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A few weeks ago, the New Zealand Herald carried an article by Dr Douglas Fairgray which seemed to argue that, when it comes to determining the price of houses, supply doesn’t matter. He didn’t put it quite like that, but that was what he appeared to be saying. He noted that the Minister for Urban Development, Phil Twyford, was seeking to reduce urban land prices by “flooding the market with development opportunities”. He said that Mr Twyford…

Lewis’ For Fashion is your one stop shop for all things in Men’s fashion. The wellstocked shop is located centrally at 41 King Street, the main street of Pukekohe, with plenty of parking both out the front and out the back. Peter and his professional staff have been serving customer’s locally and nationally for over 33 years and will ensure whatever the occasion they will find just the right items to make sure you are looking your best. · From…

The wide smiles, happy laughs and cheerful chatter of children and adults is always an uplifting sound and the atmosphere is never more saturated with excitement than at a birthday party or special occasion, so it’s important to get the best entertainment you can to make it a day to remember! At Imagine Face Painting and Entertainment, it is their job to do just that and they take pride in ensuring whatever the occasion from the booking through…

Platinum Homes was founded by a group of private business people in the Bay of Plenty region in 2003 and today operates throughout most of New Zealand via our network of showhomes and sales centres. Unlike many of our competitors, we are proud to say that Platinum Homes is still 100% New Zealand owned and operated. KEY BENEFITS OF CHOOSING PLATINUM HOMES · We do the leg-work for you ensuring the process is as smooth as possible — from design…

The creative side of the Business Association was put to action with the outstanding mannequin display in Averill Street, in an empty store window. · Driven by Paula Schultz, Chair of the PBA, mannequins were dressed and backdrops put in place to create an eye catching and interesting window display, which is a lot prettier than an empty window. · Our thanks to the Landlord who was most helpful, with allowing this display to go in and to the…

I believe with the unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, the then commander of Germany’s submarine fleet, Admiral Karl Dönitz, used the only bargaining chip he had left, German nuclear research, spirited away from the advancing Russians, often with only hours to spare. Germany had begun a joint nuclear research programme with Japan some time in 1942, establishing a research facility in North Korea on the Hungnam River…. According…

It is claimed that we can trace the liquid food of the simple soup back 20,000 years and that is not surprising as the humble dish has been part of our global culinary history since forever. In previous eras the idea of a modern kitchen stocked with all manner of pots, pans and gadgets was a pipe dream for some future time and the grassroots cooks of antiquity generally combined all and any ingredients at hand into one pot, added liquid and…

As a terrible storm raged over the North Island coast in December 1769 the ships of Captain Cook and the French explorer Jean-François-Marie de Surville unknowingly passed within a relatively short distance of each other. Both the British and the French governments on behalf of their respective monarchies were engaged in a progressive programme of expansion of their foreign assets and hence these captains were exploring the region. New…

The annual CRC Speedshow has become New Zealand’s premiere automotive event which caters for all things automotive related and everything in between. This year’s event is sure to be a very memorable one with the guest appearance of renowned USA automotive designer Chip Foose. If that name sounds familiar you would have seen him on the highly popular Overhaulin’ TV series. Chip is regarded as an all-round good guy and is highly regarded in the…

Tim Ashby-Peckham is a 26 year old photographer based in South Auckland. He specialises in two types of photography, nature and astrophotography, which is photographing stars and other astronomical subjects. His passion for space and New Zealand wildlife is reflected in the themes and subject matter of his photographs. · After buying a DSLR camera back in 2015, one of Tim’s first photos was off the International Space Station. He posted it…