Property

Drop, Cover, Hold - or some decide to leave K-Town

While some Kawerau residents are hunkering down and keeping themselves safe as the swarm of earthquakes continues to roll through, others are leaving 'K-Town'... Read More

Kawerau cleaning up after swarm of quakes

Kawerau businesses and residents are cleaning up following a swarm of earthquakes in the early hours of Saturday. Kawerau Hammer Hardware owner Murray Evans... Read More

$25m boost approved for cyclone-hit businesses

The Government is providing a further $25 million in grants to help more businesses in cyclone-affected regions with the clean up and get them back up and running.... Read More

New legislation to streamline Cyclone recovery

The Government is introducing the Severe Weather Emergency Legislation Bill to ensure the recovery and rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle is streamlined and efficient... Read More

Median house price falls 13.9 per cent

Houses are taking two months to sell amid the residential market slow down, but stock levels are returning to normal. The Real Estate Institute's (REINZ)... Read More

Rotorua council flats empty during housing crisis

Twenty council pensioner flats are empty and awaiting renovation amid a housing crisis that has left some elderly people sleeping in cars and in emergency housing. Rotorua... Read More

Tairāwhiti & Hawke’s Bay state of emergency to end

The remaining state of national emergency over the Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay regions will end on Tuesday March 14, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty... Read More

The Pratt’s final farewell

A local family found themselves in a surreal moment on discovering the Pāpāmoa house they'd been contracted to demolish was their old family home. 'We bought... Read More

$200 million+ apartments on track to hit market

The much anticipated $200 million+ Thirty Eight Elizabeth development is currently on track to go to market with its luxury residential living by the end of the... Read More

4.4M quake near Taupo on Sunday afternoon

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Taupo was mostly recorded as 'light' by those who felt it. Geonet reports the quake at 4.13pm was centred 15km south-west... Read More

New cyclone visa category provides relief

A new fast-tracked visa category to help with recovery efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle will enable the country's civil construction companies to ramp... Read More

Cyclone Taskforce to ensure locally-led recovery

The Terms of Reference for the Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery Taskforce have been agreed by Cabinet, with the Taskforce's primary purpose to align locally led recovery... Read More