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How to Write a Movie Review for Women


Like this one.  Seriously, that’s how it’s done.  Hilarious 🙂 This is some of the more family friendly material… Ok so I don’t know what the plot is or who is in it other than Alexander Skarsgard and Alexander Skarsgard’s … Continue reading

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Taxing Capital Gain – the IRD is coming for you


So.  In simple terms, people currently pay tax on capital gain if they acquired the property with the intention of resale -ie they are property traders, so profits made on resale are taxable.  Or they sell within 2 years and … Continue reading

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More info on Margaret of K Road


Athol Owens  dropped in an email this morning regarding Margaret’s origins, which I will with his permission disseminate to the sources that comprised my posting.  His email; the text of it anyway, is reproduced below: Hi Ivan Just for your … Continue reading

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Margaret: A K’Road Icon passes on


On a sadder note, one of the more interesting attractions of our firm premises on Pitt Street is the proximity to Karangahape Road, locally known simply as K’ Road. We recently heard of the passing of Margaret, who we have … Continue reading

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Comparing Shares vs Property


Helpful column on the basics by Mary Holm in the NZ Herald the other week that people who missed it might find interesting.  Nothing complex; not for anyone already clued up in the area.  The target audience is very much … Continue reading

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Venturing into the Social Media Unknown


So this is the first post!  Mainly it will be an exploration of how to use WordPress, and as such is likely to get deleted before too long. But, in the unlikely event that people stumble over this site before … Continue reading

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