Plasterboard supply chaos easing

Plasterboard supply chaos easing

The plasterboard supply debacle that has hindered the building industry and caused needless delays is slowly dissipating, signalling good news for Kiwi builders and consumers. As reported by Nicholas Pointon in RNZ this week, “The plasterboard shortage has eased...
Things to do to spruce up your house this Spring

Things to do to spruce up your house this Spring

Sure, it’s been snowing where it usually doesn’t this time of the year but it’s Spring – the time to pay some attention to your home, inside and out. With the weekends hopefully warning up, there will be time to take care of small and large...
Tough conditions require a little patience

Tough conditions require a little patience

Currently things are really, really tough for a lot of trades around the country and despite a building boom, significant factors and stressors have created a set of extremely difficult conditions. Business owners are under considerable strain and homeowners and...
NoCowboys’ points of difference

NoCowboys’ points of difference

To have pioneered online reviews in New Zealand and to have kept in step with an ever changing digital landscape for over 16 years is no mean feat. That we continue to evolve and grow Kiwi businesses online as well as offering the best information to consumers,...
When times are tough – reputation is essential

When times are tough – reputation is essential

One need only glance at whichever news platform you prefer to know that we are currently in difficult times. Inflation and interest rates are rising, consumer prices for essentials are increasing and despite the government reducing fuel taxes, the cost of fuel keeps...
Lack of real oversight when it come to reviews

Lack of real oversight when it come to reviews

I have a friend who runs a business – a financial advisor and accountant, whose services I use. She told me a story recently about a mysterious phone call she received a few months ago from someone she knew was an ex-employer who resented her leaving his...