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open plan kitchen/living/dining area that offers an expansive sunny space to spend your spare time with the added bonus of well-defined dining and living areas, which offer a great distinction between the spaces. Opening to the patio provides the indoor/ outdoor flow making summer BBQ’s a dream. Fresh, clean décor provides the perfect blank canvas to put your own stamp on the interior, and a pellet fire further enhance this wonderfully warm and inviting home. A double attached garage and newly hot mixed driveway complete what’s on offer here.

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Is it really OK TO BUY AP HOUSE?

There is no denying that methamphetamine is a dangerous and insidious drug. Users come from all walks of life and live in all communities and some drug testing companies have claimed that up to 80 per cent of New Zealand homes could contain traces of the drug. However, the recent report from the prime minister’s chief science advisor has pointed out that most people run a very low risk of living in a property with dangerous levels of meth contamination. The May 2018 report from Professor Sir Peter Gluckman found that there was no point in testing a property for meth contamination unless there was a strong suspicion or evidence that it had been used as a meth ‘lab’ or there had been very heavy drug use there. The researchers found no evidence of anyone being harmed from passive use and said there was no adverse health risk of third-hand exposure to methamphetamine residue from smoking found on household surfaces.

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If you learn that a property has tested positive for methamphetamine before you make an offer (and you are still interested in buying it), your course of action depends on the level of the result and your appetite for the work required to put it right. You can seek advice from a meth testing and remediation company on the estimated amount of work required for results above 15 micrograms per 100cm2, and negotiate with the seller for an according reduction in price. Alternatively, you can add a condition to your offer asking the seller to clean and decontaminate the property to an agreed acceptable level. Talk to your lawyer before making an offer on a property if you are concerned that it may be affected but you don’t have time to get it tested. They will be able to advise you about including a satisfactory test as a condition of your offer.

According to the report, a house is safe to live in up to a methamphetamine level of 15 micrograms per 100cm2, with no adverse health effects.

Bear in mind that meth testing is not currently regulated in New Zealand. It may be a good idea to research the particular remediation company before you engage them.

When it comes to looking at properties, it’s always better to rely on concrete knowledge or evidence rather than rumour. If you are concerned about a house you are interested in, ask the real estate agent if it has been tested, noting that levels less than 15 micrograms per 100cm2 are safe to live in.

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If you don’t make the agent aware that methamphetamine is a real concern to you the agent is not obligated to tell you about results that are considered to be safe, with no health effects (in other words those below 15 micrograms per 100cm2).

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But if you have asked the agent about methamphetamine the real estate agent must tell you what they know about a property and must answer all queries honestly.

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If the local council has been notified (usually by the New Zealand Police) that the property has been used as a site for heavy meth consumption or production, this should be recorded on the Land Information Memorandum (LIM).

Even if someone had been smoking methamphetamine within a property, any residue on household surfaces diminishes over time, so someone living in a property would not be exposed to a constant dose every day.

No one wants to expose their family to any health risks or to make a significant financial commitment to a property if they are worried that it might go wrong.

No one knows your personality or aspirations better than you. At Jennian Homes, we work alongside you to create your ideal way of living based simply on what you want. By combining your personality with our expertise, Jennian will craft a living space that reflects your individual needs and personality that is custom designed for your family.

methamphetamine test results either above or below 15 micrograms per 100cm2, they must tell you what they are.

If they are aware that a property has

Be aware that composite field testing, where multiple samples taken throughout a property are combined into a single sample, can lead to false impressions of high exposure. This type of testing is not recommended. When the meth report came out Sir Peter Gluckman said people were more at risk from mould in homes than they were from meth contamination. His statement is a good reminder that there are lots of things to consider when looking for a house to make your home. Asking questions, weighing up real evidence is the only way to make sure you’ll sleep easy with your decision. Kevin Lampen-Smith is the chief executive of the Real Estate Authority (REA). For independent advice on buying or selling property, check out settled.govt.nz.

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It’s nearly time to prune your roses. Depending on where you live late June to mid-August is when to prune. If you’ve never pruned roses before we highly recommend attending one of the New Zealand Rose Society’s free demonstrations. Before you prune, spray your roses with lime sulphur – this knocks off all the leaves and sends them into a dormant state. It also gets rid of diseases like rust, scale and black spot. Next, it’s time to tidy up your asparagus and strawberry patches. Unpicked asparagus spears grow into ferns which can get over a metre tall. Once the ferns are completely brown and dry, trim them off at ground level and put in your compost bin. Weed your bed and mulch it to stop weeds germinating. When the new spears start emerging in early spring or when the weather starts to warm up, you can start applying liquid fertiliser. Now on to your strawberries. Now’s the time to divide your strawberry plants and remove the runners. Your main plant won’t fruit forever so it’s important for it to grow new plants to keep producing a fresh supply of fruit.

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June is a good time to plant your garlic. The general rule of thumb is plant on the shortest day of the year (June 21) and harvest on the longest day (December 21). But any time from May until the end of July is fine. It’s also a good month to plant native trees while the soil is nice and wet but not too boggy from winter.

But it’s equally as important to remove the surplus runners/new plants so they don’t compete for nutrients from the soil with your main patch.

And now for maintenance. The weather is getting cooler now – so remember to check your cauliflowers aren’t getting hit by the frost, and fold over their leaves to protect them.

Here’s how to do it: split your strawberries and keep the new plant off the runner (the little stems running off that go on to make new plants) closest to your main clump.

If you’ve already planted your broad beans, check they aren’t falling over. If they are, stake them by putting a stake at each end of your crop and wrapping string around them all.

Remove the other runners and new plants and dispose of them or grow your strawberry supply by planting them elsewhere in the garden.

Don’t forget to cut all the leaves off your heleborus, otherwise known as winter roses – this will help produce taller flower stems.

If you don’t have a strawberry patch or you need to replace your old plants, now’s also the time to plant new strawberry seedlings. Remember, your strawberry plants will be

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