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[ad_1] Rubbish in parks wastes ratepayers’ money Regional park rangers are an industrious bunch who work hard to maintain Waitaha/Canterbury’s three regional parks and make them appealing places to be. But clearing rubbish is one task on the park rangers’ weekly to-do list that (literally) stinks. In the last 12 months, rangers hauled over 36…
[ad_1] Residents will have just less than four weeks to give their feedback on whether Christchurch City Council should increase the budget for the Canterbury’s multi-use arena, Te Kaha. At its meeting today, the Council agreed to seek the public’s views before making a decision on whether to proceed with the project, with an escalated…
[ad_1] The cost of constructing an extension to Halswell Junction Road has increased by $5.7 million, due largely to the costs involved with the rail infrastructure work. Christchurch City Council has committed to building a new link road from Halswell Junction Road at Foremans Road to Waterloo Road to improve safety and freight network connections….
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council is taking steps to ensure that new housing development in Christchurch does not come at the expense of the city’s tree canopy. As part of the Draft Housing and Business Choice Plan Change, the Council is proposing to start charging developers Financial Contributions if their developments leave a site with less…
[ad_1] Prize money helps propel University of Canterbury innovation Seaweed-based plasterboard, an app to help young people navigate sex and relationships, and a system to make houses safer in an earthquake are some of the innovative University of Canterbury projects to win a funding boost this week. UC academics and students from five winning projects…
[ad_1] On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a New Zealand feminist icon In a new article on The Conversation, University of Canterbury’s Professor Katie Pickles explores the legacy of Kate Sheppard and those who paved the way for women’s rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. A detail from Margriet Windhausen’s Kate Sheppard National…
[ad_1] What should the Government spend our money on? University of Canterbury Economist Stephen Hickson delves into the Budget and government spending decisions. It’s budget time and the usual scramble for a share of the pie is going on. In these somewhat unusual times, it is still important to make sure that the Government spends…
[ad_1] New swimming pools, a library, the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena, and a new home for The Court Theatre are all provided for in the Draft 2021-31 Long Term Plan. Over the past 10 years, we’ve completed a massive programme of repairs and rebuilds to our earthquake-damaged facilities. In addition to new facilities planned by the…
[ad_1] The day-to-day costs of providing the services and activities needed to keep Christchurch running are primarily met through rates. In this financial year, rates – the levy that is placed on property owners in the district – accounted for almost half (48 per cent) of Christchurch City Council’s revenue. How much each property owner…
[ad_1] With the Reserve Bank printing a $1 billion of new money each week and central banks around the world signalling higher inflation expectations is it time for New Zealand to have a second currency? Since July that is exactly what is happening. RedPill is a digital currency being distributed by Christchurch based Forecast Services…
Householders such as myself with mortgages partly floating will be happy at the news today that the OCR is unlikely to be jumping up a huge amount over the next two years. This means that we are likely to see maybe .5 – 1% increase this year and maybe the same next year as the…
Timing is everything in negotiation. A negotiation can be made or unmade by the time at which it takes place. When buying or selling anything in life it becomes important to learn the art of the timing as this can make or break the deal. It all comes to when you make your move. There…
Take a ride with me to the days before the silicon chip took over how our modern world looks. It is the time before computers or the internet. Where agents manually scanned lists to see what was on the market for sale. It’s important to have a big office handle your transaction. A big office…
Real Estate in NZ is very very slow still with both record low sales and the medium price dropping by 1% in the last quarter. The big issues have been the Canterbury Earthquake and the general slow up of the economies recovery. The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has reported 3903 properties were…
The Official Cash Rate has this morning been left on hold by the Reserve Bank at 3 per cent. Such a hold was widely expected, with market economists all but unanimous that Reserve Bank Governor Bollard will not raise the official cash rate again until March next year. The average expectation among 11 forecasters polled…
Watching John Key & co deal with South Canterbury Finance yesterday was exciting. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance forked out $1.6 billion under the Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme. Good move. The NZ government are admitting liability and paying out depositors who trusted government regulators would protect them. Regulatory responsibility has been a series…
Your goal is to organize your life in such a way that you enjoy a good income, a high standard of living, and that you are the master of your economic destiny rather than a victim of changing economic times. Contribution is the Key Your job is an opportunity to contribute a value to your…
There are a few things that are trending in todays age and one of them is the GREEN revolution. This is something that cannot be ignored and I think that no matter who you are you need to take on that its happening and work your way with it, instead of fighting it. In Christchurch…
The New Zealand Budget 2010! For most of us this is something that we have been looking to for a while now. There has been plenty of hype running around this years budget and the cat has now been let out of the bag. Property tax has been hit hard with quite an increase and…
Hi all, sorry about the lack of posting on here lately. There has been alot going on. In through this is the creation of a new website which will be launched next month if all goes well which i am hoping will allow all people involved with Real Estate be involved and tell there story….
This is an article that is something that will hopefully help you more understand why the dam interest rates go up or down, usually we only complain when they go up, as this directly costs us more money. Although written with a slight US feel, with the words federal, the principles are the same which…
The fact of todays market means we all need to all be careful with all our money. A few years back when I had too much time on my hands I got hold of a good friend of mine and started to produce some material to help people save money and outline steps for buying…
The recession has touched and changed consumers on every level – they’ve acquired new behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. They will therefore unquestionably spend in different ways following the recession. Behaviour: By necessity, consumers have changed their spending behaviour. A quick look at retail sales figures tells a dramatic story of a swift and forceful shift…
With the increasing awareness that fossil fuels are quickly becoming depleted, we need to start focusing on renewable sources of energy. Solar power is one of the most viable options. Of course, this is no surprise. Using the power of the sun has been around in some form since the dawn of time and there…
Finally there seems to be a little relief for those who are becoming financially stressed by this global economic downturn. Westpac is the first bank in New Zealand to follow Australia’s lead and offer 12-month mortgage holidays.The decision is part of the bank’s new set of measures to help financially stressed customers. Australia’s biggest banks…
Summery of New Zealands economy for the quarter March 2009 The NZ economy is yet to find a base. Business confidence surveys are either at, or near, historical lows. Employment intentions are tumbling and investment plans are being shelved. Corporate tax revenue – a key timely indicator of economic activity – has capitulated. Consumer sentiment…
The short answer is that for people on the average wage of $48,500 a year will get an extra $15.66 a week and those on $100,000 will benefit by $18.46 according ti Bill English and his Tax Cut plan. From Wednesday when the tax cuts roll out people will have a little extra money in…
Todays OCR rate cut of 1.5% from 6.5% to 5% is a bold move by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and is one that is hope to put some stimulation into our very slow economy. The OCR drop will mean to us as consumers a whole host of things that will save us all…
I was today looking through articles online on The Heralds Website. This article hit me in the face. Its sad to see this. But its a fact of where we are at the moment in the market. $375k house – costs $900 a week Soaring interest rates will see Kiwis fork out almost a billion…