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 […]
How to watch the Eta Aquariids meteor shower in New Zealand this week
Photo: Thilina Kaluthotage / NurPhoto via AFP Got a great photo of the meteor shower? Email us at [email protected] One of the best meteor showers in the Southern Hemisphere, the Eta Aquariids, will be visible in New Zealand this week. Here’s how you can catch a glimpse of it and what you need to know. […]
How much more expensive is it to be single?
Photo: Ashley Corbin-Teich Being single can be more expensive, but have you ever wondered how much? Data shows the “single tax” – or the additional cost of doing life alone – varies over the course of a person’s life. Here’s how the numbers stack up Working age Economist Shamubeel Eaqub compiled data that showed, for […]
How to spot the blood moon in New Zealand
Blood Moon, total lunar eclipse in Charlotte, NC, United States on 15 May 2022. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP A rare blood moon will be seen across all of New Zealand on Friday. Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki told RNZ a blood moon, or lunar eclipse, is when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow, called […]
Burnout: How to spot the warning signs
Photo: supplied/ pixabay Burnout symptoms are not sudden onset, Mike McKinney told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. “Like you wake up with a cold. These are insidious, incremental, unfortunately you get to a tipping point where it becomes too much for the person to handle and it starts to have really negative impacts.” Mike McKinney is […]
More listings than sales: How to sell your house
While it may be hard for sellers to stand out at present, market activity varies around the country. File photo. Photo: RNZ New Zealand’s housing market might have turned a corner, but it is still a tough time to be a seller. While activity and prices are picking up, there is large amount of stock […]