Monthly Archives: July 2011

Been up pottering in my top paddock

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Germans buy eighth South Island farm in six months – and no outrage. Maybe they do not come from China

German investors have bought their eighth South Island farm in six months, acquiring the 1400ha Glencairn dairy property at Dipton for $33 million. Aquila AgrarInvest II, which manages funds for more than 1000 small investors, and institutional investors NZ Milchfarm Investments and Alceda Star have spent more than $70 million on the farms – sevenContinue reading “Germans buy eighth South Island farm in six months – and no outrage. Maybe they do not come from China”

I guess I am still a little boy

But I like to watch diggers and loaders and trucks working. My grandfather used to make me toy trucks so I guess that is where it came from. 01072011002.mp4 Watch on Posterous

Something at last happening on the underground shopping centre

They have been doing a lot of preparatory work laying cables and other work so it looks like nothing is happening but now we have machinery arriving and trucks and maybe we will see some progress. I want to see our park back on top of this shopping centre.