Wellingtonians can have a group of kittens brought to their home for an hour and a half of play ... at a starting bid of only $1.

COMMENT: Can Trade Me retain its market-leading position over the next 20 years?

The founder of Trade Me will leave the board to focus on early-stage businesses and his personal charitable trust.

Trade Me's head of marketplace says "we'd be naive not to pay attention" with Facebook Marketplace launching in New Zealand.

Diamond earrings worn by Gemma Flynn on the red carpet for fiance Richie McCaw's film sell for $2,510.

The earrings are being auctioned on Trade Me to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

Stratford mayor Neil Volzke refused to give house sale prices to Trade Me saying prices "should not be anyone else's business".

Three years of investment has paid off for Trade Me.

An Auckland man has gone to unprecedented lengths to try and break into the city's notorious housing market - by selling a high five.

TradeMe received more than 1500 requests for customer information from police in the past year - as well as a number of approaches from the SIS.

A man who used Trademe to cheat people out of hundreds of dollars was sentenced in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday. William

Kiwi auction site's 'most prolific offender' found guilty of blackmail and threatening to stab 25-year-old tourist.

Games of Thrones fan is selling a "HODOR" personalised plate.

A Wanganui Cancer Society volunteer has shocked the organisation by offering up his beloved classic car for auction in a bid to raise funds for them.

Paula Bosher, of the Alaskan Malamute Club, said they often get inquiries from people wanting a dog because they'd seen them on a TV show or movie.

Satisfaction is guaranteed for the highest bidder in the auction of an eggplant that has an eerie resemblance to male genitalia.

A man trying to sell silver Nazi memorabilia on Trade Me has had his auction removed from the website.

When an item sells, the seller can then book a courier through Trade Me, package it up, and choose the pickup location.

New Zealand's property market settled in December, ending a booming year of property sales on a quiet note.

Fee increase for big ticket items will be introduced on February 1.

From early to mid-January, the Oldfriends site will be closed down and you won't be able to access it any more. Any data will also be deleted.

A pensioner who has been trying for months to privately sell his West Auckland home is now auctioning the "exquisite French Riviera" property with no reserve.

TradeMe has removed an auction for a prized bulldog because the owner said he would only consider selling to a white person.

It seems everything the All Blacks touch turns to gold - and now Trade Me sellers are banking on that.

Record numbers of $1m-plus house sale prices linked to growing applications for work in regions.

Lewis Road Creamery's new flavours of milk are being listed on Trade Me less than a week after going on sale.

Net profit was little changed at $80.2 million, or 20.2 cents per share, in the year ended June 30.

TradeMe Group has launched an insurance with Tower, as part of the online auction site's plan to diversify into financial services.

Information from Trade Me is being given to police and spies at a growing rate.