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Kiwi Karma: Sleeping for Charity

Kiwi KarmaDonating to charity is now as easy as having a good nights sleep in some of the best and affordable accommodation in New Zealand!

For each night’s accommodation you book, Kiwi Karma passes on a donation to a charity of your choice. There’s no extra cost to you. All you pay for is a good night’s sleep at some of New Zealand’s best hotels and motels.

So if you’ve managed to find yourself a great relocation deal in New Zealand and now need somewhere to sleep, why not check out Kiwi Karma and earn a few personal brownie points along the way 🙂

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Travel like a local: How social holiday booking websites could save AND make you money

Airbib private rentalBy Tara Evans | This is Money

Want to save big on your holidays, or perhaps you are just fed up with the same old boring break ideas? A new breed of social travel websites could be for you.

They give you the chance to benefit from a local’s in-the-know tips and nab some great deals, such as a New York apartment for £65 a night

Tara Evans finds out how social travel could save you money on a holiday and how you could turn a profit from renting out your own room.

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New Zealand Car Rental Companies Must Now Prove Damages

Rental agreementsTara Ewing, a New Zealand resident, has won her case for the reimbursement of $280, charged to her by a local rental company for claimed damages to the rental vehicle.

The disputes tribunal ruled that the car rental company lacked evidence of a pre-rental inspection.

Apparently the person who picked up the rental testified that he had to walk down the street to get the vehicle, and no inspection with an employee took place. No itemized invoice, photos — before or after — or other documentation of the damage was available from the car rental company.

This is a wakeup call for both rental companies and potential customers who may find themselves in this situation if careful inspection of both vehicles and small print do not take place.

Transfercar has seen this issued once before involving one of their free rental deals. In light of this recent event, Transfercar urges all parties to be diligent with their dealings and to make sure that all the correct documentation is provided as we wish to see all of our customers and suppliers satisfied with their arrangements.

Read the full article from the New Zealand Herald

Schweppes Sydney Cup Grand Finale of the BMW Sydney Carnival!

Get your best dress (and hat) on darlings and get to the Schweppes Sydney Cup this weekend for the grand finale of the BMW Sydney Carnival!

Not sure how to get there? No worries, Transfercar.com.au has some great free rental cars and campervans heading that way so check us out if you need a cheap rental that may just include free petrol, insurance and of course free days 🙂

It looks to be a huge day with four Group 1 races featuring the Schweppes Sydney Cup over 3200 metres. Only ticket holders will have access to Royal Randwick so you need to get your bookings in quick!

Tickets to the TAB Sportsbet Paddock , the first time the Royal Randwick infield has been used for spectators in forty years, are still available for $25 through Ticketek.Royal Randwick

Feeling lucky?

If you can pick seven winners you may also be in to win $200,000!

Be on course to enter and GOOD LUCK!

Gates Open: 10:30

First Race: 12:25  Last Race: 16:50

If you are just keen to get going, go ahead and register your interest at:

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Hi-tech car aid for older drivers

By Caroline Parkinson Health editor, BBC News website

Bruce Robson (82), from Benton tests the DriveLAB
The DriveLAB mobile laboratory is tested by 82-year-old Bruce Robson

A team at Newcastle University is developing new technology aimed at helping older drivers stay on the road.

Many give up because their reaction times have slowed down – but this means they become more isolated and inactive.

One of the Intelligent Transport team’s developments is a “Granny-Nav” which identifies the safest route, such as avoiding right turns.

The Age UK charity said “ability not age” should determine how safe someone is on the road.

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Texting pilot forgets to lower landing gear

Jetstar pilot texting150 metres off the ground, you’re ready to land but oops, no landing gear! This is the scenario that recently took place when two of Jetstar‘s pilots forgot to lower the gear and had to abort a landing in Singapore.

Apparently the captain (who had over 13,000 hours flying experience) became distracted by his bleeping phone somewhere between 2500 and 2000 feet and was trying to turn it off.

Jetstar’s 220-seat Airbus A320 issues began when the co-pilot switched off the autopilot to make preparations to land.

The captain’s mobile phone started beeping with incoming text messages, distracting the pilot and then seemingly rendering him deaf to the co-pilot’s requests. Continue reading Texting pilot forgets to lower landing gear