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Buying an Apartment? - things to know - Free Event
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING AN APARTMENT
1 hour free event at Ellen Melville Centre Sat 27 March 10.30 - 11.30
It’s important to understand how living in a body corporate can impact you.
Hear a range of experts & specialists outline what you should consider before you sign up.
… View moreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING AN APARTMENT
1 hour free event at Ellen Melville Centre Sat 27 March 10.30 - 11.30
It’s important to understand how living in a body corporate can impact you.
Hear a range of experts & specialists outline what you should consider before you sign up.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM CHLÖE SWARBRICK MP AKL CENTRAL:
Free event hosted by the Body Corporate Chairs’ Group but Entry by registration at www.bccg.org.nz...
Hear a range of experts & unit title specialists outline what you should consider before you sign a purchase agreement, including:
What body corporate levies are
The rules that govern living in a body corporate environment
Obligations around renovations
27 March is also Neighbours Day Aotearoa so make it a Saturday Trifecta & Visit the City Centre Market in Freyberg Place & visit CCRG's neighbourly marquee for bean bags of fun!
Calling all painters
Hey neighbours,
are you using the long weekend to tackle that long-over due reno? Or do you have a project you'd love to do in your home or garden but don't know where to start?
The experts at Resene are offering to help answer all your painting and decorating questions. Whether … View moreHey neighbours,
are you using the long weekend to tackle that long-over due reno? Or do you have a project you'd love to do in your home or garden but don't know where to start?
The experts at Resene are offering to help answer all your painting and decorating questions. Whether it's how to choose the right type of paint to cover a stain, how to go about planning a mural, or how long you really need to spend on sanding down that woodwork, they're happy to help.
Send us your question at homed@stuff.co.nz or leave it in the comments and we'll put the best questions to the Resene team (please note: we may not be able to answer every single question). The answers will be published in an article on Stuff ahead of the long weekend.
If you don't want us to use your comment or name on Stuff, please mention that in your post.
Is Auckland's climate action talk, still just talk?
Hi Neighbours, Auckland's list of big transport projects has been updated, but does not look like a carbon emission crusher? Is the talk about climate action still just that? Read the story below:
Would you like to win gardening gear and plant nursery vouchers?
Subscribe to our free ezine! Follow this week’s guide to growing chicory and radicchio. Harvest flowers for dried arrangements, plant fast-growing Asian greens, look out for cicada damage and wasps and fill gaps in shelter belts before winter.
Build your own sun-lounger and learn how to divide… View moreSubscribe to our free ezine! Follow this week’s guide to growing chicory and radicchio. Harvest flowers for dried arrangements, plant fast-growing Asian greens, look out for cicada damage and wasps and fill gaps in shelter belts before winter.
Build your own sun-lounger and learn how to divide Bearded Irises. Plus go in the draw to win handspreaders from GARDENA and $35 vouchers from Awapuni Nurseries.
Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here.
Covid 19: O'Connell Street Bistro in Auckland CBD to close
A struggling restaurant in central Auckland has become the latest casualty of the fallout from Covid-19.
The popular O’Connell Street Bistro is closing its doors on April 16, ending a 24-year history.
Owners Chris Upton and Amanda Mason said the insecurity caused by Covid-19 and their inability… View moreA struggling restaurant in central Auckland has become the latest casualty of the fallout from Covid-19.
The popular O’Connell Street Bistro is closing its doors on April 16, ending a 24-year history.
Owners Chris Upton and Amanda Mason said the insecurity caused by Covid-19 and their inability to successfully renegotiate their lease are behind the difficult decision to close.
Unlike many in the hospitality industry they have had to continue paying fixed costs during successive Covid-19 levels, the couple said.
“With the continuing lock downs and the challenges of operating at level 2 in the first two months of 2021, and with no clear respite ahead, it is unsustainable to continue,” Upton said.
The renowned bistro, which corners Shortland St and O’Connell St, won one Hat in the Cuisine Good Food Awards in 2019 and the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for the past 17 years.
The restaurant has weathered many storms including the power crisis in February 1998 when the eatery was forced to shut down just four months after opening.
Next came a restaurant fire on January 26, 2016, which led to a seven-month closure.
Despite this setback, the couple said they kept their team fully employed and focussed on charity work and restaurant pop-ups.
But the restaurant will now close after a final dinner service on April 16.
Upton said the couple was not retiring and might look at another venture in future years.
“While the Bistro has been our life’s work for close to a quarter of a century, we have never thought of it as simply ours.
“It belongs to every one of our fabulous patrons who have supported us and enjoyed our hospitality.
“We have enjoyed one hell of a wonderful ride and our heartfelt thanks go out to all of our guests who have made the Bistro part of their life.”
Upton said the couple had been privileged to work alongside fantastic chefs, managers, sommeliers, waiters and kitchen hands, who had contributed hugely to the bistro’s success.
“We feel great sadness knowing we are at the end of an era, but we also feel joy and satisfaction knowing that together we all created an amazing and special place.”
Renowned NZ chef Al Brown of Auckland eateries Depot and Fed Deli said he was “just gutted” to hear of “the fall of an amazing restaurant.”
“They’re an iconic restaurant, been part of Auckland city for so long, and we’ve never heard a bad word said about them, and I’ve gone there a number of times, and it’s always been an incredible restaurant experience.
“I just feel for them big time. There’s a real sense of community in the restaurant business in Auckland and a lot of people struggling out there including ourselves at depot and feds.
“It’s very sad to hear that they’re closing but there are going to be more casualties.”
BABICHE MARTENS/STUFF
Mark Southon, Chris Upton, Jack Makin in the O'Connell St Bistro when it reopened after a fire in 2016
Hi Aucklanders,
What are your memories of this iconic restaurant?
Feel free to share your bistro experiences here:
*Please put NFP if you do not want your comments used by Stuff.
We Say/You Say: Am Cup Highlights
Hi Auckland,
What a show it's been! What's been your favourite moment of the 36th America's Cup? (Aside from taking out the cup of course!)
After a nail-biting final race yesterday afternoon, Emirates Team NZ have won the Auld Mug.
Team New Zealand completed a 7-3 victory … View moreHi Auckland,
What a show it's been! What's been your favourite moment of the 36th America's Cup? (Aside from taking out the cup of course!)
After a nail-biting final race yesterday afternoon, Emirates Team NZ have won the Auld Mug.
Team New Zealand completed a 7-3 victory over Italy's Luna Rossa on Waitematā Harbour on Wednesday with a 46-second win to lift the Auld Mug for a fourth time.
Share your highlights below and don't forget to type NFP if you don't want your comments used in your community paper.
Indoor pot plant holder
Make your own indoor planter and paint it in your favourite bold Resene colour to bring a bit of nature indoors to enjoy year round.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how to create your own.
Do your curtains & blinds need a professional clean?
Textile Cleaning is a one-stop-shop for all curtain cleaning needs - no matter how big or small.
We offer full take-down and rehang service and can provide replacement curtains while your drapes are being cleaned.
Help is just a phone call away.
Having cleaned thousands of curtains, … View moreTextile Cleaning is a one-stop-shop for all curtain cleaning needs - no matter how big or small.
We offer full take-down and rehang service and can provide replacement curtains while your drapes are being cleaned.
Help is just a phone call away.
Having cleaned thousands of curtains, drapes and blinds across Auckland for over 25 years, Textile Cleaning is highly recommended!
Bed set plus base
$50
Comes with the mattress, a bamboo mattress topper and the nice bed base.
Can have some sheets and duvet covers too if you want as we are upgrading
In-home Personalised 3D Kitchen Designs Special!!! From Just $195!
Hi Neighbours,
We are offering an extra special opportunity to have us visit with you at your home and discuss what your dream kitchen could look like!
Price special - $195! Use * PROMO CODE * NEIGHBOUR (Valid until April 30th 2021)
Up to 1 hour in-home consultation. We will also bring some … View moreHi Neighbours,
We are offering an extra special opportunity to have us visit with you at your home and discuss what your dream kitchen could look like!
Price special - $195! Use * PROMO CODE * NEIGHBOUR (Valid until April 30th 2021)
Up to 1 hour in-home consultation. We will also bring some inspiration materials to help you understand what will work for you including colour samples, stone samples and even kitchen handles!
You will receive for your kitchen project:
Floor plan
High Level of Details
4 Renderings
3D Modelling
Contact us at info@benchtopinstallers.co.nz or at the link below.
Pictures attached of a recent project.
Double baked Cheese Soufflé: Puffed and golden, straight from the oven and covered in molten cheese
Freshly baked Danish pastries with apricot and blueberry; some filled with Remonce, the traditional Danish filling made by creaming softened butter with sugar and cinnamon
Puffed & golden double baked cheese soufflé. All in a day’s work by our Advanced cookery chefs.
Designer Garage Sale
I am decluttering my textile collection, vintage textiles, clothing, jewellery, footwear, millinery, accessories, kimonos, Japanese textiles, knitting yarn, patterns, artist easels, art materials, and household effects.
There are also lots of books both fiction and nonfiction, fashion and design, … View moreI am decluttering my textile collection, vintage textiles, clothing, jewellery, footwear, millinery, accessories, kimonos, Japanese textiles, knitting yarn, patterns, artist easels, art materials, and household effects.
There are also lots of books both fiction and nonfiction, fashion and design, and vintage magazines.
#garagesale #lizmitchell #textiles #jewellery #designer
Summer clearance sale
Hi customers,
Come and visit our store . “ Bargains galore in- store , out our summer stock goes. Grab your bargain today. Sale ends on March 20th. We are at 571 Sandringham.
Waiuku family fleeced by 'handyman' helped by community
The Edgecombe family of Waiuku, who have been forced to list their house this week, have paid dearly for accepting the cheapest quote for their renovation - and they want to warn others. But they are incredibly grateful for the volunteers, including professional tradies, who have helped put their … View moreThe Edgecombe family of Waiuku, who have been forced to list their house this week, have paid dearly for accepting the cheapest quote for their renovation - and they want to warn others. But they are incredibly grateful for the volunteers, including professional tradies, who have helped put their home back together again.
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