07:00am Mon 09 Dec, 2024
A builder made a false insurance claim on a $1.3 million policy after heavy rain caused damage to a site he was working on and for which he had failed to... Read More
08:00pm Thu 05 Dec, 2024
Tenancy Services in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is making it easier for landlords and tenants to manage their rental bonds through a... Read More
09:15am Wed 04 Dec, 2024
Updated rating valuations values have been formulated for every property in Kawerau District. Prepared by independent valuers Quotable Value (QV) on behalf... Read More
07:00pm Fri 29 Nov, 2024
Andrea* says it was only when she and her ex-husband separated that she discovered he had remortgaged their house to pay for his drug and sex worker habit. Her... Read More
07:00pm Wed 27 Nov, 2024
Debt-to-income (DTI) rules are likely to hit investors harder than first-home buyers, as interest rates fall further over the coming year. DTIs took effect... Read More
03:00pm Mon 25 Nov, 2024
B201's architectural brilliance has been recognised at the 2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards, alongside a project in the Bay of Plenty by Professor Anthony... Read More
04:00pm Sun 24 Nov, 2024
Fairer, more sensible rules about managing earthquake risks are a step closer with the passing of legislation and the appointment of an independent chair to... Read More
08:30pm Wed 20 Nov, 2024
The vegetation fire in the Snodgrass Road area at Te Puna, Bay of Plenty, remains contained and is now transitioning to the mop up phase, said a Fire and... Read More
04:30pm Wed 20 Nov, 2024
6.45pm: Fire and Emergency continues to respond to a vegetation fire in the area of Snodgrass Road near Te Puna, Bay of Plenty. "Multiple shelterbelts... Read More
01:50pm Wed 20 Nov, 2024
A fire investigator has been requested to attend the scene of a fire at Pāpāmoa Plaza. Fire Emergency NZ northern communications shift manager Lauren Sika... Read More
07:00pm Mon 18 Nov, 2024
Over the past 10 years, the average new first-home mortgage has increased from about $300,000 to more than $550,000, Reserve Bank data shows. On a mortgage... Read More
06:00pm Thu 14 Nov, 2024
After falling to an eight-month low in September, rental prices increased in October, according to Trade Me Property's latest Rental Price Index. The latest... Read More