Jo Raphael: We have the land and trees. Let s build the houses
17 Apr, 2021 10:00 PM
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Watch: The latest OneRoof Property Report shows that Auckland s affordable suburbs, defined as those with median house prices below the Government s $650,000 affordable KiwiBuild mark, have dwindled to just three within city limits.
Watch: The latest OneRoof Property Report shows that Auckland s affordable suburbs, defined as those with median house prices below the Government s $650,000 affordable KiwiBuild mark, have dwindled to just three within city limits.
OPINION
It s odd that we live in a country where we have an abundance of land and trees and yet we can t seem to build enough houses to shelter our people.
Deep in basements beneath Mulgrave St, archivist Shaun McGuire winches a cog that opens towering rows of what are known as stacks – giant shelving units weighing as much as buses and holding any type of archive you can imagine. The basements are filled with these units after a 1952 blaze at a Dixon St office saw a treasure trove of government archives incinerated. Back then, archives were erratically stored around the city, and the inferno led to the creation of a national archive to safeguard the country’s records.
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Archives New Zealand holds hundreds of thousands of physical records, equating to more than 271 kilometres.
Leigh-Marama McLachlan: Rātana without politicians a welcome break
15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
5 minutes to read
Every year, thousands of mōrehu descend upon Rātana Pā for several days of celebration, kotahitanga and prayer. Photo / Bevan Conley
Comment:
It will be a different Rātana 25th event at the end of the month with news out this week that there will be no politicians or media pack attending the event this year.
The church announced this week that it had revoked its invitation to the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other politicians amidst internal conflicts within the church.
Every year, thousands of mōrehu descend upon the small settlement of Rātana Pā, just outside of Whanganui, for several days of celebration, kotahitanga and prayer to mark the birthday on January 25 of church founder Tahupōtiki Wiremu Ratana.