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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...
Pets & Animals now on the homepage
You may have noticed that our homepage looks a little bit different today. That’s because our Pets & Animals category now sits between Music & Instruments and Pottery & Glass, making it easier for you to find fluffy kittens, playful pups, birds and fish, pet accessories, and much more.
“Dogs”, “cats”, and “puppies” often feature in the list of top searches on Trade Me, so it made sense to move Pets & Animals (which contains over 17,000 listings) up to the homepage. Happy pet-shopping!
Wellington waterfront’s free wifi switched on
We finally switched on the free wifi down on the Wellington waterfront today. If you live in or are visiting the capital, you should definitely come on down and try it out. Here's the release sent out today letting everyone know all about it.
Visitors to the waterfront in New Zealand’s capital will enjoy fast and free wireless internet access from today, thanks to a joint effort from Trade Me and Wellington City Council.
The free wifi network went live this morning, beaming from access points on The NZX Centre and Te Papa. It covers the area south from Frank Kitts Lagoon and along the waterfront side of Te Papa. More...
Article on success fees off the mark
The Herald on Sunday today published an inaccurate article about our upcoming success fee changes.
We want to reassure members that the Herald have many of their numbers wrong today – for example, the commission on a $1000 sale will go from $48.60 to $51.00, not to $118.50 as claimed in the article. Likewise, the claims about fees for items between $200 to $1500 are all inflated and inaccurate. It also casts some doubt on the accuracy of the poll they are running alongside the story online.
We’re pretty surprised by this article. The Herald is known for its standards, but this was shoddy reporting – the numbers were wrong and they didn't check them with us first. It was also disappointing that the article pushed a competing site without disclosing that the Herald’s parent company owns half of it. More...