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Free Home Insulation
in Auckland-Taikura Trust
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Acting General Manager of Taikura Trust, Kate Williams
has just revealed a fantastic Home Insulation package for clients
of the Trust and a great deal for non clients as well.
“We
are offering 20 families the opportunity to access this offer, (worth
approximately $3,000), at NO COST. This offer is available between
now and the 30th of June, on a first come, first served basis and
is available to all Taikura Trust clients who are home owners or members
of the house owners family,” said Kate Williams.
The basic criteria is you must be an home owner, an occupier in your
home is either a current Community Services Card holder or is eligible
for a Community Services card and your home was built prior to 2000.
Taikura Trust is also able to make this offer available more generally
to people in the community who are homeowners and/or Community Service
Card holders living in a home owned by a family member . However,
there is a cost of $150.00 plus GST, if they are not a client of Taikura
Trust.
This insulation/energy-efficient Taikura Trust package in partnership
with Home and Dry includes , Ceiling insulation, Underfloor insulation,
Hot water cylinder wrap, 1 m of hot water pipe lagging, Draught stopping/exclusion
for two doors and four energy-efficient light bulbs.
The assessment of your home will take place by 30 June 2009 and the
retrofit will take place after this time.
If anyone is interested in taking up this fantastic offer, please
contact Kate via email - kate.williams@taikura.org.nz
- or by phone on 09 277 3855 or 027 588 3337.
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Concerns Eased |
Shake off those wintery blues, by turning away from
the foul weather scene outside and clicking on www.accomobility.co.nz.
By following these instructions a New Zealand holiday is only a mindset
away. Accomobility.com is a comprehensive guide to accessible accommodation
in New Zealand, developed by Wellingtonians Lianne and Peter Kalivati.
The Kalivati’s were catapulted into the disability world when
Peter was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, in November 2006. The
couple were still determined to enjoy their holiday breaks but were
increasingly frustrated by the lack of quality information about accommodation,
for the disabled. The result is this impressive website.
The main feature is the “Search NZ” section where nineteen
regions throughout the country are put to the accessibility test.
Each accommodation site is well documented detailing such things as
parking for the disabled, the accessibility of the shower area and
whether or not travellers can check in early and check out late by
arrangement. The bathroom/shower coverage is particularly impressive,
as it includes valuable information, like is there space for a commode
chair on both sides of the cistern and whether or not there is a lip
or step into the shower.
The hearing and visually impaired will also find useful information,
to ease their holiday concerns and there is a nice touch to the
majority of sites, which includes a small map pointing out each
accommodation location.
Both Peter and Lianne appreciate the ingenuity and design expertise
of their good friends, Richard Laing and his partner Lynda Beckham,
who made the concept of this accessibility website a reality.
So before you go and explore this beautiful land of ours folks,
click into www.accomobility.co.nz., for a smoother planning process
Ross Flood
rflood@cpsociety.or.nz
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