Poll: Would you live in a retirement village?
New retirement villages are popping up everywhere, with some retirees so keen to get in they're putting down their money before building begins. But would you live in one or would you rather stay in your own home?
Find out more about the upsides, downsides and realities of retirement village living, and let us know what would influence (or already has influenced) your decision for or against it.
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11.1% Yes, it's already on the agenda
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51.2% Possibly, I wouldn't rule it out
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37.7% No, it's not for me
From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort
Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.
He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”
Poll: When do you shop the sales?
Bargain hunters made the most of Boxing Day sales at Centre Place and The Base in Hamilton on Friday.
However, a marketing expert believes Boxing Day sales, long a staple of Kiwi life post-Christmas, is on the outer as Black Friday becomes more popular.
When do you shop the sales? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% Black Friday
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0% Boxing Day
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100% I don't
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