Keen interest in Marfell Kiwibuild homes, locals sceptical

A steady stream of potential buyers -- along with the merely curious -- have taken advantage of the first advertised open homes at the 23 million dollar Kiwibuild project in the New Plymouth suburb of Marfell. The first 17 of 68 properties are now on the market priced at between 400 and 450 thousand dollars. Five are under contract already. But neighbours of the development, in one of the city's poorest areas, remain sceptical about the merits of the project. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin spoke to Jeanette, who's lived in the neighbourhood for 32 to years. He began by asking her if the thought the properties would sell.