
Run-down Mangaweka property snapped up by couple who plan to restore it
In April, heritage properties 14 and 16 Broadway in Mangaweka were listed for sale with Bayleys real estate agent Elisabeth Bunn.
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NZ Herald
3 days ago
- NZ Herald
Run-down Mangaweka property snapped up by couple who plan to restore it
A set of Mangaweka properties with old Wild West-style facades have been bought by a couple who hope to restore them to their 'former glory'. In April, heritage properties 14 and 16 Broadway in Mangaweka were listed for sale with Bayleys real estate agent Elisabeth Bunn. The listing described

NZ Herald
05-08-2025
- NZ Herald
From nursing to top real estate agent
Shelley Grieve, Bayleys Residential and Lifestyle Sales Shelley Grieve is back where she belongs. This content was prepared by Shelley Grieve and is being published by NZME as advertorial. Shelley Grieve is back where she belongs – after time away, pursuing careers in nursing and real estate. If you don't recognise the surname, her maiden name might trigger a nod. Born and raised in Tauranga – Shelley's father, the late Robert Anderson, was a three-term National MP. Her mother was a Whitehead – from a pioneering farming family in Te Puke. Shelley's work ethic was instilled early. Back home and based in Bayleys Mount Maunganui under Linda Greenslade – her old school friend and now sales manager – childhood holidays are entrenched in her memory. While new to the Mount office, Shelley has a proven history with Bayleys; starting in Auckland almost 11 years ago and awarded rookie of the year across all sectors in her first year. Moving to Palmerston North as a branch co-owner, she was top agent for five years and now sits in the $100 Million Dollar Club. Named in Bayleys' top 10% nationwide for 2024/2025, the reward is a trip to Australia, where Shelley will soon rub shoulders with other high achievers. It has been a wonderful journey from nursing to real estate – and, while it might seem an odd mix; chat with Shelley for a while, and the transition becomes abundantly clear. She is passionate about people – which drew her to nursing in the first place. Training in Auckland, Shelley moved to London and worked in breast care in Harley Street. Returning to Auckland, she worked initially with former breast cancer surgeon, John Harman – a name also recognised in Tauranga. A career – spanning more than 25 years at the highest level – was done while raising a family of four. A go-getter and self-confessed workaholic, Shelley concedes that, even reaching the highest level of nursing, there were other goals to achieve. When Bayleys called; it was an easy switch and the chance to 'sing to her own tune' within Bayleys' successful family structure. 'Bayleys aligned with my own standards and morals,' she said. While the industry revolves around selling property, the symmetry between nursing and real estate underpins Shelley's ethos and way she communicates. 'It's not just about property; it's about people and their needs.' Real estate to Shelley is simply the vehicle to help people meet their dreams and goals. 'In a way I'm still nursing. If you're not authentic, people pick that up straight away. Mine is a holistic process from start to finish.' Shelley aims to be a trusted adviser – wearing a professional business hat during the campaign but being a long-term friend once the sold goes up. With an attitude of meeting people face to face and simply knocking on doors, Shelley says you never know who's going to greet you. They might not want to sell right now but knowing what their goals are and where they want to be sits at the heart of Shelley's passion. Nursing might be in the past, but it remains to the fore of everything Shelley does in her approach. Back home – the landscape might have changed, but nothing has changed – it's just gone full circle. 'It's like I never left. Loving life.'


NZ Herald
02-08-2025
- NZ Herald
The NZ economy is still sick, doubts are growing about the Govt prescription
Are these the right antibiotics? Are the antibiotics making me feel sick? I do feel a little better I think. But it's taking longer than I expected. Maybe I should see the doctor again. Or am I just being impatient? Ugh, so much uncertainty. Hopefully, those who've tuned in for a fresh read on the state of the economy can see where this is going. Never let a metaphor go by, I say! Anyway, here's me and the New Zealand economy, both sick in the midst of a miserable wet winter and worrying about whether our recoveries have stalled. A run of negative data has knocked the wind out of the nation's sails. The bad vibes are being pushed along by a strong political current. Both the left and right are telling us that the Government has prescribed the wrong medicine. The left blames the Government for cutting spending into a downturn. The logic is pretty simple. Any good Keynesian will tell you, when demand in the private sector falls, that's the time for the Government to come to the party. Borrow a bit more, don't slash and burn civil service, hire more teachers and nurses, build more stuff ... it won't be inflationary because it won't be crowding out private sector competition, which is in recession. The trouble is, we're still in the aftermath of the last big spend-up, which went on too long. Labour's stimulus, once we got through the initial Covid shock, did clash with a private sector boom and exacerbated inflation. That muddied the political narrative. It made it inevitable that the incoming centre-right coalition would cut back despite the extra damage that would do to economic growth. In the context of using fiscal policy to drive economic prosperity, you can make a good case that successive governments have got things completely arse about face. You'd expect this argument from the left. But Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis are being savaged even more aggressively from their right flank. The monetarists, the supply-side guys, the neo-liberals, (whatever you want to call them) are berating the Government for not dealing with the national debt and Crown deficit by administering a Rogernomics-style reboot of the whole economy. I doubt that would make the current downturn any more pleasant, but they argue it couldn't be much worse. And the payoff would be longer-term gains as the economy found a more productive and financially secure baseline. Both arguments can be compelling and, if nothing else, add to the concern that the current strategy of subtle market-oriented tweaks risks underdelivering on all sides. But through all of this gloom, one thing we need to remember is that most economists still believe the foundations of recovery are in place. Step back a bit from the mess of ugly recent economic data – the second quarter sucked, we get it! What are we actually experiencing? The labour market is tough. Unemployment is rising, and new job creation is almost non-existent. But this is not a surprise. In fact, while economists do get things wrong, they've been forecasting unemployment to be about where it is now for more than a year. We know it's one of the last pieces of data to turn in any recovery. Unfortunately, it is now overlapping with an unwanted and unexpected spike in inflation. Like a jump scare in the final scene of a horror movie, food prices (with rates and power, and insurance) have conspired to pause Reserve Bank rate cuts and rattled our faith in the recovery. Then there are tariffs and global unrest and all of that. It's not really surprising that it all feels bleak. So it's a bit ironic to be writing an optimistic take on the economy, especially given the rough week stuck at home that I've just had. My view wouldn't have been so upbeat if I hadn't been woken from my sick bed on Friday morning by a text from investment bank HSBC's Australian head of communications. He was asking how far away I was from my scheduled meeting with their global chief economist, Janet Henry and and Australia-New Zealand chief economist Paul Bloxham. Oops ... I was a long way away. But they kindly let me Zoom in later, and I'm very glad I did. As anyone with Australian cousins will know, sometimes it's healthy to be slapped in the face with a slightly condescending, external view of the New Zealand condition. Bloxham told me his forecasts currently make him one of the gloomiest economists on Australian growth. However, he's one of the most positive on New Zealand growth. Last year, New Zealand had the single largest contraction of any economy in the developed world, Bloxham points out. That inevitably comes with a hangover. But if you believe in the fundamentals of the New Zealand economy, which he does, there is no reason to assume the cycle won't turn. 'I suspect why I'm a little bit more upbeat than others is I sit in Sydney and watch it from the outside and go: hey, you've got two big forces at work that are set to continue to lift growth and give you a recovery.' No prizes for guessing those two forces – falling interest rates and booming agricultural commodity prices. The money flowing into the rural economy must eventually flow through to the cities and lift growth, Bloxham says. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen (my words, not his). We've had a big downswing, which means we're due a pretty big upswing to get back to trend, he says. And we've got monetary policy and the terms of trade in place to drive that cyclical upswing. 'All cycles look different. We always ask the same question going through: oh, it's not quite happening as quickly as we thought. 'The question you ask yourself is: is that because it's not working? Is it that interest rates aren't going to have the same effect? That a positive-terms-of-trade shock won't have the same effect? Or are things just a bit different this time around?' Great question. And look, the sun's finally out and I think my head's clearing. Time to go for a walk and ponder it all. Liam Dann is business editor-at-large for the New Zealand Herald. He is a senior writer and columnist, and also presents and produces videos and podcasts. He joined the Herald in 2003.