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Region a boon for first home buyers
This Port Albert property is listed for $595,000.
Wellsford, Port Albert and Te Hana may provide the best opportunities for first home buyers in the Auckland Region with the introduction of government grants.
Mike Pero Wellsford owner Denise Pearson says she often sells first homes to buyers who have moved from Auckland, as well as people looking for a lifestyle change after Covid-19.
Several of her recent listings have been under the $600,000 cap for the Government’s recently upgraded first home grant.
From this month, first home buyers are eligible for a grant of up to $5000 on existing houses up to a value of $600,000 in the Auckland region, or a $10,000 grant for new houses up to a value of $700,000.
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History - Wharehine’s summer gameBy: Lyn Johnston
The earliest known records of cricket in Wharehine were in a settler’s diary for 1865 and 1866. Considering the first Albertlanders only arrived in 1862, and were busy carving out their first homes, it was surprising how quickly they formed a cricket club.
The diary states that on February 25, 1865, Wharehine cricketers played a match (probably the first) against Port Albert and won, no doubt much to their satisfaction. On Good Friday, April 14, they played the return match and won again. The team spent that spring preparing for their second season, even putting in two days’ practice during Christmas week. Despite their efforts, they were defeated by Port Albert on New Year’s Day 1866.