Trade Me Property | Customer Director Gavin Lloyd: Property listings hit decade high
Trade Me property listings are up 10 per cent on the same time last year. From a property perspective, it’s been a huge first half of 2025 with the number of listings on Trade Me hitting a decade high in March. As is fairly typical at this time of year, we’ve seen a […]
Plant for the planet
Grow and harvest your own garden, plant native, focus on organic gardening practices – from garden to plate, and back again, sustainable living starts in your own backyard. COMPOST A sustainable practice and age-old action in recycling nutrients back into gardens, compost keeps waste circular. Instead of food scraps going into landfill, where […]
Destination: Tekapo
Time spent in Tekapo (Takapō) is the optimal opportunity to play tourist. If you’re warming up with a winter escape, attacking the Merrel Race Tekapo course, or simply indulging in the idyllic village, we have everything from eats to activities covered. 72 hours in Tekapo Dazzling by day and spectacular from sunset, Lake […]
Romance ready in Hanmer
Forget family time, how long has it been since you and your sweetheart enjoyed a romantic weekend getaway? Hanmer Springs’ idyllic landscapes and plentiful couples activities scream romantic holiday – so if you need that escape, this is where you will find it. Book in your next free weekend and make the two-hour […]
Supreme snack: Gordons Pickles
Tart, tangy, and with a signature crunch – pickles make the perfect snack. With a pickle to suit every occasion and craving, Gordon’s is your local picklery destination – shelves stocked with pickles sliced and whole, all with a distinctive dill flavour and crispness. It doesn’t stop there; the team’s famous gherkin relish, […]
Sustainable wool carpet for state housing
Hundreds of state homes around New Zealand are to be fitted with wool carpet. Kāinga Ora has awarded a two-million-dollar wool carpet contract to locally owned Bremworth carpet manufacturers. The deal will see around 95 tonnes of wool, which is the annual fleece of more than 25,000 New Zealand sheep, used to help […]
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