09:30am Thu 03 Apr, 2025
Property values in New Zealand rose by +0.5% in March, after a +0.4% lift in February, and a flat result for January. The latest figures confirm that the... Read More
06:00am Tue 01 Apr, 2025
A quick response from the Katikati community saw a stolen tiny home found three hours after an appeal was posted to Facebook. On Saturday, March 29, at 4am,... Read More
03:00pm Sun 30 Mar, 2025
Firefighters extinguished a large garage blaze in central Tauranga on Saturday night as onlookers feared it could spread. 'We received multiple calls to a... Read More
07:00am Sat 29 Mar, 2025
Tenants said they were 'shocked and relieved” that no one was seriously injured after a car rammed into the side of their three-bedroom rental home in... Read More
05:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
A proposed 5G tower metres from a retired couple's house has angered Waimapu St residents in Greerton. They say they received little communication about its... Read More
06:00am Tue 25 Mar, 2025
Tauranga ratepayers face a proposed overall rates rise of 12% from July, but the mayor says it could have been more than 20% if the council hadn't found savings. Tauranga... Read More
07:00am Thu 20 Mar, 2025
Bay of Plenty is New Zealand's most expensive region to rent, with a median cost of $680 per week - $20 more than Auckland and $15 more than Wellington. That's... Read More
05:00pm Tue 11 Mar, 2025
New Zealand's housing market might have turned a corner, but it is still a tough time to be a seller. While activity and prices are picking up, there... Read More
07:30pm Sun 09 Mar, 2025
Firefighters from Tauranga and the surrounding area are responding to a large garage fire on a Minden property in western Bay of Plenty. A nearby resident... Read More
08:00am Thu 06 Mar, 2025
Property data firm Corelogic has released its latest update, which shows house values across the country rose 0.3 percent in February. The median national... Read More
05:00pm Mon 03 Mar, 2025
Homeownership remains a key goal for many New Zealanders - but how do you know if it's right for you? The proportion of people who owned their own home... Read More
03:30pm Mon 03 Mar, 2025
Update, 6.30pm: A Powerco spokesperson said power is now restored to all customers in the Gate Pā area. A power outage occurred at 5.55pm on Sunday, affecting... Read More