Proper pruning: Complete Trees and Milling

From pruning trees and hedge cutting to technical rigging and complex removals, it pays to get a helping hand when maintaining your outdoor space. Trees are a critical and living part of our surroundings that deserve our respect and care, so say Ben and Jake, qualified arborists with more than 20 years of […]

Art with a heart: Selina Faimalo – Sea Signals Street art Festival Director | Flare

This month’s Ōtautahi street art festival highlights ocean conservation. Ispend a lot of time staring at walls. Not in a ‘lost my mind’ way, in a “what if this could mean something?” way. That’s how Sea Signals came to life. It’s Flare’s ocean-themed street art project popping up across Ōtautahi until 28 February, […]

Great tenants. Longer stays? Propertyscouts Timaru

What makes a rental tenants love, look after and don’t want to leave? Timaru property management experts Mark and Cassie Stone share their tried-and-true hacks. If you’ve ever had a great tenant, you know how valuable they are. They pay on time, look after your property, and generally make life easier. The tricky […]

Outdoor transformations

From carports to conservatories, add value from the outside in with renovations that focus on your outdoor space. When we think about what we can do to add value to our properties, most of us instinctively look to changes we can make indoors. Shiny new kitchens and bathrooms often steal the spotlight, but […]

Honouring the lost

A memorial ceremony and one minute’s silence will be held at Oi Manawa on Sunday 22 February to mark the anniversary of the 2011 earthquake. A public civic memorial service will be held at Oi Manawa, the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial, on Sunday 22 February to mark the anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch […]