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Ethan Te Ora09:29, May 26 2021
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Courtney Jones has been looking for a home for three years. Now she has one off-the-plans but she has to wait until the Wallaceville Estate home is built.
When Courtney Jones drove down Ward Street to the intersection with Alexander Road, she saw her first home. But she was watching an active construction site and looking far ahead, potentially as far into the future as 22 months. That site is part of the Wallaceville Estate in Upper Hutt, where another 152 townhouses have been listed and will be completed between 10 and 22 months from now. The 29-year-old was unfazed by the wait. “I’ve already been looking for three years,” she said. “What’s another year or two?”
Boy racer crash destroys fence, leaves trail of destruction, car parts and clues
Boy racer crash destroys fence, leaves trail of destruction, car parts and clues
This Trentham fence is now firewood thanks to an early hours crash. (Photo / Supplied)
Boy racer crash destroys fence, leaves trail of destruction, car parts and clues Sat, 1 May 2021, 2:01PM
A fence is now destined for the wood box after an alleged boy racer incident ended with a vehicle leaving a path of destruction - and bits of itself - in suburban Upper Hutt early this morning.
Wallaceville woman Johanne Greally s family own the block of Islington St, Trentham, flats where the fence - which separates the flats from the neighbouring Trentham Masonic Centre and carpark - was destroyed.
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From left, Tony Murdoch, 78; Peter Raw, 71; Mike Clear, 76; and Doug Wilson, 75, in the Upper Hutt Menzshed s workshop at the old AgResearch centre on Ward St. The group s secretary, Tony Murdoch, said initially members expected to be able to stay at the site for another two years, but about two months ago they were told they d have to pack their bags much sooner. He did not know who was building the new development. While the club hopes to eventually lease land from the Upper Hutt City Council at McLeod Park and construct a 375sqm purpose-built shed there, the 78-year-old said that process could take 18 months and cost $250,000, which the organisation would have to seek through fundraising.