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Real estate and property development17th November 2015
Property and Business Details for “Westcoast Eco Lifestyle and Income”
The property includes one eco-dwelling at 153sqm, 1 workshop and storage shed at 36sqm, a roofed outdoor work area at 28sqm, 1 double garage at 42sqm, and another small storage ...
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Vehicles and transport14th November 2015
Vector Installs Two Rapid Electric Car Chargers
Two rapid electric vehicle chargers were unveiled at Vector’s Hobson street substation last Thursday, with Vector making the announcement that there will be at least another 15 rapid chargers placed ...
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Building design, construction and renovations19th March 2015
Toxic Floorboards!
This article is about floorboards consisting of high density fiberboard (HDF) in their core. High-density fiberboard in most cases uses urea formaldehyde as the binder to hold the wood particles ...
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At home / living29th January 2015
Electric Vehicles On The Market in New Zealand
Hills, winding roads, long straights, potholes, clueless tourists behind the wheel and the new trend sweeping the nation: failing to indicate. These are just some of the common complaints from ...
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At home / living19th November 2014
Why Use LED Lights?
The Light-Emitting Diode (LED) is an electronic light source that uses less energy than traditional bulbs, and by the way, saves more money! The classic incandescent light is fragile, and ...
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General27th July 2014
Building a Better New Zealand
Innovative ways to create better communities and improve the performance of existing buildings will be discussed by national and overseas speakers at the Building a Better New Zealand conference in ...
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Garden and outdoors12th March 2014
NZ Ecohouse Journey
So the journey has begun. A long held dream to build an off-grid, eco friendly house is underway. My husband and I, John and Judy, are recently retired and the ...
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Garden and outdoors1st August 2013
Tuhoe starts work on NZ's first ‘Living Building’
The new Tuhoe headquarters in Taneatua, near Whakatane, has been designed to have no environmental impact, be integrated into its surrounding landscape and to give back to the world around ...
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