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It's been heartwarming to hear stories from across the North Island of people taking others into their home and sharing a cup of tea together or fixing them a meal.
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My colleague Jo is writing a story about buying by tender, specifically, the new trend of writing letters to the vendor to explain why they should pick your offer over all the rest.
As the market gets harder and harder to break into, we've been hearing more and more about people … View moreHi folks,
My colleague Jo is writing a story about buying by tender, specifically, the new trend of writing letters to the vendor to explain why they should pick your offer over all the rest.
As the market gets harder and harder to break into, we've been hearing more and more about people trying to make a personal connection with vendors to give their tender offers the edge. We've heard folks will include personal details about their family, why the love the house and what their plans for the property are.
Jo would love to talk to anyone who's written a letter like this to accompany a tender - perhaps it's you, perhaps a relative or friend - or from vendors who've received letters like this, accompanying a tender.
Perhaps you asked for such letters?
We'd love to hear more about that experience for you and how it shaped the way the sale went.
You can reach out to jo here (she'll be joining the Neighbourly neighbourhood soon!) or via our email: homed@stuff.co.nz.
Looking forward to hearing your stories.
KCDC had their meeting today to vote on whether to proceed with the Kapiti Gateway. This is how they voted:
Supported the Kapiti Gateway proceeding: Sophie Handford, Rob McCann, Janet Holborow, Angela Buswell, Guru, James Cootes, Jackie Elliott.
Opposed the Kapiti Gateway proceeding: Gwynn … View moreKCDC had their meeting today to vote on whether to proceed with the Kapiti Gateway. This is how they voted:
Supported the Kapiti Gateway proceeding: Sophie Handford, Rob McCann, Janet Holborow, Angela Buswell, Guru, James Cootes, Jackie Elliott.
Opposed the Kapiti Gateway proceeding: Gwynn Compton, Bernie Randall, Martin Halliday, Jocelyn Prvanov.
Please remember this when you vote at next year's body elections.
Image with pole showing the height of the building which shows the view of Kapiti Island that we will be losing.
A Tsunami Warning has been issued following the M8.0 earthquake north-east of New Zealand near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION.
People near coast from BAY OF ISLANDS to WHANGAREI including GREAT BARRIER ISLAND and from MATATA to TOLAGA BAY must MOVE IMMEDIATELY to nearest high ground, out of all tsunami … View moreA Tsunami Warning has been issued following the M8.0 earthquake north-east of New Zealand near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION.
People near coast from BAY OF ISLANDS to WHANGAREI including GREAT BARRIER ISLAND and from MATATA to TOLAGA BAY must MOVE IMMEDIATELY to nearest high ground, out of all tsunami evacuation zones, or as far inland as possible. Evacuate these areas even if you did not feel the earthquake. DO NOT WAIT. A damaging tsunami is possible.
People in all other areas who felt a LONG or STRONG earthquake should MOVE IMMEDIATELY to the nearest high ground, out of tsunami evacuation zones, or as far inland as possible.
This evacuation advice overrides the current COVID-19 Alert Level requirements. Do not stay at home. MOVE IMMEDIATELY. Stay 2 metres away from others if you can and if it is safe to do so.
People evacuating should walk, run or cycle if possible to reduce chance of getting stuck in traffic. Do not return until all-clear is given by Civil Defence.
Go to www.civildefence.govt.nz... for the most up to date information.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO with friends, family, neighbours!
Create more space in your garden with these handy garden shelves. Try out an easy to create distressed paint effect using two Resene colours.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how to create your own
Tairāwhiti is a welcoming place for new beginnings and new discoveries – the landing place of great Pacific navigators and the origins of Aotearoa New Zealand’s defining dual heritage.
Steeped in vibrant arts, rich history and authentic Māori culture, we invite you to discover the many … View moreTairāwhiti is a welcoming place for new beginnings and new discoveries – the landing place of great Pacific navigators and the origins of Aotearoa New Zealand’s defining dual heritage.
Steeped in vibrant arts, rich history and authentic Māori culture, we invite you to discover the many stories Tairāwhiti has to tell.
The treasures of Tairāwhiti are ready for you to uncover.
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With so much current community interest on the overall subject, a few days ago in a conversation I was having with Karl on facebook, Karl Webber made a very good point that I don't know who Templeton is.
The other afternoon needing a break, and since I enjoy research (strange, I know), I … View moreWith so much current community interest on the overall subject, a few days ago in a conversation I was having with Karl on facebook, Karl Webber made a very good point that I don't know who Templeton is.
The other afternoon needing a break, and since I enjoy research (strange, I know), I thought I should find out for myself. Anyway, what I learnt was not what I expected, so I thought I would share this in case anybody else is interested out there in our fantastic community.
For anyone that does not want to read everything below, in summary, it is not majority controlled by the Temptleon Group, nor is NZ PROPCO, these are just holding companies.
LinkedIn informs that the majority control appears to fall under a Brett Gamble as he is the CEO of Tailorpsace, the Managing Director of Alvarium Investments NZ and the only shareholder of BHIVE GOLD LIMITED, all of which combined own 50.10% of the airport, the Templeton group it turns out only owns 49.90% of Kapiti airport.
Alvarium Investments NZ is a large fund that is controlled by Alvarium RE Limited (a huge fund) based in London UK, and Tailorspace; as mentioned Brett Gamble is head of both Alvarium Investments NZ and Tailorspace.
Some will be aware that it becomes more complicated for a non NZ company to directly invest in NZ property if their stake goes above 25%, I noticed that Alvarium RE Limited UK is nicely under that at 23%
Finding ownership or any funding information for the Templeton group is much harder, the Templeton group is owned by Templeton holding limited, who in turn is owned by Templeton controller limited.
Templeton controller limited is a trustee company, that is it acts on behalf of others and does not own the assets of the company itself, this type of setup is sometimes used when the real owners/stakeholders of a company don't want to be publically known. I would say that Templeton doesn't seem to want to make it too easy to find out whom Templeton controller limited is fronting/acting for.
What I did find of interest is that Templeton controller limited is the trustee for another company setup around the same time, "WARKWORTH LAND COMPANY LIMITED", that company is 50% owned by AINZ FUND 0 LIMITED, which is 100% owned by Alvarium Investments (NZ) - who of course is 46% owned by Alvarium [RE] Limited in the UK. That association with Templeton controller and Alvarium creates a nice loop between Templeton and Alvarium, although that does not at all mean that either has a stake in the other.
Anyway, I let you make your own mind up if this is of interest to you or not. For me personally, it is just nice to have a better understanding of the key stakeholders and as such who stands to benefit and profit from any development of Kapiti airport.
All the information here is freely and publically available on the companies own websites, companiesoffice.govt.nz, or made public by the companies/persons detailed on LinkedIn.
I have only done a short bit of research here, and there would be a lot more to learn about these relationships out there, but I should get back to what I should be doing...
Canada geese using a Kāpiti lake as a toilet have been told to Flock Off.
More than 200 geese have been calling Awatea Lake home, depositing up to 400 kilograms a day of poo into the lake.
A lack of action from the Kāpiti Coast District Council has infuriated some locals, resulting in a petition … View moreCanada geese using a Kāpiti lake as a toilet have been told to Flock Off.
More than 200 geese have been calling Awatea Lake home, depositing up to 400 kilograms a day of poo into the lake.
A lack of action from the Kāpiti Coast District Council has infuriated some locals, resulting in a petition calling on the council to get rid of the birds.
The council recently responded by announcing it was trialing a bird repellent, Flock Off, as a short-term option, as it looks for a permanent solution.
Do you think Flock Off will work?
UPDATE: Thank you for all your questions. We're picking the best to send off to the houseplant doctor from Kings Plant Barn and the answers will be published in an article on Homed soon.
Are your houseplants looking worse for wear? The experts at Kings Plant Barn would love to help. Send us … View moreUPDATE: Thank you for all your questions. We're picking the best to send off to the houseplant doctor from Kings Plant Barn and the answers will be published in an article on Homed soon.
Are your houseplants looking worse for wear? The experts at Kings Plant Barn would love to help. Send us your houseplant questions and problems to homed@stuff.co.nz, or leave them in the comments, for the houseplant doctor to diagnose. Pictures are encouraged.
On Saturday 20th March at 11.00am Citizens Advice Bureau Kapiti is hosting a lunch and talk by Moira Grey from Porirua Kapiti Community Law Centre about being work ready in New Zealand, your rights, responsibilities, visas, what you can expect in an employment contract -
If you are new to New … View moreOn Saturday 20th March at 11.00am Citizens Advice Bureau Kapiti is hosting a lunch and talk by Moira Grey from Porirua Kapiti Community Law Centre about being work ready in New Zealand, your rights, responsibilities, visas, what you can expect in an employment contract -
If you are new to New Zealand and would like to ask Moira questions about employment and visa issues, you are warmly invited to lunch in the Rimu Room upstairs in Coastlands Shoppingtown at 11.00am -
And if you know somebody who needs this kind of help, please pass the information about this workshop and Q&A to them as well :)
The Colossus Of Kapiti At Gateway To The Island.
Kapiti and Karori cartoonist Andy looks at the Gateway decision...
More -- bit.ly...
Raumati author Mandy Hager says: 'Over the past week, we’ve seen Wellington’s mayor and some councillors vote to undermine the city’s public library, leading a call for the privatisation of half the building and a 40% reduction in book buying budgets." More -- bit.ly...
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