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DC fast charging technology for 34 buses at depots in Christchurch and Auckland with an overall power capacity of around 3.7 Megawatt Flexible charging systems to easily expand the infrastructure and adapt to future battery voltage levels of up to 1,000 Volt Integration with one of the world’s major bus suppliers Yutong Siemens Smart Infrastructure received an order from Go Bus, one of New Zealand’s largest bus operators, to power two of…

The entire process of selling and buying a house can be very demanding and if there is one thing better than having a highly skilled agent to assist you in your corner, it is having two! Successful and experienced Rural and Lifestyle agents Jason Tabrum and Luke Jupp offer just that. They have combined their complimentary skill sets and together offer an even better service. · From active follow up with the buyers to reporting back, both Jason…

This year has been quite frankly one out of a box of nightmares. Most New Zealanders have been dealt financial disasters large and small, with no apparent end yet in sight. Trips planned then discarded, special celebrations and family bereavements. A decided lack of enthusiasm to fly, if you could, anywhere in the world. A new word with a chilling name Covid 19 became something out of a horror movie, a daily conversation subject. February…

You don’t need to know a tea rose from a rhizome, to enjoy the Franklin Hospice Garden Ramble. Created and managed by two local women as a fund raiser for Franklin Hospice (more than $200,000 raised since 2012), people flocked to the picture-perfect gardens on show. Last year, Kaye and Steph decided to take a well-earned break and step back, generously gifting their shared knowledge and resources for the Garden Ramble to Franklin Hospice. ·…

As I write, there’s one month to go. Everybody will have their own views about what problems the next Government should try to solve, but for me six issues should be priorities. First, and most obviously, is the need to guide New Zealand back to a path of low unemployment and low government debt after the disastrous consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic – the inevitable effects and the self-imposed ones by having one of the most severe…

ClearSky Accounting is new to Pukekohe, with a new, up-to-date business model and a new name to identify where we want to go in the future. Our parent company has operated in the South Auckland region since 1993. We and the majority of our staff and executives live in Pukekohe so in this sense we are not new to Pukekohe. My husband and I owned a farm in Bombay area for a number of years and became very familiar with the rich red soil Pukekohe…

About six months ago, Fiona Baker from Baker’s Shoes and More was wondering how her plans to bring to Waiuku the latest styles from Europe would be tempered by the looming pandemic that was COVID-19. · Committed to making sure that her shop stocks only the very best in both style and comfort, Fiona knew that there would be new challenges to face as lockdowns and closures both loomed and morphed into actualities this year. “Fortunately, our…

2020 will certainly be remembered. It has been a year of great change and challenge for everyone, everywhere. · For Roger Gill Mitsubishi, it is also the year that saw the culmination of years of dreams, plans and hard work resulting with the move into a brand new, state of the art building at the southern end of Manukau Road, Pukekohe. Phillip and Shelley Gill and the team welcome everyone to call and visit, to share this stunning new…

A month on from the re-emergence of Covid 19 in New Zealand, property prices are showing resilience to the current economic and social restrictions. · The market has suffered a delay in the number of properties coming to the market as a result of these restrictions. Meaning that the supply will be constrained as we roll into the traditionally higher listing period of spring and summer. · Property values though are holding up against the…

Art Mural Trail in Papakura · We are so lucky to now have 16 walls and empty spaces that have been painted with beautiful and amazing murals in and around the town. Talented artists who have used their talent to decorate, beautify and paint murals around the town. · Want to check out all the murals that the town has? · Go to https://papakura.co.nz/art-trail-map-papakura/ to view all the beautiful murals in Papakura. · Two of them are…