Property

Resuming civic heart progress

Tauranga city Council's approach to planning its new administration building is going to change on Tuesday when the first decisions are made about the way forward. Chairman... Read More

Family of five escapes house fire

The cause of the house fire that forced a family of five from their home after midnight is under investigation today. The family noticed the fire in their Te Hono... Read More

Council looking at flood land purchase

Tauranga City Council is looking at buying up two flood prone properties at Oropi and Pyes Pa. The recommendation was passed with little discussion at the council... Read More

New online property auction site

Tauranga is the first location in the country to test a new online property auction site. Locally-owned website PropFi gives house-hunters the option of bidding... Read More

Spring sets new property market records

The Kiwi property for sale market is on the rise again, with the average asking price for a typical property lifting 2.9 per cent in October to a record high of... Read More

New property values reflect growth

Western Bay of Plenty's buoyant economy and growth is reflected in increased property values across all sectors of the district, according to the latest revaluation... Read More

The Bay’s boom continues

Unemployment down? Tick. GDP, retail spending, construction, and population growth up? Tick, tick, tick and tick. Latest quarterly figures released this week show... Read More

House prices still rising

Tauranga housing values are continuing to rise with Quotable Value figures for November showing the average house price in the city is now $615,155. The average... Read More

Waihi church’s future unclear

Actions taken to solve an age-old problem in Waihi have the support of Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga. The 110-year-old St James Presbyterian Church building... Read More

Best Santa Parade yet

Papamoa's third annual Santa parade today is being described as its biggest and best yet. A crowd well spread out along the whole kilometer of the route along Dickson... Read More

Armitage to be transformed

There are exciting changes ahead for the Hotel Armitage and Conference Centre as it undergoes a transformation. Primeproperty Group bought the Tauranga landmark... Read More

The Bethlehem Gorilla is back

First it was bad news. The one metre tall Bethlehem gorilla was gone. Stolen. In broad daylight, about 5pm on Friday, September 9, from the top of the container... Read More