Post by Brent George on Oct 19, 2023 21:03:54 GMT
New build buyers left with a dirty ditch in their Paraparaumu backyard
Stuff - Paraparaumu: 20-Oct-2023
A first home buyer couple has found themselves stuck in a ditch amid a stand-off between neighbours, a builder and the council.
Paraparaumu’s Joe and Alicia Shadwick were disappointed to find that their new build has a great big dirty drain in the backyard, which they say wasn’t what was promised.
“There’s nothing but mud where our clothesline is supposed to be. It’s a sharply sloped ditch, and it's a nightmare going up and down the yard,” Joe Shadwick said.
The drain runs through seven new homes in a subdivision off Arawhata Road, an area prone to flooding.
Stuff - Paraparaumu: 20-Oct-2023
A first home buyer couple has found themselves stuck in a ditch amid a stand-off between neighbours, a builder and the council.
Paraparaumu’s Joe and Alicia Shadwick were disappointed to find that their new build has a great big dirty drain in the backyard, which they say wasn’t what was promised.
“There’s nothing but mud where our clothesline is supposed to be. It’s a sharply sloped ditch, and it's a nightmare going up and down the yard,” Joe Shadwick said.
The drain runs through seven new homes in a subdivision off Arawhata Road, an area prone to flooding.