Bunnythorpe, Palmerston North

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665 days ago

That's a lot of hair!

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Palmerston North

Pic of us surgically removing a cat from a curtain

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665 days ago

Cookbooks

Paige from Roslyn - Terrace End

Need gone just don't use them

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665 days ago

Do you enjoy playing 500?

Joanne from Palmerston North Central

Do you enjoy playing 500? Join us from 6.45 pm at the PN Bridge Clubrooms, cnr Cook and Cuba Streets, 1st , 3rd and 5th Fridays each month. Play starts at 7.00 pm. $5.00, includes supper and prizes. No partner required. For more info Ph Jo 06 3574910 or 021 1395367.

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666 days ago

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666 days ago

Tv + Free view box

Stu from Aokautere - Fitzherbert

Tv and Free view box 24" excellent condition txt 0212644294

Price: $60

667 days ago

Check you have your census pack

Stats NZ

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667 days ago

Market Insights

Sheryn from Sheryn Prince Real Estate

Number of first home buyers getting into a home of their own at an eight year low

The number of first home buyers getting into a home of their own at the start of this year was at its lowest level since 2015.

According to the latest Reserve Bank figures, banks approved just 1166 mortgages … View more
Number of first home buyers getting into a home of their own at an eight year low

The number of first home buyers getting into a home of their own at the start of this year was at its lowest level since 2015.

According to the latest Reserve Bank figures, banks approved just 1166 mortgages for first home buyers in January, the lowest number in any month of the year since January 2015 (apart from April 2020 when housing market activity came to a standstill due to the Covid lockdown).

And as mortgage interest rates have been steadily rising, the amount being borrowed by first home buyers has been steadily decreasing.

In January this year the average value of the loans approved to first home buyers was $548,885. That's down by $46,513 (-7.8%) from its May 2022 peak of $595,398.

However almost a third of those loans approved in January this year were low equity loans to first first home buyers with less than a 20% deposit.

In January this year, 370 low equity mortgages were approved to first home buyers.

Although that is a low number, it made up 31.7% of all the mortgage approved to first home buyers in January.

That was the first time the low equity loans to first home buyers have gone above 30% of the total since November 2021, when house prices also hit their cyclical peak.

While rising interest rates have reduced the number of first home buyers getting into their own homes, they are also affecting the amount they are paying for them.

Although higher interest costs mean fewer aspiring first home buyers are getting into a home of their own, they are proving to be a more resilient part of the market than either investors or existing owner-occupiers.

However the low overall number of mortgages being approved to aspiring first home buyers suggests that home ownership likely remains an impossible dream for many.

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670 days ago

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If you've got some things getting dusty in the garage that could use a new home, list them on Neighbourly as free in the next 48 hours and you'll go in to win one of 5 x $50 … View more
There's some real goodies on Neighbourly Market in our FREE section, and we want to see even more!

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668 days ago

Fish harvest

Stu from Aokautere - Fitzherbert

Conrad meler Fish harvest only use once in excellent condition txt 0212644294

Price: $1,300

669 days ago

Injured Hedgehog

Ashoka from Roslyn - Terrace End

PS: Hedgehog now resting in cat bed and eating cat food. Help, as in long-term home, would be appreciated.
There is an injured hedgehog at Larsen Court in Roslyn. Doesn't want to move but no visible injuries. The veterinary clinic on duty is the one at 20 Manchester Street, Feilding. I have … View more
PS: Hedgehog now resting in cat bed and eating cat food. Help, as in long-term home, would be appreciated.
There is an injured hedgehog at Larsen Court in Roslyn. Doesn't want to move but no visible injuries. The veterinary clinic on duty is the one at 20 Manchester Street, Feilding. I have no means of transport and they do not pick up but will see this animal if it is delivered to them. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Telephone: 021-670155

669 days ago

CLOVER HAY WANTED

Wendy from Bunnythorpe

Hi all, my 2 fussy horses require good quality green & sweet clover hay. Thanks

669 days ago

Want to recognise your favourite local business?

Prospa

New Zealand's small businesses have had another tough few weeks. We're calling on you, wherever you are across the country, to recognise a local business making a difference in your community.

We all love a cheeky grin and a wave from our local grocer, or a toot from the delivery … View more
New Zealand's small businesses have had another tough few weeks. We're calling on you, wherever you are across the country, to recognise a local business making a difference in your community.

We all love a cheeky grin and a wave from our local grocer, or a toot from the delivery driver, or a coffee order that’s ready before we arrive. These are the business owners who remind us we're home.

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682 days ago

Swapping an off-grid dream house in Swanson for a Cromwell hut

Colleen Hawkes Reporter from Homed

Meet a family with four boys (almost) that's up for adventure - and they don't mind roughing it in the process.

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