Property

Papamoa house fire

A spectacular fire in a two storey house in Dickson Road drew a large crowd this afternoon as firefighters from Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Greerton and Tauranga battled... Read More

Organising urban sprawl

More inner city and city edge living in Tauranga, and new urban areas at Te Tumu and Tauriko and are being recommended as future urban growth areas in the Western... Read More

Cottoning on to Papamoa

A New Zealand retail analyst believes Fashion Island's new owners Cotton On is embarking on a step change in the way it handles property. Cotton on bought Fashion... Read More

TCDC offering rates rebate help

A rates rebate is available to eligible Coromandel ratepayers who earned $24,470 or less in the tax year ending March 31, 2016. To help eligible ratepayers with... Read More

Attack on Tauranga state house sales

The government decision to sell off Tauranga state houses is being resisted by State Housing Action Inc, which is demanding a judicial review of the decision. It's... Read More

Te Tumu town plan starts

Planning for a new urban development area at Te Tumu will begin in the current financial year with the commencement of structure planning and re-zoning, the city... Read More

State houses top bidder identified

Is it the real positive for Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty that the Government would have us believe? Or is it a 'kick in the guts for the city's homeless”... Read More

New kid on the block wins award

Twelve months of blood, sweat and tears has paid off outstandingly for Mike Pero Real Estate Tauranga franchise owner Megan Benson. This week the Tauranga branch... Read More

History behind two old Tauranga pubs

The story behind two buildings being demolished in Harington Street this week goes back further than nearly 20 years of pub names. What was recently Flaunt and The... Read More

Meth drives family out of town

The removal van, which brought the hopes and dreams of the Pond family to Tauranga just eight weeks ago, will be reloaded, turned around and driven south again. 'Deep... Read More

Mount home takes top prize

A Mount Maunganui home and a Tauranga renovation have taken top honours at this year's regional House of the Year awards. The Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered... Read More

HomeStart changes to ‘screw the scrum’

Increasing the KiwiSaver HomeStart scheme's income and house price caps is a 'step in the right direction”, says Tauranga Mortgage Brokers Ltd. principal Tracey... Read More