the rest of the loan process was a lot simpler and shorter (less paperwork). And I didn’t get the $5k government HomeStart grant, but that would basically have been cancelled out by the Housing NZ premium applied to the WHL anyway. Turns out...
This was evident inheadlinesthe day of the announcement: “Government housing policy creates economic uncertainty, driving down NZ rates and NZD which is down 2.3% in last 24 hours”. Tax expert Robin Oliver, a former deputy commissioner at the IRD,describedthe announcement as “out there”. ...
I don't know if the scale here gets large enough to cause noticeable performance issues, but this is something you generally want to avoid if possible. See this section of the Advanced R book for more: https://adv-r.hadley.nz/perf-improve.html#avoid-copies." I have the package byte c...
Those statistics prompted an unusually aggressive warning from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). In a speech on Wednesday, deputy governor Grant Spencer said he "would like to see fresh consideration of possible policy measures to address the tax-preferred status of housing, especially invest...
[Image: Radio NZ] Israel destroyed an 11-storey tower block in Gaza that houses offices of US-based Associated Press (AP) and other news media, saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The al-Jalaa building in Gaza City, which also houses the offices of Qa...
With this mechanism, CML would receive an agreed share of that valuation and could use it to provide capital for its programs that promote affordable housing (Nzau and Trillo 2020). Another mechanism used is inclusionary housing zoning. Through inclusionary housing zoning, the government encourages ...
Currently, very little is known about the quality of the housing in Tonga, as is the case with many developing countries, nor about the interaction between children and the home environment. This study aimed to identify the nature and extent of health risk factors and behaviours in Tongan ...
Anyone having private insurance in NZ for their home or contents has automatic coverage with EQC up to NZD 100,000 plus GST (tax) for a home and the land immediately surrounding it, and NZD 20,000 plus GST for contents [86]. The community of Avonside is used for the Christchurch case...
This research was funded by the United Arab Emirates University, through the Strategic Research Program, Grant Code: G00004176. Institutional Review Board Statement Not applicable. Informed Consent Statement Not applicable. Data Availability Statement ...
The loss of productive soils and food-producing landscapes on the edges of cities is an increasing issue facing Aotearoa New Zealand. Like many countries globally, New Zealand’s largest cities are facing rapid expansion because of increasing urbanisatio