07:00am Sun 24 Mar, 2024
Rules to help fast-track much-needed housing in Ōmokoroa and Te Puke are now in place. This month Western Bay of Plenty District Council made changes to... Read More
08:30am Wed 20 Mar, 2024
Urban planning experts at the University of Waikato are developing a new model to support the translation of natural hazard science and planning of future cities. 'New... Read More
10:00am Sat 16 Mar, 2024
After struggling for 16 months and paying over $40,000 to jump through regulatory hoops, Jane Kay has finally achieved her goal of living in a tiny home on her... Read More
01:00pm Thu 14 Mar, 2024
The housing market recovery is spreading, with nearly 60 per cent of suburbs seeing some improvement this year. CoreLogic's interactive mapping tool indicates... Read More
10:45am Thu 14 Mar, 2024
A woman who refused a court order to vacate a house, in which she had lived rent-free for four years, has finally moved on after a second court order... Read More
01:00pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Plans to build 4905 three-storey townhouses and apartments, including social housing, in Ōmokoroa have sent ripples through the sleepy coastal settlement. The... Read More
11:45am Wed 13 Mar, 2024
A cancer recovery centre near Whakatāne has been given the green light, despite opposition from neighbouring landowners. After a hearing, Whakatāne District... Read More
11:15am Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Mt Maunganui residents fear new government housing rules will allow developers to turn it into the Gold Coast, high rise buildings that rob them of sunlight... Read More
06:30am Tue 12 Mar, 2024
Home value growth remains relatively robust in Tauranga compared to most other main centres, reports QV. The city's average home value increased 3.1 per cent... Read More
05:00pm Sun 10 Mar, 2024
The Hope Home project, pioneered by Fowler Homes in support of New Zealand's leading youth mental health charity I Am Hope charity, is making 'great” progress... Read More
05:00pm Fri 08 Mar, 2024
New planning rules have been adopted in the Western Bay of Plenty, but one councillor has likened them to 'swallowing a dead rat”. The new rules allow... Read More
10:45am Tue 05 Mar, 2024
Police have received several reports of a rental property rental scam involving the Chinese community. The scammers are targeting China-based people who are... Read More