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Landcheck heads back to CERA
This afternoon we passed the www.landcheck.org.nz website across to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority to run and maintain, as planned.
In the three months since we built, hosted and launched the Landcheck site, it has clocked up more than 10 million hits as people sought to confirm the status of their residential properties in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes.
It was a privilege to be asked by Government to build the site, and our team enjoyed getting it designed and built in just four days. The team was also pretty stoked when the Prime Minister dropped in with a surprise visit (see the pic) to thank them personally after the site went live on 23 June. More...
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Starship Spring Clean II is under way
We're stoked to be supporting the Starship Spring Clean again this year. It has just been switched on here at Trade Me, and will be running for the month of September.
We did this last year and it was cool. Who wouldn't want to help out the national children’s hospital and one of New Zealand's most awesome charities, the Starship Foundation?
There are 3 things involved: list an item, pledge to donate auction proceeds to Starship, then donate once the item is sold. Aim to donate as close to 100% as you can. Also, don't forget there's free Gallery on $1 reserve listings. More...
Proposed initial public offering of Trade Me
We have some big news about Trade Me. Fairfax Media Limited, our parent company, has announced that it intends to sell between 30% and 35% of Trade Me via an initial public offering.
There are lots of rules about “pre-prospectus publicity” set out in the Securities Act that mean we can’t say too much at this stage, but what we can tell you is that:
- Fairfax is considering making an offer of securities to the public in relation to Trade Me;
- No money is currently being sought; and
- The timing of the IPO has not yet been finalised. More...
List at $1 reserve and get free Gallery!
Back in June, we added free Gallery to every $1 reserve auction listing. The feedback from our sellers has been overwhelmingly positive so we have decided to extend this offer for the rest of 2011! Remember, with Gallery, your main photo will appear in search results and you’ll get more views on your auction.
List an item now
* The reserve price must remain at $1 or you will be charged for Gallery.
A bunch of category changes
In light of recent feedback we’ve added some new categories to the site, including:
- new brand categories for Video cameras in Electronics & photography
- new brand categories for Dishwashers in Home & living
- some new sizing options in the Clothing categories, including girls’ Uniforms, boys’ Costumes and unisex Pyjamas
- some new Books categories in Children & babies (Educational and Activity & colouring) and Non-fiction (including Art, Photography & design, Business, finance & law, and Health & lifestyle)
We’re moving relevant listings into the new categories, so bear with us as we make that happen. In the meantime, feel free to post category suggestions on the message board.