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Auckland — Ah, Auckland! The City of Sails, with its stunning harbour views, vibrant city life, and...

By Sailcity Locksmith
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Auckland — Auckland, New Zealand — Local web agency Kiwi Web Design has helped bring the new Mount Albert Business Association (MABA) to life with the launch of its official website — a digital platform designed to unite and promote small businesses in the Mount Albert community.

By Kiwi Web Design
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For many Auckland landlords, deciding whether to allow pets has always been a tough call, balancing the desire for a wider tenant pool against potential property damage.

By News Online
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Pet ownership is on the rise, and opening your rental property to furry tenants can significantly increase your applicant pool and potentially boost your rental income.

By News Online
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From December 1, 2025, major changes to the Residential Tenancies Act introduce clear rules for pets in rentals, including a new pet bond system.

By News Online
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After years of uncertainty and conflicting guidance, the Government has finally confirmed new regulations for managing methamphetamine contamination in rental properties under the Residential Tenancies Act.

By News Online
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Handling property maintenance can be tricky, especially when contractors are involved.

By News Online
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The Government has finally confirmed new, science-backed regulations that will bring long-awaited clarity to managing methamphetamine contamination in New Zealand rental properties.

By News Online
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By News Online
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When a tenant cancels a contractor visit, it can lead to frustrating delays and wasted call-out fees.

By News Online
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  If you've ever bitten into a piece of Korean Fried Chicken (KFC), you know it's an experience unlike any other.

By Sailcity Locksmith
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DIY Home Improvements Could Cost Homeowners Thousands — and Even Jeopardise a Sale A North Shore real estate agent says he's seeing a growing number of properties compromised by unconsented DIY work — a problem that's now costing some homeowners tens of thousands to put right when they decide to sell.

By Drew Miller
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By Leon Aarts
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Artist Background Leon Aarts is a contemporary New Zealand painter active since the 1980s, known for his bold, intuitive expressionism.

By Leon Aarts
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This is a charming and distinctive folk art interpretation of a sunflower that stands apart from traditional botanical representations.

By Leon Aarts
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The fact that this was done in acrylics makes the loose, fluid quality even more impressive.

By Leon Aarts
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Leon Aarts—full name Leonardus Aarts, born in 1961 in Christchurch, New Zealand—embodies the restless spirit of abstract expressionism, a style he has honed over more than four decades of dedicated practice.

By Leon Aarts
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Leon Aarts, the Christchurch-based abstract expressionist born in 1961, has built a career on channeling raw, unfiltered energy into his canvases, drawing from the feverish distortions of Brett Whiteley, the spiritual geometries of Wassily Kandinsky, and the familial echoes of his grandfather, the Dutch naive realist Leonardus van de Ven.

By Leon Aarts
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Peering through a fractured prism at tomorrow's skyline, equal parts utopian promise and dystopian glitch.

By Leon Aarts
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By Leon Aarts
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By Leon Aarts
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By Leon Aarts
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Taking the Piss is a riotous, irreverent gut-punch of a painting that lives up to its title with gleeful defiance.

By Leon Aarts
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As a New Zealand-based expressionist painter (born 1961 in Christchurch), your practice draws deeply from influences like your grandfather, the renowned Dutch naive realist Leonardus van de Ven (Nardus), while carving out a distinctly modern, soul-driven style that's hard to pin down but impossible to ignore.

By Leon Aarts
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Updated Rating: 5.0 / 5 — Transcendent Triumph This is not a painting.

By Leon Aarts
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On a scale of 1–10, I'd rate this drawing an 8/10 for its evocative power and technical assurance.

By Leon Aarts
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