CoreLogic: Okere Falls Rotorua s priciest suburb
4 Apr, 2021 07:00 PM
6 minutes to read
Okere Falls is Rotorua s priciest suburb, a new report says. Photo / Andrew Warner
Okere Falls is Rotorua s priciest suburb in terms of median property value, according to a new report. But while the area was a jewel in Rotorua s crown , news it is the city s most expensive suburb has surprised some who say there are other higher-value lakeside suburbs.
While a property expert says it s part of a new market trend where people were discovering previously undiscovered areas.
CoreLogic s Mapping the Market report showed median property values in Okere Falls had climbed the highest of Rotorua s suburbs year-on-year to reach $936,950.
Horticulture: Northland couple relish huge potential of tamarillos
24 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
4 minutes to read
Heather and Robin Nitschke of Tamco. Photo / Donna Russell
Northern Advocate (Whangarei)
By: Donna Russell
A particularly delicious relish on a panini was the catalyst for a complete change of lifestyle and business for Whangarei couple Robin and Heather Nitschke. On being told it was a tamarillo relish, popular with customers but hard to get, they were inspired enough to leave their jobs, buy a lifestyle block in Northland, plant a tamarillo orchard and start developing tamarillo products.
Robin said the success of their products over the past 14 years meant they were now concentrating solely on developing markets for the Tamco range of tamarillo relish, vinaigrette and fruit preserve.
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