How much does alarm monitoring cost in New Zealand?
What is alarm monitoring? Alarm monitoring is signal communication between your home security system and your alarm monitoring provider’s control centre. The control panel of your alarm system registers an emergency event and sends a signal to the central monitoring station. How does alarm monitoring work? Typically, when your security alarm goes off, the response […]
How did rural broadband in Waikato and Bay of Plenty do in 2019?
2019 was a great year for rural broadband providers, especially WISPs or Wireless Internet Service Providers. The market in Waikato and Bay of Plenty, New Zealand is held by Vodafone-Farmside, Wireless Nation, Lightwire and Chorus. Vodafone has a presence throughout New Zealand, with packages starting from $105/month for 120GB. The nationwide provider claims to […]
Maxey Plumbing & Gas Appointed as Rheem’s Authorised Service Centre in Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand, 03/10/2019 – Rheem New Zealand has appointed Maxey Plumbing & Gas as a new authorised Rheem Service Centre in Wellington. Maxey Plumbing & Gas is a locally owned and operated plumbing and gasfitting company operating in Ngaio, Wellington, and servicing the greater Wellington region. They are registered and certified plumbers and gasfitters […]
What is a landlord’s responsibility around asbestos?
The presence of asbestos in a rental property is never good news, for both the tenant and landlord. For the former, it’s a substance that can cause undue health problems. For the latter, asbestos can be costly to remove or maintain. While both parties don’t want asbestos to be a problem, questions often arise […]
Why New Zealand produces an insufficient amount of tradesmen
The construction sector is facing a serious skills shortage that is compounded by the fact that the road to getting fully qualified is preventing many people from pursuing a trade career in the construction industry. This is especially true for practical people who enjoy hands-on work, a variety of projects and locations, and a future […]