1330 days ago

NZ’s sweetest spots to live revealed

homed Sweet Spots

Ever wondered where the sweetest places to live in Aotearoa are?

Stuff’s Homed team has done some serious crunching of 14 data points to crown the seven best spots for 2021.

Congratulations to Addington, Christchurch which took out the overall sweetest spot!

You can check out the full list of winning suburbs in the Sweet Spots section on Stuff. There’s also an interactive tool that you can tinker with to find your perfect place, based on the criteria that matter to you.

Who knows, you might be inspired to make a change.
Find out more

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More messages from your neighbours
4 days ago

Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.

When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?

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Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
  • 82.5% Yes
    82.5% Complete
  • 14.8% No
    14.8% Complete
  • 2.7% Other - I'll share below
    2.7% Complete
1759 votes
10 hours ago

Poll: Would you shop at a Te Rapa Pak'nSave?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The long-awaited Pak’nSave development in Te Rapa has hit another roadblock, with a speed limit reversal leaving the project “at significant risk”.

Hamilton City Council approved the supermarket with conditions including a controversial speed limit reduction to 60kph on Wairere Drive.

Would you shop at a Te Rapa Pak'nSave? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Would you shop at a Te Rapa Pak'nSave?
  • 88.9% Yes
    88.9% Complete
  • 0% Maybe
    0% Complete
  • 11.1% No
    11.1% Complete
9 votes
3 hours ago

Have you come across many roadworks sites recently?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The frustration of seeing a detour sign partway through your journey on the main highways possibly the new way forward when it comes to roadworks.

One of the latest areas to have a section of the road blocked off is State Highway 1 between Putāruru to Tokoroa as part of a massive renewal project that extends down to Waiouru.

Have you come across many roadworks sites recently?

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