Property

Five million Kiwis by 2020

There's likely to be five million people crowding New Zealand By 2020 and possibly even sooner, according to Statistic NZ's latest population projections. In... Read More

Revaluers visiting Western Bay homes

Valuers will be visiting properties in the Western Bay over the coming month to assess current land and capital values. Revaluations are done every two to three... Read More

Prices up in Eastern Bay

Many Eastern Bay of Plenty locals who sold their rural homes in September would have been left smiling all the way to the bank. New REINZ Residential Property Data... Read More

City liquefaction issues denied

Claims the council civic heart project is endangered by liquefaction issues on the central city site are being denied by the councillor chairing the civic heart... Read More

Campus design confirmed

The look of the Tauranga CBD university campus has been approved by the three funders; Tauranga City Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, and Tauranga Energy... Read More

Goldfields heritage bid fails

Goldfield's Railway has been unsuccessful in obtaining the ex-Newmarket signal box building. According to KiwiRail, another rail heritage group obtained the historic... Read More

'Severe' East Cape earthquake

Three quakes have rattled the East Cape, one of a 5.8 magnitude. GeoNet reported the first, strongest, shake struck at 8.41am on Sunday. Two others, one of 3.1 and... Read More

Tracking the building boom

The building boom in the Western Bay continues to break new ground, with both Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District councils breaking records in the number... Read More

Tauranga house prices increase

Despite a slowing of activity and demand in the Tauranga market over the past month, home values in Tauranga City are still showing strong value increases over the... Read More

New building consents paperwork

The Thames-Coromandel District is now using building consent application forms and guides that are already in use by seven other councils across the Waikato region.... Read More

Staying just ahead of the wave

Growth pressures on Tauranga City are so urgent the councillors were told they have to make the decisions now on four urban growth projects; Compact City, Te Tumu,... Read More

Revitalising tired old towns

Three mayoral candidates, three city councillors and about 40 people turned up to a room above The Strand this week to hear John Dalzell talk about central city... Read More