, the Beggs family are still waiting for repairs to begin on their home, in the meantime they are living in small cabins on the property.

Catherine Beggs​​ and her family were forced to swim to safety in waist-deep water on the night of January 27.

They returned home the following day to find they had lost all their belongings in the deluge - including their recently-renovated home in Mt Roskill.

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6 days ago

Poll: Does the building consent process need to change?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We definitely need homes that are fit to live in but there are often frustrations when it comes to getting consent to modify your own home.
Do you think changes need made to the current process for building consent? Share your thoughts below.

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Does the building consent process need to change?
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3 hours ago

Dear neighbours

Julia from Mount Eden

Hello dear neighbors. I would like to offer my services. I have my own licensed home kitchen. I cook to order. All recipes and sauces are original.
This is not your typical take away, everything is prepared with love. No store-bought sauces or semi-finished products. Follow me on Instagram julesnz_kitchen where I will be posting menu items and what l'm cooking, for example for Friday. On which days do you prefer to buy food to order rather than cook? Pick up at Mt Eden. Delivery is possible. Thank you very much for your support.

6 hours ago