Property

Investigation continues after Opotiki fire

An investigation is still underway to determine the cause of a fire that happened in Opotiki yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to an abandoned... Read More

Three strangers at the dinner table

They just wanted a coffee, but found themselves down the wrong road, which led them to a physical and metaphorical sign - Sarona. That's how an unlikely group... Read More

Proposed special housing area in Papamoa East

The development of a special housing area in Papamoa East at 4 Emerald Shores Drive has been proposed by The City Transformation Committee. The proposal was made... Read More

More than 40,000 houses needed in by 2048

Housing, transport, employment, an ageing population, the environment - how do we manage those and other big issues in the western Bay of Plenty over the next... Read More

Labour MPs to host meeting on renting law changes

Local Labour MPs, Angie Warren-Clark, Jan Tinetti and Tamati Coffey are inviting tenants, landlords and whānau to have their say on the Coalition Government's... Read More

Proposed regulations prompt some landlords to sell

A Tauranga property investor is selling his rentals and ditching the industry in anticipation of tougher tenancy regulations. The government is considering making... Read More

House price expectation high in Tauranga

Tauranga/Mount Maunganui has one of the highest expectations of house price growth in the country, following behind Queenstown and alongside Wellington. The prediction... Read More

New valuations show strong growth in Hauraki homes

New Quotable Value figures show residential and lifestyle property values in the Hauraki District have risen sharply over the last three years. Hauraki District... Read More

Landlords call for meth testing compensation

Private landlords are calling for some form of compensation after forking out big money on bogus meth tests at their properties. Hundreds of state housing tenants... Read More

Police investigate aggravated burglary in Papamoa

Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a home on Waterford Park Drive, Papamoa. Two male offenders entered the property, one armed with an axe and... Read More

Greenpeace to solarise half a million homes

Greenpeace has unveiled a plan that would see half a million New Zealand homes solarised over the next 10 years with money currently being used to subsidise the... Read More

Housing NZ to right meth testing wrong

A report by Housing NZ into its response to methamphetamine contamination shows the organisation accepts its approach was wrong and had far reaching consequences... Read More