Property

March quarter: Soft start for NZ housing market

Latest housing figures show a soft start to the New Zealand housing market in the March quarter. CoreLogic's House Price Index rose 0.5 per cent in... Read More

Waihi Beach property market roars back to life

Buyer confidence is returning to Western Bay of Plenty, with real estate sales spiking in the Waihi Beach and Waihi area. Real Estate agents has been busy... Read More

House fire extinguished in Mount Maunganui

Fire emergency services are responding to a house fire in Mount Maunganui. "We received a call to a house fire at 1.33pm," says Fire Emergency NZ spokesperson... Read More

Council to buy out slip damaged Tauranga homes

Slip-affected homeowners in a Tauranga suburb are closer to a solution after council agreed to fund a buyout in conjunction with the government. Extreme rainfall... Read More

6.7M quake in PNG, no tsunami threat to NZ

A 6.7M has struck a remote part of northern Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning. The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu initially reported the... Read More

New home building rules for WBOP

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

Safeguarding urban planning from natural hazards

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

Tiny home compliance nightmare comes to an end

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

Housing market recovery uneven - CoreLogic

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

Rent-free: Ex-partner forced out of home

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

Seaside village upset by social housing plan

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

Health retreat given greenlight despite opposition

A cancer recovery centre near Whakatāne has been given the green light, despite opposition from neighbouring landowners. After a hearing, Whakatāne District... Read More