• Buying your first home isn’t easy. In this On the ladder series, Stuff talks to Kiwis who’ve made it onto the property ladder and others who, by choice or not, are still renting. 

Flight attendant Natasha Baker and her daughter Grace-Lilly rent a cottage in Nelson’s South Street.

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Baker said it was love at first sight with this sofa when she saw it in Nelson antiques and collectibles store Eclectic.