by admin | Aug 18, 2016 | News
TWO community-centred projects in Opotiki have emerged as big winners in the inaugural strategic funding round from BayTrust. A total of $2.4 million was dished out to 11 groups from the 45 applications received in the first round of the funding – available for...
by admin | Oct 31, 2015 | News
TAKING a walk around Willy Storer’s home is quite unlike anything else. In fact, it feels like you could be wandering through a $2 dollar shop, or a bargain retail store. When invited around recently, this reporter was surprised at what Mr Storer had to show. Mr...
by admin | Sep 24, 2015 | News
FURTHER units like the one Willy Storer lives in at Rangimarie Flats planned for King Street are awaiting a green light from Opotiki District Council. Mr Storer, on his unit’s steps, is flanked by property manager Lloyd Hosken (left) and Rangimarie Trust chairman Don...
by admin | Apr 2, 2015 | News
OPOTIKI’S Rangimarie Trust has been in existence for 36 years and is still coming up with new ways to provide low-cost housing for those who need it most. A 1000-square metre section the trust bought in King Street in March 2014 has been the focus of two University...
by admin | Mar 18, 2015 | News
Students from the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland are helping bridge the generation gap with their design for affordable, residential housing for the elderly. Wendy Zheng and Juno Huang spent their evenings working together to produce...
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