Have you ever experienced a sewage leak?
The “glug, glug, glug” of dodgy drain pipes and a lingering odour at Lisa Tamaki’s Kāinga Ora property is a nightmare the Hamilton great-grandmother just can’t avoid.
For weeks, an ailing pipe issue at the rear of the pensioner’s 1960s state house has left a mix of sewage and soap scum from backed up pipes bubbling into her backyard in the height of summer.
While Kāinga Ora says work is underway to address the issue, Tamaki has had weeks of a lingering stench and keeping her four-year-old great-grandson, Manawa, who lives with her, out of the backyard.
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Where do you think sells the best sausages?
Through all the tumult of existence, one thing remains unchanged - the makings of a good sausage.
Frankton Butchery owner Jim Ashton reckons people are looking for something reliable and they find it at his Commerce St store, whether its 15kg-worth or a single snarler.
What do you think of this new housing option?
A program to move people out of rentals and give them a sense of security with housing has been launched in Te Awamutu.
Twenty new two bedroom townhouses on Ohaupo Rd are available to buy at $291,750 - less than half the market price.
The catch is - you don’t own the land but hold a 100-year lease.