Property

WRC proposes 2.6 per cent rates rise

Waikato Regional Council has proposed an average rate rise to 2.6 per cent for the next financial year. The rise reflects a tight focus on keeping costs under... Read More

Council calls for demolition tenders

Tenders are being called for the demolition of Tauranga City Council's mouldy and leaky administration building on Willow Street. The tender requires contractors... Read More

TCDC’s building & planning roadshow

Recent legislation changes affecting the building and planning industries will be discussed during a series of stakeholder meetings taking place across the Coromandel... Read More

Tauranga teacher shortages inevitable

Tauranga's rising house prices are now threatening local education, with teachers unable to continue living and working in the city. REINZ figures put Tauranga's... Read More

Tauranga internationally unaffordable

An international survey of housing affordability ranks Tauranga among the top unaffordable cities in the world for house prices. Housing in Los Angeles, San Francisco,... Read More

Matapihi trust buys Hawke's Bay orchard

Matapihi based Ngai Tukairangi Trust has paid $40.2 million for a Hawke's Bay kiwifruit orchard in what is believed to be a record price for any horticultural land. 'We... Read More

Storm passes by, mostly

Judging by the number of fire service call outs, the Western Bay of Plenty escaped most of the impact of last night's storm. Mount Maunganui fire fighters were... Read More

Information plea on barn fire

Tauranga police are appealing for information about a suspicious barn fire at Glue Pot Road on Friday. The alarm was raised at 5.45pm Friday afternoon, and attended... Read More

$600,000 to buy a home

Prospective homebuyers may have to find up to $600,000 to get into a home in Tauranga. That's the new median price for a house in the city, according to figures... Read More

Park outlook for new café

The Brunel Group is looking for a café or restaurant operator for the ground floor of their Willow street project named ‘The Reserve'. 'It's a very... Read More

Homes lost in fire near Whitianga

UPDATED 9.09PM: At least four homes have been destroyed and others evacuated as firefighters battle a large scale fire south of Whitianga. Residents in the area... Read More

Waiting for an angel’s blessing

'I am going through a divorce and will find myself in a position that could have a devastating effect.” It was an email to SunLive- a plaintive appeal for... Read More