Retro McDonald’s slide seeks new home

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, When the Urquhart family bought their Lower Hutt home a year ago, it came with a quirky chattel: [a bright yellow, vintage McDonald’s slide.]( The slide was an instant hit with their two kids, who have since grown out of it. Fern, the family dog probably uses it more. Fern taught herself how to hoon down the fibreglass shoot, just as thousands of Kiwi kids have done since the fast-food chain introduced play areas to its restaurants in Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 1980s. The piece of pop culture history [is now up for grabs on TradeMe.]( Like most 90s kids, I have plentiful childhood memories of scampering around the brightly-coloured playgrounds at various birthday parties. I have decidedly fewer fond memories of cleaning all manner of things out of those playgrounds in my teens, as a fast-food employee. A news story resurfaced another childhood memory for me this week: On road trips, my dad would point out the window, at whatever ramshackle, depressed-looking house he could spot, and say: “That’s your first house.” Now, that joke is something more of a reality. I’d be lucky to afford a rundown old house in the countryside. Case in point: [The cheapest house in the country, listed last week for $89,000]( halfway along State Highway 3 in the small town of Waverley. The offers are in, and we’re waiting to find out just how much the dilapidated two-bedroom went for. If you’re in line for a doer-upper, check out [this week’s episode of our podcast First Rung: Reno 101.]( This week it’s all about finishing touches - something the Waverley home is going to need more than a few of. Happy weekend. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Mikaela Wilkes [padding] Homed Reporter [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] The cheapest house in NZ: $89K [spacer] Halfway along State Highway 3 lies the small town of Waverley, and possibly the biggest property bargain on the market. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Dog takes on retro Maccas slide [spacer] It came with the house when the family moved in, but now this piece of pop culture history is looking for a new home. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [spacer][placeholder]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Rare Athfield home listing [spacer] A six-bed family home above Seatoun, brought back from the brink of run-down, has plenty of the quirky designer's signature features. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] We did start the fire, with a trend [spacer] A beautiful glass vase, a stack of books and the early morning sun became a dangerous combination for this Wellington family. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [advertisement]( [spacer] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [Advertisement]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Matthew Ridge's new design show [spacer] REVIEW: These two are an odd combo, but it's well worth watching for the architectural gems from Roger Walker. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] When is a tiny home not one? [spacer] New guidance sets out when a tiny house is a building, a vehicle - or both. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] Discover more at [spacer] [stuff logo] [spacer] [www.stuff.co.nz/homed](#) [padding] [spacer][footer bar] [padding] [spacer] You are receiving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed Newsletter [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]