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In 2017 it cost Christchurch City Council $16,000 to clear rubbish from streets, but that price has increased, peaking at $330,000 in 2020, $230,000 in 2021 and $105,000 in 2022. At the end of the last road maintenance contract periods there were 22,229 jobs relating to fly tipping, on top of the 3,142 reports of…
Christchurch City Council has confirmed the cost of building the final and most complex section of Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway. The Government gave the Council $15.8 million in Shovel Ready funding to build the missing section of the Coastal Pathway – between the eastern end of Redcliffs Village and Shag Rock, Sumner –…
Christchurch City Council has confirmed the cost of building the final and most complex section of Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway. The Government gave the Council $15.8 million in Shovel Ready funding to build the missing section of the Coastal Pathway – between the eastern end of Redcliffs Village and Shag Rock, Sumner –…
How can we address rising living costs? Inflation is 2022’s boogeyman. On The Conversation, University of Canterbury Director of Business Taught Masters Stephen Hickson discusses how we can help bring it down. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused a cost-of-living crisis. Getty Images For those experiencing high inflation for the…
How can we address rising living costs? How can we address rising living costs? Inflation is 2022’s boogeyman. On The Conversation, University of Canterbury Director of Business Taught Masters Stephen Hickson discusses how we can help bring it down. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused a cost-of-living crisis. Getty Images…
The company tasked with delivering Christchurch’s multi-use arena, Te Kaha, has advised Christchurch City Council the cost of the project could increase by up to $150 million. It says the opening date has also moved out to April 2026. “We have advised the Mayor and Councillors that we have received the final Design and Construct…
Don’t believe the backlash – the benefits of NZ investing more in cycling will far outweigh the costs In a new article on The Conversation, University of Canterbury Professor Simon Kingham says improvements to cycle infrastructure could help more people become healthier and happier. New Zealand is starting to follow suit. The Emissions Reduction Plan, released…
Information about the escalating costs of building Christchurch’s new multi-use arena will be made publicly available as soon as it is possible, says Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale. “We have been advised by the Te Kaha delivery company that the $533 million budget for the arena is under pressure and there have been…
Christchurch City Council’s Recreation and Sports Services unit has apologised for an error in the projected maintenance costs for Wharenui Pool after the Wharenui Swim Club reviewed the figures this morning. It was estimated the cost to maintain and operate Wharenui Pool for the next 10 years would be more than $7.7 million. Staff agree…
New Zealanders and by in large many other people around the world are quite open to moving locations. We as humans are alsways looking for something better than what we have. The place you are living in should match the lifestyle that you want. However, there are certain instances wherein you have no choice but…
What are your options? Before you decide to sell, here are a few things to think about first could you get the home you want by renovating or extending instead? how much more will you have to pay to get the home you want – can you afford it? would it be a good idea…
Once you have sold your property and bought another one too many people the hard part is done, but to many the hardest part is just about to begin. Moving home is often quoted as being one of the most stressful experiences we ever go through in our lives and a chore I will be…
QV’s October statistics for the residential property market report a 6.8% decline in national property values over the past year (calculated over the three months ending October 2008 in comparison to the same period last year), down on the 5.8% decline reported in September. The average New Zealand sale price for October remained steady at…
How much is it costing you to survive each month? I earn myself not a bad income. But I do work very hard for it. 7 days a week on the go do drag out sometimes. But I love what I do. But lately I have struck a bit of a snag and I know…
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…