Growing your own food – win win!

Growing your own food – win win!

I grew up in a New Zealand where practically every home had a garden that supplied a healthy and consistent crop of fruit and vegetables. Gardening was not a hobby but an accepted necessity and now as we find ourselves subject to the financial squeeze brought on by...
Stay safe when shopping online

Stay safe when shopping online

Online shopping is not even the new normal – it’s just the normal. The past few years of the Covid pandemic has further increased consumer online spending to the degree whereby consumer behaviour has radically shifted. That means it pays to heed a few tips...
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...