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Free accommodation website for Cantabrians is live
Back on 6 May we started building a free website to help Cantabrians find Auckland accommodation for Rugby World Cup 2011.
We switched this new service on today: you can find it at www.quakemates.co.nz. Via QuakeMates, Aucklanders will be able to offer “in-home” accommodation for free on the site, and Canterbury fans will be able to take up offers via the Trade Me email system.
The idea came about after Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully approached us and asked if we could help out the many Cantabrians who need to find Auckland accommodation for the RWC games relocated after the earthquake. More...
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New pets option for rental listings
Good news for animal lovers out there looking for a place to rent on Trade Me Property - we’ve made a change that should help make your search a little easier.
Members listing residential property to rent will now have three options to choose from when it comes to pets and their property: ‘yes’, ‘no’ and the new option of ‘negotiable’. The words “pets negotiable” will appear in the text of listings when this new option is selected.
Get on top with a Super Feature
You can now promote your properties for sale by upgrading to a Super Feature. It doesn’t have magical powers, but it puts you at the top of all other listings (on rotation) for relevant searches, meaning more eyes on your property. See the pretty screenshot below.
Here’s what else you need to know:
- It costs $249 (inc GST) for seven days, then $150 (inc GST) to renew for another seven days More...
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New Christchurch Earthquake Support section live
As part of the relief effort, our team have been working hard to build a new Trade Me Earthquake Support Section dedicated to helping people out in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake. This new section sets out several ways you can help those in need, and ways you can get help if you need it.
Since the earthquake, there have been heaps of members posting offers of housing and transport and all sorts of other things for earthquake victims. The new section lets people list and search labour, accommodation and transport. It also provides a place to list any lost and found pets. These categories are all free.
As well as links to some online resources around the earthquake, we have also included information for members if they want to volunteer to help out with the relief effort, or make a donation. More...
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...