Monitor remotely
Stay informed about changes across your property wherever you are.
Enjoy the rural lifestyle without the stress
Living on a rural property or lifestyle block offers freedom, space and a better connection to your surroundings. But managing a remote property can also come with challenges. BetterLiving helps you monitor important systems across your property, so you can identify issues early and stay informed even when you are not there.
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Managing a Rural Property Comes With Challenges
Remote properties often require regular checks to make sure essential systems are working properly. Small issues can quickly become bigger problems when you are not onsite.
Water leaks, trough damage or pump failures affecting water availability
Gates being left open, electric fences failing or livestock escaping
Unexpected visitors, animals or activity causing damage
Power outages affecting pumps and other essential equipment
Limited visibility when you are away from your property
Property activity
Water level
Power online
Gate status
Stay Connected to Your Rural Property From Anywhere
BetterLiving gives you visibility over important systems across your property, helping you identify issues earlier and respond before small problems become costly repairs.
Receive alerts
Know when an important system or monitored area needs your attention.
Respond earlier
Identify issues sooner and act before they become costly repairs.
Reduce manual checks
Spend less time making unnecessary trips to inspect your property.
Have confidence that animals, water systems and essential equipment are being monitored.
Monitor the Systems That Matter Most
BetterLiving provides remote monitoring and control for the systems that keep your rural property operating smoothly.
Water Systems
Monitor tanks, pumps, valves, troughs and water networks to maintain visibility over essential water infrastructure.
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Monitor gates, electric fences and other important access points to improve awareness across your property.
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Stay informed about power availability and connected system status, even when you are away.
Explore Power & System StatusWhy Rural Property Owners Choose BetterLiving
BetterLiving is designed specifically for remote environments where reliable monitoring is important.
Easy installation
Long-range connectivity
Mobile app access
Designed for rural and remote properties
Flexible systems that can expand as your needs change
FAQs
Common questions from rural property owners.
Yes. You can give selected people access to your BetterLiving system and choose who receives notifications.
BetterLiving can detect unusual water usage patterns, including sudden or gradual water loss across a monitored water network. Alerts can notify you of potential leaks, while remote valve control can help isolate sections of your water system to identify the source.
Yes. If your pump can restart normally without manual intervention, BetterLiving pump control can automatically restart your pump after a power interruption.
BetterLiving uses LoRaWAN technology, which performs best when there is a clear connection between devices and the gateway. For properties with challenging terrain, gateway placement, antenna positioning and coverage assessment can help optimise performance.
Yes. BetterLiving allows you to map monitored areas, view gate status and monitor electric fence conditions across your property.
Stay Connected to Your Rural Property
Whether you manage a lifestyle block, farm or remote property, BetterLiving can help you monitor the systems that matter most.
Talk to our team about your property and find the right monitoring setup for your needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about BetterLiving, including remote property monitoring, installation, connectivity, alerts and getting started.
BetterLiving is a remote property monitoring system designed to help you stay connected to the systems that matter most. The platform currently includes five monitoring modules: Farm Water, Residential Water, Containment, Presence and Power.
Depending on your setup, BetterLiving can monitor:
- Water tank levels
- Pump operation
- Trough water levels
- Bore and metered water flow
- Electric fence status
- Gate status
- Unexpected presence and property activity
- Power outages and restoration
BetterLiving also supports remote control of selected equipment, including valves and pumps.
BetterLiving devices communicate using LoRaWAN, a long-range, low-power wireless technology designed for remote monitoring. Devices send data to a BetterLiving gateway, which connects to the internet via your existing Wi-Fi network or a 4G connection.
Depending on terrain and installation, devices can communicate with the gateway from distances of more than 5 kilometres.
Yes. While BetterLiving monitoring devices do not connect directly to Starlink, the BetterLiving gateway can use your Starlink internet connection to send monitoring data and alerts.
This makes Starlink an excellent option for properties without reliable broadband or cellular internet.
Yes. If your property does not have traditional internet or reliable cellular coverage, BetterLiving can be connected using Starlink. This allows the gateway to communicate with the cloud while your monitoring devices continue to communicate locally using LoRaWAN.
BetterLiving sends alerts when a monitored event or issue is detected. Notifications are delivered in real time, helping you respond quickly to changes such as low water levels, power outages, gate activity or unexpected presence.
Yes. BetterLiving includes detailed installation and setup guides, and most devices can be installed by anyone with practical property maintenance experience.
Some equipment, such as the Pump Control module, may require installation by a qualified electrician depending on the pump or electrical system being connected.
BetterLiving is designed for properties where remote visibility and monitoring are important, including rural properties, lifestyle blocks, holiday homes and compounds with multiple connected dwellings and facilities.
The system can be configured around the specific assets and systems you want to monitor.
Yes. BetterLiving is designed to be flexible and scalable. You can start with the monitoring modules that are most important for your property and add additional devices or capabilities as your needs change.
Yes. BetterLiving can support monitoring across multiple locations, allowing property owners and managers to stay connected to different sites from one platform.
BetterLiving is designed and developed in New Zealand using proven LoRaWAN IoT technology built for reliable monitoring in remote environments. The platform is designed to support properties anywhere in the world.