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...
We’ve all experienced criticism, it’s part and parcel of human interaction but it’s worth noting that there are stages of processing that feedback and how it is a journey toward resolution and something more valuable – acceptance. A recent...
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...
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...
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...