South Auckland KiwiBuild housing development Ormiston Rise in receivership; first home owners panicking
7 May, 2021 10:03 PM
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The Ormiston Rise development was being built and opened in stages and is a mix of KiwiBuild and private owners. Video / Supplied
The Ormiston Rise development was being built and opened in stages and is a mix of KiwiBuild and private owners. Video / Supplied
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A South Auckland property development has gone into receivership leaving people who had signed contracts for hundreds of new homes in the lurch and panicking about their future.
Completely in the lurch : Developers on 700-home building project into receivership
(Photo / NZ Herald) Sat, 8 May 2021, 2:03PM
A South Auckland property development has gone into receivership leaving people who had signed contracts for hundreds of new homes in the lurch and panicking about their future.
But receivers are assuring their cash - including those with homes purchased under the KiwiBuild scheme - is safe and they are working with the intention of completing the development.
Ormiston Rise is a planned community in Totara Park, made up of more than 700 freehold terrace, duplex and standalone homes, which come with the option of three, four or five spacious bedrooms, plus a minimum of two bathrooms.
‘Feeding red kites could lead them to their deaths’ );
Jennie Hempleman says that people’s good intentions could backfire with the birds being killed.
Mrs Hempleman, who lives in the village, wrote to the parish council expressing her concerns after noticing the birds were becoming more aggressive and swooping down to grab people’s food as they were eating outdoors.
She said: “They’re quite menacing as they circle in large numbers over gardens and are clearly looking for an opportunity to steal food.
“Recently a five-year-old child had food taken from them and was scratched by the bird in the process.