The Christchurch earthquake
It has been a black day in Christchurch with the 6.3 magnitude quake that struck just before 1pm today wreaking havoc. It is a real kick in the guts for the city, and our thoughts are with all those who have been affected in some way today.
Over on the message boards, people are helping each other out with advice and information, and it is operating as a place to share experiences from a very tough day. You can post your thoughts in the dedicated Christchurch quake area. When events like this hit, the message boards can be a pretty humbling place to be.
As far as we can tell, a couple of other good places to keep an eye on for information are Environment Canterbury's www.canterburyearthquake.org.nz website and the Civil Defence website. More...
Free Trade Me credit over at Travelbug
Do you want to earn some free Trade Me credit while saving on New Zealand accommodation bookings? Our friends over at Travelbug are offering $10 free credit for the next three days on any confirmed booking made for any of their 2,600 accommodation options.
For every booking you make on Travelbug on 21, 22 or 23 February 2011, you'll earn a $10 Trade Me credit. Use your Trade Me member login email address when you book and on Thursday you will see the credit pop up in your Trade Me account - it's as easy as that!
Check out the details of the promotion and make a booking now.
1 cool idea, 18 great causes: Resene Fastest Art
The Auckland Racing Club and Resene have put together a cool idea called "The Fastest Art Exhibition" that will end up generating a pile of cash for 18 charities around New Zealand. Here at Trade Me HQ we're proud to be helping out in our own small way. Here's a run down on the idea.
Horse races are traditionally won with speed, but artistic talent will play a big part in deciding which horse will raise the most funds for charity in the Fastest Art race.
18 life-size fibreglass horses, painted by the likes of artist Billy Apple, fashionista Karen Walker and thespian Oscar Kightley, were revealed for the first time at Ellerslie this week. More...
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A reminder about Rugby World Cup tickets
With the third phase of Rugby World Cup 2011 ticketing being rolled out this week, we thought it wise to ensure members were clear on restrictions around the sale of these tickets.
Our position has not changed: we want Rugby World Cup 2011 to be a massive success, and we won’t be doing anything that might undermine this.
In addition, the Rugby World Cup 2011 is a “major event” under the 2007 Major Events Management Act, which means tickets can’t be sold above face value. The T&Cs of the tickets also don’t allow resale or transfer to anyone you don’t know personally, so you should assume you can only pass on tickets to friends and loved ones. More...
Changes to property fees
We wanted to give you a heads up that from 21 February, the fee to list a residential, rural or commercial property is changing from $249 to $299 (including GST). You can relist your property until sold at no extra cost.
The fee to list a rental property will remain the same at $99.
Some of our promotional extra fees are also changing. The price to feature a property will go up from $49 to $69, and the price of a Feature Combo will change from $69 to $99. Both of these costs are inclusive of GST. More...