Property

Dwelling consents rebound

The number of new dwellings consented rose strongly in February after falling in the previous month, according to figures from Statistics New Zealand announced. The... Read More

New building website launched

A new website launched this week aims to make information on regulation of New Zealand's $25 billion a year building industry more accessible. Building and Housing... Read More

Records tumble at Ohope Express

Race records and personal best times tumbled at the 2016 Podium Ohope Express. James Parsons from Napier smashed the record set last year by Stephen Lett by a whopping... Read More

Unanimous call to sell historic land

City councillors have backed the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust's project to build a community hub building on land at the Historic Village green. Councillors voted... Read More

Rates rise of 2%: TCDC

The Thames-Coromandel District Council says early forecasts point towards a rates increase of about 2 per cent for the 2015/16 financial year. If this happens the... Read More

Extra houses for Papamoa

Council is recommending the establishment of new Special Housing Areas at Golden Sands and Palm Springs in Papamoa East. Council agreed yesterday to recommend to... Read More

Bay rentals hit record high

Following the annual New Year rent adjustment, New Zealand's median weekly rent fell $5 in February to $430, according to the latest figures in the Trade Me Property... Read More

Property law changes

A law change intended to land transfer laws into the 21st century, giving property owners better protection and making it easier to register property, has passed... Read More

Three bidders for Tauranga houses

The shortlist of possible buyers for Tauranga's state houses is four, with the Government today requesting formal proposals to buy and manage state housing in Tauranga... Read More

The tenant becomes the landlord

It's a growing trend and Tauranga's riding the wave. The number of state house tenants becoming owners of state rentals is on the increase. Tenants renting state... Read More

Record prices for real estate

Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson each recorded new record median house prices in February, says the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ). Waikato/Bay... Read More

The effects of living in a former P-lab

A family of six, including a baby, are coming to terms with health issues they say they have accrued from three years of unknowingly living in a Tauranga house used... Read More