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What do you think about helping people into homes this way?
With home ownership slipping further out of reach for many, Bridge Housing Trust has stepped up as a de facto Bank of Mum and Dad.
The housing charity is in its early years but delivered 40 affordable homes last year and wants to double that in 2025.
The trust, chaired by Perry, is donating … View moreWith home ownership slipping further out of reach for many, Bridge Housing Trust has stepped up as a de facto Bank of Mum and Dad.
The housing charity is in its early years but delivered 40 affordable homes last year and wants to double that in 2025.
The trust, chaired by Perry, is donating the 1800m² land, valued at $4 million, and investing another $16m to build a complex of 42 affordable apartments, Hinemoa, in Hamilton’s CBD.
What do you think about helping people into homes this way? Tell us in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Poll: How do you find the CBD's parking system?
Confusion around central city parking is making it “too hard” for some, “so we don’t come in,” a CBD leader’s been told.
Complaints include a pricing structure that’s hard to get your head around, and that payment kiosks are hard to find and require too many buttons pushes, … View moreConfusion around central city parking is making it “too hard” for some, “so we don’t come in,” a CBD leader’s been told.
Complaints include a pricing structure that’s hard to get your head around, and that payment kiosks are hard to find and require too many buttons pushes, councillors heard.
How do you find the CBD's parking system? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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9.5% It's fine
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12.7% Took some getting used to
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77.8% Too hard for me
Poll: Good morning from the Waikato Times office! Have you been watching the balloons?
We'll have images from our photographer coming later.
Have you been watching the balloons this week?
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55.6% Yes
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44.4% No
How a school made its lunch programme work
A Waikato School that does its own lunches says their model works so well they want the government to check it out so both taxpayers and students can benefit.
The Waikato Times visited Te Aroha College to check out the programme as grizzles about late and bland lunches under a centralised scheme… View moreA Waikato School that does its own lunches says their model works so well they want the government to check it out so both taxpayers and students can benefit.
The Waikato Times visited Te Aroha College to check out the programme as grizzles about late and bland lunches under a centralised scheme continue to leave a sour taste for students and become a political fishbone stuck in the throat of the coalition government.
Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson miffed at no punishment for broken nose in Super Rugby Pacific clash
Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson has called on consistency from Super Rugby Pacific match officials, admitting he was miffed there was no punishment for the broken nose he suffered against the Crusaders last month.
The All Blacks loose forward’s start to the season has been disjointed, quite … View moreChiefs captain Luke Jacobson has called on consistency from Super Rugby Pacific match officials, admitting he was miffed there was no punishment for the broken nose he suffered against the Crusaders last month.
The All Blacks loose forward’s start to the season has been disjointed, quite literally, after an incident early in the round-two contest put him on the sideline for a fortnight and then duly had him feeling the pinch in his return against the Blues last weekend.
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