Property

Rotorua defies national housing trend

Rotorua has hit its highest number of new build homes in 14 years, bucking the national trend. It comes as a new assessment finds the city has more than... Read More

Fire fighters battle Bethlehem electric truck fire

Multiple fire crews are attending the scene of an electric vehicle fire in Bethlehem, Tauranga. An electric truck caught fire in the carpark outside Kmart... Read More

Council responding to Pāpāmoa sinkhole situation

Tauranga City Council crews are working urgently and safely to repair a sinkhole that appeared on Thursday on Golden Sands Drive in Pāpāmoa. According to... Read More

NZ's biggest bank downgrades house price forecast

New Zealand's biggest bank says house prices should lift more meaningfully over the second half of this year, but values are likely to only rise 4.5 per... Read More

Online hub offers advice on building above code

An online hub - called Design.Resilience.NZ - has launched to make it easier to build more resilient homes and buildings that help communities bounce back from... Read More

Super-sized granny flats on the way

The Coalition Government will do more to make it easier to build granny flats, by increasing the maximum non-consented size that can be built to 70 square metres. RMA... Read More

Clearer signs of a market rebound

New Zealand's housing market continues to show signs of recovery, with national sales activity and dwelling values both lifting in March, supported by easing... Read More

Ōtūmoetai power cut after vehicle crash

Over 100 properties in Bellevue, Tauranga are without power following a vehicle colliding with a power pole. Police received numerous calls at around 5.40pm... Read More

Award-winning holiday home film debuts

After four years of filming, the journey of the Chodge, a multiple award-winning holiday home at Lake Whakamaru, is set to make its big screen debut at Event... Read More

Katikati Arts Junction repair works begin

Katikati's creative hub is getting some much-needed attention, with weather-damaged parts of the Arts Junction building being repaired over the next few months. The... Read More

How do home loan rates compare to other countries'

New Zealand home loan rates might be falling, but how do they compare to those of the rest of the world? More rates have dropped below 5 percent in the past... Read More

Council signs $91m, 15-year lease for new offices

Tauranga City Council will spend $91.9 million on the lease for its new offices over the next 15 years. The council has also budgeted about $33.5m for the... Read More