2601 days ago

Happy New Year!

Pratts

On behalf of the Pratts team a very happy New Year!
We're back on board now and able to help you with any plumbing, gas, air conditioning and water service work that you need completing.
If you never got around to putting air-conditioning in before Christmas we have units in stock ready to install. Our air-conditioning division SureCool Refrigeration specialise in residential and commercial ventilation and air conditioning. Our expert team of accredited installers offer full installation and maintenance services throughout Waipa and the King Country.
If you feel like cooling off, come and visit our Cambridge showroom we've got a huge range of air-conditioning on display including a working ducted system. We only deal with the best brands including Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu, Carrier and Toshiba.
We can help you beat the heat and get your new air-conditioning installed in January! See our link for our January Mitsubishi Electric GE50 heat-pump.
Get in touch with our team on 0800-772-887

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1 day ago

Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!

William Hansby Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.

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20 hours ago

Poll: Would you help your kids out with buying a home?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

OPINION: Over the past year, I’ve had the same conversation with many Waikato families again and again.

A child has found a house. The market feels like it’s moving. There’s pressure to act quickly. And before anyone has really had time to think it through, parents are being asked to step in with cash, guarantees, or equity from their own home.

Would you help your kids out with buying a home? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Would you help your kids out with buying a home?
  • 20% I already have.
    20% Complete
  • 80% Yes.
    80% Complete
  • 0% No
    0% Complete
5 votes
3 hours ago

Poll: What do you think of the new police move-on powers?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Central Hamilton businesses are welcoming police being given new powers to move on vagrants, with a city retail advocate saying the previous hands-off approach wasn’t working.

On Sunday the Government announced it would grant police powers to order any individual rough sleeping, begging, or displaying disorderly behaviour to move on.

What do you think of the new police move-on powers? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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What do you think of the new police move-on powers?
  • 100% They're needed
    100% Complete
  • 0% They won't change much
    0% Complete
  • 0% I'll wait and see
    0% Complete
4 votes