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Starling
Valinor
Jan 12, 2:02am
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is normally a small block of land between about 5-20 acres. The Canterbury area has traditionally been based around mixed cropping and sheep and beef farming, with a few dairy farms. This has changed massively over the last 20 or so years, with dairying slowly but surely marching its way across the plains (and that is another whole story on its own), and many farms being broken up into lifestyle blocks.
Some people buy lifestyle blocks and come to grief, because they have no idea of the realities of country living, and some lifestylers clash with farmers. There are lots of examples of lifestylers complaining about the noise of animals, for example!
There are also plenty of lifestylers who make a living from their small block, for example breeding animals, or growing vegetables, fruit or specialised items such as flowers or olives etc.
The insurance situation in Christchurch and Canterbury is very bad. A lot of the hold ups with repairs and rebuilding are really down to the insurance companies dragging their feet. Premiums are shooting up all over NZ and will continue to do so I'm sure. But that is another story again...
As a renter, I would urge you to get contents insurance. Imagine starting again with absolutely nothing.
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Concern about Aussie TORnsibs wrt the fires . . .
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elf_wannabee
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Jan 8, 9:47pm
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NZ's situation
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Ataahua
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Jan 8, 11:02pm
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It's currently 28 here
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Starling
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Jan 9, 1:51am
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The hottest weather I've ever experienced
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 10, 8:06pm
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We've had firefighters working overnight here
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Starling
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Jan 10, 8:16pm
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Oh my.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 10, 8:21pm
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Just read the article your link led to --- what is a 'lifestyle block'? That has me puzzled
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kiwifan
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Jan 12, 12:18am
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A lifetstyle block
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Starling
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Jan 12, 2:02am
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Not good here today
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Starling
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Jan 10, 4:11am
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It's especially bad when it's near a town.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 10, 8:32pm
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Bush fires
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willowing
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Jan 9, 7:04am
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Amen. //
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SirDennisC
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Jan 9, 7:27am
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That is scary indeed!
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kiwifan
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Jan 9, 10:51pm
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Yes, yes! //
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 10, 4:13am
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It all looks horrific -
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Jan 9, 11:10pm
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Here's the rain dance we did last summer here
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 10, 8:04pm
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