On February 19, 2007, Sirius announced a merger deal with XM Satellite Radio. Upon government approval, the merger combined the two radio services and created a single satellite radio network in the United States, named Sirius XM Radio.
Did you know that the average cost of a snow holiday in Australia is $945 per person, while the average cost of a New Zealand holiday is $2,802 per person.
Since 2012 the property market has been on the rise and it remains strong and buoyant in 2014. The national average house price in New Zealand in by the end of February 2014 had risen by 8.64% to NZ$415,000 (US $354,547). There was a rise in house prices in 11 out of 12 of the regions in New Zealand, the biggest of which was seen in Canterbury/Westland with 12.4%. This was closely followed by Auckland with 10.7% increase and Southland with 8.3%. The following average house price figures were released by the Real Estate Institute: