October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Nine women are diagnosed every day with breast cancer in New Zealand, so it’s likely that someone you know has been impacted. About 650 women die each year in New Zealand from the disease. Breast Cancer Awareness Month helps highlight this, and raises much-needed funds for research. […]
Hanmer Springs has evolved hugely since its discovery by William Jones in 1859. From what was first noticed as steam rising from natural hot springs to the internationally recognised tourist destination, Hanmer Springs’ rich history established today’s town. The hot springs became bathing facilities in 1883. Open to the public, the facilities were […]
The cost to build a home has largely stabilised for the time being, giving builders and developers more certainty on price than at any point since the onset of the Covid pandemic. In the latest QV CostBuilder quarterly update for August, approximately 12,700 of the latest material and labour prices were applied to […]
