Tag: Audio

How to resolve fencing feuds, while staying friends with the neighbours

Photo: 123RF Fencing disputes rank alongside such things as noise complaints and arguments over trees as hot button topics between neighbours many New Zealand homeowners love to read. It’s relatively easy to become involved in one, though. The Citizen Advice Bureau has dealt with more than 2600 enquiries on fences and boundary issues over the […]

How to get into housing market with $80

HomeShare has worked with the Financial Market Authority to finetune its offering. Photo: Supplied/Susan Edmunds If you want to get into the property market, but don’t have the money to do so, you may be about to get your chance – again. New fintech start-up HomeShare plans to launch later this year, offering investors the […]

How to tell if an image or video has been created by AI – and if we still can

We’re pretty sure Abraham Lincoln didn’t own an iPhone, but this Chat GPT-generated image tells us otherwise. Photo: ChatGPT Explainer – Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. But for every new technology, there are always people who will exploit it. AI-generated images are unavoidable online, with many intentionally being used […]

How to get the best payoff from solar panels

Plunging panel prices and rising electricity bills have tipped the scales in favour of rooftop solar for many. File photo. Photo: Fabian Rieger / 123RF Solar panels now stack up financially for many households in all three of the country’s biggest cities, as well as Queenstown. A new in-depth study by the Energy Efficiency and […]

Eco-friendly deaths – how to have less of a final carbon footprint

An outside the box casket, as designed by Becs Bartells, is one solution being put forward for a more eco-friendly burial. Photo: Supplied Many of us feel the pressure to be more eco-friendly and sustainable in the way we live, but what about when we die? Six million kilograms of CO2 is released into the […]