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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa mourns passing of chief executive Andrew Crocker
19 May, 2021 06:42 AM
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa CEO Andrew Crocker died on Saturday. Photo / Supplied
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa s chief executive Andrew Crocker has died suddenly.
Crocker is being remembered by the hapū as a friend, a valued and respected colleague and an essential part of the Whai Rawa whānau.
Read More It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my friend and colleague Andrew Crocker.
Advertisement Our hearts go out to Andrew s whānau and friends and we would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult time.
Mural brings vibrancy to downtown Auckland
5 May, 2021 02:50 AM
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Three international students were invited to collaborate with local artists in a mural project that celebrates the importance of welcoming different cultures and diversity in Te Tōangaroa and Tamaki Makaurau. Video / Supplied
Three international students were invited to collaborate with local artists in a mural project that celebrates the importance of welcoming different cultures and diversity in Te Tōangaroa and Tamaki Makaurau. Video / Supplied
NZ Herald
Downtown Auckland residents will notice new public artworks on The Docks apartments on Tangihua St.
The three murals, commissioned by Study Auckland and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, depict the importance of welcoming different cultures and diversity in Te Tōangaroa - an area which spans from the end of Britomart to The Strand – and Tāmaki Makaurau.
Scene One apartment owner gets 133% rent shock
5 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM
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Which one will leave you financially better off? OneRoof.co.nz finds out.
An Auckland apartment owner is frustrated and angry about a 133 per cent leasehold ground rent rise and is pleading for lower charges. Richard Cordell owns a one-bedroom 47sq m level-seven unit in the waterfront Scene One between Beach Rd and Quay St.
His ground rent from 2011 until May this year was $5898/year.
Richard Cordell, paying more than $22,000 in ground lease backrent. Photo / Dean Purcell
But due to rapidly escalating land values and seven-yearly reviews on the block with more than 100 apartments, that now jumps 133 per cent to $13,700 annually until 2025, he said.