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NZ Herald
26-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Lotto: Napier and Clive stores sell large second-division ticket wins
Two Hawke's Bay Lotto players must have had their lucky socks on when they bought their tickets, after striking larger than usual Second Division wins in Saturday's draw. The tickets were sold in Clive from Four Square and at the Pak'n Save in Napier, with the Napier ticketholder also winning Powerball Second Division. A total of five players across the country each won $49,497 in the Lotto Second Division, with the Powerball Second Division winner taking home total winnings of $64,461. The other winning tickets were sold in Nelson, Christchurch, and Roxburgh. Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores should check their ticket as soon as possible instore, on MyLotto, or through the MyLotto App.
Business Insider
25-05-2025
- Business Insider
My family of 5 took an RV trip in New Zealand for a week. We saved money on groceries and free campsites and splurged on sightseeing.
For my 40th birthday, my family and I traveled New Zealand's South Island in an RV. We went for eight nights and had an absolute blast. Though the RV itself was expensive, we found other ways to save money along the way. With its stunning mountains, picturesque lakes, and star-filled skies, New Zealand 's South Island is truly spectacular. My family of five recently traveled there and hit the road in an RV for eight nights to celebrate my 40th birthday and make some epic memories together. Renting an RV proved to be a popular way to see the island, but it was also a pretty expensive way to travel. However, we did enjoy the convenience of having our accommodation, transport, and cooking facilities all in one. We spent money on the RV itself The RV cost us 3572 New Zealand Dollars (with the insurance factored in) for eight nights, about $2115, which is just over NZ$446 a night. In addition, we paid for powered sites at caravan parks at least every second night so that we could access electricity for the portable heater and refill our water supply. Powered sites ranged in price from NZD$50 to NZD$110. So, all in all, we spent up to NZ$556 a day on the RV alone, plus what we spent on fuel, which was more expensive than back home in Australia, where we live. The RV company also charged a mileage fee at the end of the trip, which worked out to be about NZD$170. We didn't mind spending money on certain experiences You can't go to the South Island and not see those iconic sites it's famous for. We splurged on experiences like boating around the fjords of Milford Sound, venturing into the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, and stargazing in Lake Takapō. These experiences weren't cheap, especially for a family of five. But I felt like spending the money was totally worth it, because they were experiences we couldn't have elsewhere. We also shelled out for treats along the way We have three kids under 10 who love treats, so we definitely indulged on the trip. Often, we'd cook our main meals in the RV to save money, then have a treat out and about. On our way north, we discovered an award-winning artisan ice cream shop in Arrowtown called Patagonia Chocolates, and on the return leg to Queenstown, we went back for seconds. There was also a quaint store full of treats in Arrowtown, the Remarkable Sweet Shop, and we spent far too much money on sugary delights. However, we made sure to save by keeping groceries in the RV We couldn't get over the cost of groceries in the center of Queenstown. It was outlandish compared to Australian prices. When we picked up our RV, I asked our taxi driver where to shop, and he recommended a low-price store called Pak'nSave. The prices were much more in line with our budget, and we stocked up for the week. The office of the campground where we were staying in Queenstown also had a free community shelf where other travelers had left staples like salt, pepper, coffee, and so forth. We took what we needed and donated our leftover supplies at the end. It was a great system. Living in an RV with a small fridge meant we had to be smart about our food storage and cooking. I planned out our meals in advance and made sure ingredients could be used in multiple dishes, which also saved money. We also entertained ourselves for free in the great outdoors New Zealand is the perfect place to immerse yourself in nature. A lot of our itinerary was about hikes and wholesome outdoor fun. Highlights included the walk up Queenstown Hill for panoramic views of the area, watching sunsets on Lake Wakatipu, rock collecting with the kids, and hiking around Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. My absolute favorite experience was climbing Roy's Peak, near Wānaka, with my 9-year-old son. It was a challenging hike of roughly 10 miles, but the sweeping views at the top were spectacular. We spent some time 'freedom camping' Because the powered campsites cost up to NZD$110, we also saved money by "freedom camping" whenever we could, which is a kind of camping where you're allowed to stay on public land without paying a fee. However, there are specific rules for camping this way — for example, you must be in a self-contained vehicle with a toilet, wastewater tank, and trash facilities. My favorite spot we did this was Lake Pukaki. We arrived at night and had the most spectacular view of the Milky Way. Then, we woke up surrounded by snow-covered mountains and a lake glistening in the sunlight. It was absolutely magical. Overall, I loved the experience of traveling in an RV and would highly recommend it if your budget allows for it. The kids had a ball, and we made lasting memories that we will cherish forever.
Scoop
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Roading Upgrade Coming To Taurikura Drive In Advance Of Tauriko Expansion
Press Release – Tauranga City Council Work on a portion of Taurikura Drive, outside the Tauranga Crossing shopping centre and between State Highway 36 and Whiore Avenue, will start from week beginning 26 May 2025 and is expected to take up to 12 months to complete. A project to futureproof a well-used route in Tauriko will ensure it meets traffic demands over the coming years as commercial, industrial and residential expansion takes shape in the area. Work on a portion of Taurikura Drive, outside the Tauranga Crossing shopping centre and between State Highway 36 and Whiore Avenue, will start from week beginning 26 May 2025 and is expected to take up to 12 months to complete. Upgrades include reconfiguring the roading layout by adding more lanes and replacing the roundabout used to enter Tauranga Crossing with a signalised intersection. This will support increased volumes of traffic and improve access ahead of new housing coming to Tauriko West from 2027. A second signalised intersection will be added closer to the SH36 roundabout, and the signalised pedestrian crossing outside Pak'nSave on Taurikura Drive will be moved closer to the Whiore Avenue roundabout. New shared use paths will also provide safe walking and cycling options between Tauranga Crossing, Tauriko Business Estate and properties in The Lakes; and expanded bus facilities will improve access to public transport for people working, living and shopping in the area. The upgrade also integrates with future improvements along Whiore Avenue as part of the SH29 Tauriko Enabling Works, which will provide a direct connection to SH29/Cambridge Road and the future community at Tauriko West for buses, walking and cycling. Tauriko Ward Councillor Marten Rozeboom says the project addresses the transport needs of the area before it grows further. 'We know activity in the area will grow with new housing at Tauriko West, the continued development of the Tauriko Business Estate and the expansion of Tauranga Crossing,' Marten says. 'Traffic volumes are already increasing in and around Tauriko, so we need to get this upgrade underway now.' Following a thorough tender process, Fulton Hogan Ltd have been appointed to deliver the project on behalf of Tauranga City Council. The works are expected to take up to 12 months to complete, however the construction programme has been designed with the aim to get the bulk of the works done by October 2025, prior to the busy Christmas retail period. To complete the works as quickly as possible, the works will be undertaken both during the day and at night with some weekend works also expected to be required. Traffic management will be in place, including lane closures and speed limits, but access to Tauranga Crossing and the BP service station and through to the other businesses in the Tauriko Business Estate will be maintained during the works. 'We're working with Tauranga Crossing and BP to ensure disruption is reduced where possible, and with NZTA on how nearby infrastructure projects can align,' says Marten. Tauranga Crossing Limited Centre Manager, Janet Vincent says the shopping centre team is looking forward to seeing the work underway soon. 'This upgrade will improve access to our growing shopping centre, and it will provide easier and safer options for our shoppers to move around,' says Janet. 'We've worked closely with the council on the design of the upgrade and will continue to do so in the construction phase, to help ensure the needs of our retailers, shoppers and suppliers are taken into account throughout.'
Scoop
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Roading Upgrade Coming To Taurikura Drive In Advance Of Tauriko Expansion
A project to futureproof a well-used route in Tauriko will ensure it meets traffic demands over the coming years as commercial, industrial and residential expansion takes shape in the area. Work on a portion of Taurikura Drive, outside the Tauranga Crossing shopping centre and between State Highway 36 and Whiore Avenue, will start from week beginning 26 May 2025 and is expected to take up to 12 months to complete. Upgrades include reconfiguring the roading layout by adding more lanes and replacing the roundabout used to enter Tauranga Crossing with a signalised intersection. This will support increased volumes of traffic and improve access ahead of new housing coming to Tauriko West from 2027. A second signalised intersection will be added closer to the SH36 roundabout, and the signalised pedestrian crossing outside Pak'nSave on Taurikura Drive will be moved closer to the Whiore Avenue roundabout. New shared use paths will also provide safe walking and cycling options between Tauranga Crossing, Tauriko Business Estate and properties in The Lakes; and expanded bus facilities will improve access to public transport for people working, living and shopping in the area. The upgrade also integrates with future improvements along Whiore Avenue as part of the SH29 Tauriko Enabling Works, which will provide a direct connection to SH29/Cambridge Road and the future community at Tauriko West for buses, walking and cycling. Tauriko Ward Councillor Marten Rozeboom says the project addresses the transport needs of the area before it grows further. 'We know activity in the area will grow with new housing at Tauriko West, the continued development of the Tauriko Business Estate and the expansion of Tauranga Crossing,' Marten says. 'Traffic volumes are already increasing in and around Tauriko, so we need to get this upgrade underway now.' Following a thorough tender process, Fulton Hogan Ltd have been appointed to deliver the project on behalf of Tauranga City Council. The works are expected to take up to 12 months to complete, however the construction programme has been designed with the aim to get the bulk of the works done by October 2025, prior to the busy Christmas retail period. To complete the works as quickly as possible, the works will be undertaken both during the day and at night with some weekend works also expected to be required. Traffic management will be in place, including lane closures and speed limits, but access to Tauranga Crossing and the BP service station and through to the other businesses in the Tauriko Business Estate will be maintained during the works. 'We're working with Tauranga Crossing and BP to ensure disruption is reduced where possible, and with NZTA on how nearby infrastructure projects can align,' says Marten. Tauranga Crossing Limited Centre Manager, Janet Vincent says the shopping centre team is looking forward to seeing the work underway soon. 'This upgrade will improve access to our growing shopping centre, and it will provide easier and safer options for our shoppers to move around,' says Janet. 'We've worked closely with the council on the design of the upgrade and will continue to do so in the construction phase, to help ensure the needs of our retailers, shoppers and suppliers are taken into account throughout.' More information about the Taurikura Drive upgrade can be found at
1News
19-05-2025
- Business
- 1News
Council considers regulations against abandoning supermarket trolleys
Christchurch councillors say shopping trolleys are being abandoned on footpaths and in rivers, causing a nuisance and costing businesses millions of dollars. Council staff responded to reports of 6313 abandoned trolleys in the city in the year to last October, more than half of which came from the country's two biggest supermarket chains —2238 from Woolworths New Zealand and 1652 from Foodstuffs-owned Pak'nSave and New World. RNZ has been told trolleys cost an average of $300 but could cost up to $700 each, with Woolworths spending more than $1.5 million per year on abandoned trolleys nationwide. Abandoned trolleys were generally reported via the Snap Send Solve app and directed to the retailer who owned the trolley for collection. On Wednesday, councillors would consider a staff report outlining regulatory and non-regulatory options for addressing the problem by either by adding a clause to an existing waste bylaw or working with Retail NZ on a memorandum of understanding. Under that approach, they would collaborate on preventive measures and collecting and returning trolleys to stores. Staff also canvassed distance and time limits around trolley use, including coin deposit locks and wheel locks, although they noted the coin system could easily be circumvented by inserting another item like a key into the slot and people could keep pushing trolleys with locked wheels, breaking them. Woolworths New Zealand said it had trolley collection services to help keep streets tidy. "We want to keep our local communities tidy and trolley-free and ensure that we have enough trolleys available in our stores," a spokesperson said. "We spend over $1.5 million a year on collecting abandoned trolleys, and our contractors collect around 80,000 trolleys and return them to our stores every year." Foodstuffs said most customers did the right thing and returned trolleys to their designated bays. "Out of the hundreds used each week, only a small number are taken off-site. We regularly patrol nearby streets to collect abandoned trolleys, and when members of the public report one, we aim to retrieve it as quickly as possible," a spokesperson said. "However, trolleys do occasionally go missing, and it's always disappointing when they're stolen or dumped. We encourage the public to report any misplaced or stolen trolleys so we can arrange prompt collection.'' Councillor Yani Johanson said he had once seen 10 trolleys in one street, and in one case it took more than a month and 10 complaints for a trolley to be collected. "The people that own the shopping trolleys have a duty of care to the environment and the community to pick them up and to stop them from being abandoned in the first place," he said. Johanson had requested the council to take a similar approach to Auckland Council, which had added shopping trolleys as a clause in its waste management and minimisation bylaw in 2019. Councillor Aaron Keown said supermarkets and other shopping precincts should have areas beyond which trolleys cannot go, otherwise it would be treated as theft. "I'm not allowed to walk into the store and grab six blocks of chocolate and walk out, trolleys are exactly the same," he said. "People take this liberty that 'it's a shopping trolley, I'll just use it to get my goods home'. It's not for that, stop doing it." Councillor Sara Templeton said trolleys were sometimes abandoned because people did not have another way to take their groceries home. "In Ōtautahi Christchurch we have 13% of adults who don't have a driver's licence. For many of them, being able to transport groceries home in another way is really valuable," she said. "Yes, they should be taking them back afterwards, but I'm not in favour of stopping people being able to remove trolleys from business premises." Retail NZ advocacy manager Ann-Marie Johnson said she favoured a solution involving both the council and retailers. "Then you've got willing partners on both sides to investigate the issue, whereas if it's put into a bylaw, that can be a heavy-hitting approach," she said. By RNZ's Joe Shaw
