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[ad_1] Volunteers are needed to help plant thousands of kahikatea trees in memory of New Zealanders who have served overseas since World War I. The stand of trees, to be planted in a wetland area of the Cranford Basin in Mairehau, will become the largest group of kahikatea in Christchurch since pre-European times. About 3500…
[ad_1] Christchurch’s rainbow community will have the chance to go green at a volunteer planting event that’s a first for the city. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community are invited to work alongside Christchurch City Council park rangers at Plant with Pride, planting native trees in the Styx Loop Conservation Park in Marshland on Saturday 22 August…
[ad_1] Fares will be reinstated on public transport services in Christchurch from Monday 15 June after several weeks of free travel. Waka Kotahi, the New Zealand Transport Agency, provided free fares under Alert Level 4 and 3, but that is coming to an end now the country is in Alert Level 2. Environment Canterbury Senior…
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…
This event is going to be huge. The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be a highlight for New Zealand and it going to come at the right time. The spot light is on New Zealand here. We are a Tourist Nation so lets shine. But before we go to that look at the estimated economic…
Christchurch – Tournament Highlights Christchurch’s RWC 2011 quarter-finals weekend is going to be massive. As well as these two top games, Stadium Christchurch will feature five pool matches and the region will be home-base during the tournament for teams from Australia, England, Argentina, Scotland, Georgia and Russia. Christchurch is at the heart of New Zealand…
Here is a list of all the games to be played in the New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup 2011 Rugby World Cup Match Schedule Date No Pool Match details Location Stadium Fri Sept 9 1 A New Zealand v Tonga Auckland Eden Park Sat Sept 10 2 B Scotland v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby…
New Zealand is in a great mood thanks to the All Whites at the Soccer World cup. We are all very very proud of the effort they put in. Here are some of the big things that got us all on our toes REID TO THE RESCUE It’s the 93rd minute of the opening game…
Why is the Real Estate market showing signs of recovery? The simple answer is there must more buyers out their buying up property. Consumer confidence has jumped to a four-year high, business confidence to a 10-year high. House prices have been rising since February. So are happy days here again? I feel this optimism is built…
Many home owners have found themselves in the unfortunate position of owning a leaky home. So what is the problem all about? New Zealand’s building industry has thrived throughout the last few decades, and new houses and subdivisions are now a common site in most residential areas. However, many of these buildings are affected by…
Moving to New Zealand is a big decision that you will probably not regret when you get here. This country is great. It’s not a safe fix from the everyday problems our lives bring us but the relaxed and calm nature of how life is here is a far cry from many of the places…
New Zealand is in a terrible position in terms of the real estate market. People have been over spending in the last few years as explained in the previous post. But this is about to come to head. The financial hard times are starting to catch up with us and this will be starting to hurt…
‘Buy a few investment properties. The rent will pay the mortgage, then later you can enjoy the capital gain’. Well – it seemed a good idea at the time. But the current recession is bringing things home to roost for many who speculated on property in the years leading up to 2007. Unprecedented numbers of…
PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE AS THE MARKET seems STABILISES FURTHER The QV national residential property indices for June released today show a 7.1 per cent decline in property values over the last year. This is a further improvement on the 8.1 per cent annual decline reported last month, and reflects continued stabilisation of the property market….
A snapshot of what is and what may be to come. A looming demand for new dwellings and a predicted spring sales recovery are just some of the hopeful signs emerging for the housing sector this week. The sector, picked by some to be hammered by a 30 per cent chop, is giving off mixed…
It isn’t the intent of this article to discuss whether or not global warming is a reality. To be completely honest, it really doesn’t matter either way where this article is concerned. The fact of the matter is that we need to figure out a way to live more harmoniously with our planet. Currently, the way humanity…
There have been many reports recently stating that “experts” are seeing a turnaround in several segments of both the commercial and residential real estate markets here in New Zealand. But I find it hard to see this and put credibility on these reports. I justify this by saying there is no other crux that is…
Christhchurch Property Trends Property values in Christchurch declined by 8.1% over the past year (calculated over the three months ending May 2009 in comparison to the same period last year), an improvement on the 9.6% annual decline reported in April. The average sale price for the city decreased slightly from $342,929 to $339,695. These annual…
Our Housing marketis in worse shape than Australia’s but is also likely to avoid as deep a correction as in the U.S. and Europe. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has cut 575bp since July 2008 to 2.5% in April 2009 but longer-term, fixed mortgage rates have recently begun to rise again due to expectations…
I am not going to harp on about any statistics or any comments made by the so called experts. All I would like to see here is a real discussion on what you actually think and what your actually seeing out there on the streets. For several months now I have speaking directly to business…
New Zealands Official Cash Rate has been cut again to 2.5% which is a further sign that the Reserve Bank is trying to stimulate the economy. Dr Alan Bollard this morning said to the people that he sees the Official Cash Rate being low for around the next 18 months as the economy is finding…
Christchurch This is the latest Press Release from QV. Property values in Christchurch decreased by 9.7% over the last year (calculated over the three months ending March 2009 in comparison to the same period last year), deteriorating further from the 9.1% annual decline reported in February. The average sale price for the city increased slightly…
Today all over the new there has been a story about these australian couple from fushnchups.co.nz that posted a blog about New Zealand slagging us off to the aussies and other parts of the world. I think this is a typical Kiwi vs Aussie rivalry that will always go on. But have a look and…
An opportunity exists NOW for a property buyer in New Zealand to participate in an International TV documentary. If you’re looking to buy a home or vacation property and would like to have it documented on an American TV show that airs in several different countries around the world, including New Zealand then I need…
The article below is an article that has been published in the New Zealand Herald and after reading it though I thought was one of the most informative and interesting articles that details the problems that we are facing in terms of our New Zealand housing market. Simply put the prices of our houses in…
Google today announces the launch of Street View on Google Maps in New Zealand: maps.google.co.nz/streetview. Street View is a new feature for Google Maps that lets internet users view and navigate 360 degree street-level imagery of New Zealand’s cities, towns, regions and remote areas. More than 100 metropolitan areas in six other countries around the…
A million substandard homes are each up for a $22,000 bill to meet recommendations from a new national housing performance report. This report goes hand in hand with the New Zealand Houses series I have been writing about and this is one of the major things factors about the older New Zealand House. Houses built…
This guide should help with sellers and buyers when looking at doing a property transaction. A good builder friend from New Zealand Home Inspections and me have put this together so that you may use it to your advantage. The information is probably the same as what you already know but it is good to…
One of the Reasons New Zealand is popular with people from overseas is our relatively small population and our very much untouched landscaped. The North Island is more populated and the South is less populated. Although the South Island has the best landscape which has been made famous with the Lord of the Rings Movies…
This is big news for the real estate market in New Zealand. Especially for agents, vendors and purchasers. This is the official statement released by allrealestate.co.nz. “In New Zealand, the REA Group plans to end operations of its residential real estate website, allrealestate.co.nz, on 30 November 2008. The company will continue to operate its successful commercial…