Age-old problem: Israel Cooper
Despite looking efficient on paper, New Zealand’s retirement housing is failing communities and seniors. My grandmother is 86. She wants to live near her 30 grandchildren, her church, her doctor, and the familiar streets she has walked for decades. Yet finding an affordable, accessible home outside a retirement village proves nearly impossible. New […]
Garage door maintenance hacks: Garador Christchurch
Your garage door works harder than almost any other part of your home – opening and closing day after day, year after year. Yet it’s easily overlooked until it refuses to budge. Aaron Harvey of Garador Christchurch says regular maintenance is the key to avoiding costly repairs. “A well-maintained garage door should last […]
Kitchen class: Kitchen Studio
The future of kitchen renovation lies in creating a personalised journey from imagining your new kitchen to enjoying it. Renovating a kitchen is more than a project; it’s an investment of time, energy, and emotion, and the process should honour that, says Jo Tozer, owner of Kitchen Studio in Merivale. “Exceptional service goes […]
How smart is your kitchen?
If there’s anything artificial intelligence can help us with, it’s the kitchen during silly season. Picture this. Your husband is on a business trip and it’s time to cook yourself dinner – except you just bought a new oven and can’t set the right temperature. Hubby has access, though, from the comfort of […]
Hurunui’s $25 million climate adaptation loan
In a first for New Zealand, Amberley Beach residents are to be relocated in response to sea level rise driven by climate change. The Hurunui District Council has secured a loan of $23.5 million from the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) for climate change adaptation and relocation of residents from Amberley Beach, due […]
Riverside lifestyle with Greymouth’s new boom: Smart Project Management
Be part of Greymouth’s new chapter in a high-quality development built for prestige and performance. Greymouth Mawhera is undergoing a bold revitalisation. A resurgence of mining with proposed port infrastructure enabling Trans-Tasman trade, has seen the town diversifying into new sectors of health, medical, hospitality and tourism services. At the heart of the […]
Beautiful. Healthier. More efficient: Superhome Movement
Don’t miss the opportunity to get behind the scenes of the Superhome Movement at the upcoming pop-up tour and expo on 6 December. It’s your chance to learn about the design and construction of cutting-edge, low carbon, zero carbon, resource-efficient and sustainable homes. The Superhome Movement has been inspiring beautiful, healthier, more energy […]
Trade Me Property Gavin Lloyd: App happy
Our new property app reveals your home’s value. Arecent Trade Me Property survey of more than 2500 Kiwis found 90 per cent consider their home’s value to be a key part of their overall financial security. The survey also revealed 32 per cent of Kiwis wonder what their property is worth at least […]
Business as usual: Priority Projects
It’s always a gnarly one, figuring out how to do major works to a residence or a business without interrupting life or trade. Disruption and/or relocation add significantly to the cost, so it is a huge advantage if it can be avoided altogether. For years now, the team at Priority Projects has made […]
Seismic shift: Leonie Freeman, Chief Executive of The Property Council
The announcement of an overhaul for the assessment of earthquake-prone buildings is a win for communities, says Property Council chief executive Leonie Freeman. The Government’s plan to overhaul the assessment of earthquake-prone buildings is a long-awaited reset that addresses the flaws of a regime that has left thousands of buildings empty and communities […]
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