NEWS & ARTICLES

We post regular articles about selling or buying property as well as up to date news on carbon credits and land use.

Carbon Monitor Newsletter – August 2010

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Read about recent sales of forest carbon under the NZETS and treatment of losses of carbon credits from fire in the August issue of the Carbon Monitor. Volume 15 Issue 5 NZETS Gains Momentum – Price Discovery Remains an Issue Trades have been reported between $18.20 and $18.45 with volumes of 20,000 units being suggested… Read More

A Day in the Life of a Rural Salesperson

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The alarm goes off at 5:00am.  My eyes are open but I can’t see anything.  I realize that this is due to daylight saving.  How stupid is that?  Only last week when I awoke it was light enough to see.  Mentally consigning the rule makers to the ranks of “worse than real estate salesmen”, I… Read More

Carbon Monitor Newsletter – July 2010

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The Carbon Monitor is printed here with kind permission of Richard Hayes from EITG (Environmental Intermediaries & Trading Group Ltd) www.eitg.co.nz . EITG offers advice for both emitters and absorbers of carbon and operates a carbon pool for forest owners to take advantage of the Kyoto Protocol and NZ ETS. goodGround Real Estate Ltd recommends… Read More

Carbon Monitor Newsletter – June 2010

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The Carbon Monitor is printed here with kind permission of Richard Hayes from EITG (Environmental Intermediaries & Trading Group Ltd) www.eitg.co.nz EITG offers advice for both emitters and absorbers of carbon and operates a carbon pool for forest owners to take advantage of the Kyoto Protocol and NZ ETS. goodGround Real Estate Ltd recommends this… Read More

Keep Kids Safe on Your Lifestyle Block

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It is a good idea to walk around your lifestyle block and make a list of the possible dangers to your children. Tackle each issue by providing training or warning your children of the dangers. You cannot trust them to just learn by themselves – that is a risk you should not take. One of… Read More

Make Your Own Biofuels

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Biodiesel is able to be made by the average lifestyle block owner – it’s in your power to make a difference! Become a Biodiesel Homebrewer and make this clean alternative fuel in your backyard. Become a Biodiesel Homebrewer Biodiesel can be made from new or used vegetable oils, such as soybean oil, canola oil, sunflower… Read More

Alternative Fuels

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With petrol prices now over $1.50 per litre, filling the family car is probably costing you more than $70 – a figure you would never have believed possible a few months ago. What happens when oil hits US$100 a barrel as now most analysts predict it will? Or if the Kiwi dollar falls fifteen percent… Read More

Understanding Animal Behaviour

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To handle cattle correctly, an understanding of animal behaviour is essential. The greater the handler’s knowledge of cattle behaviour, the better will be their ability to predict an animal’s response. When you can do that the job will get done quicker and easier with less chance of injury to animals or people. Cattle, because of… Read More

Making Money from Cattle

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What breed of cattle should you choose? Every breed of beef cattle has its strengths and weaknesses, depending on the terrain, production facility and current market circumstances. To give you an idea of the range of choices, the following is a list of all the cattle breeding associations in New Zealand: Angus, Aubrac, Belgian Blue,… Read More

The Lowdown on Bulls

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The prospect of keeping a bull is not an attractive one for most lifestyle block owners. Firstly, there is the cost of the bull, which might be as low as $1000 but more likely between $5000 and $10000 for a bull with a decent performance record.  The cost is heavily influenced by the genetic qualities… Read More