09:48am Tue 28 Aug, 2018
A renter who has had to move his family six times in two years is scathing about how the current rental market works for tenants. Housing Minister Phil Twyford... Read More
03:00pm Mon 27 Aug, 2018
The Government is proposing a suite of rental law changes, including a limit on rent increases, an end to no-cause terminations, and a ban on so-called 'rent bidding.” Housing... Read More
08:08am Sat 25 Aug, 2018
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Awa Group Holdings Limited and the Whakatāne District Council have formed a joint governance group to oversee the development... Read More
10:41am Fri 24 Aug, 2018
Up to 275 more families in Bay of Plenty will have warm, dry, and secure new homes built over the next four years, as a result of the Government's comprehensive... Read More
02:45pm Mon 20 Aug, 2018
Tauranga City Council and the owner of 299A Lakes Boulevard have reached a settlement by negotiation. In a statement released this afternoon, Council has agreed... Read More
06:40am Fri 17 Aug, 2018
House price expectations are proving slow to recover in the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey. While price expectations may have rebounded back to pre-election... Read More
06:45am Thu 16 Aug, 2018
Nearly all foreigners have been banned from buying most Kiwi homes in a bid to crack down on overseas speculators. The Government's legislation passed its... Read More
06:59am Sun 12 Aug, 2018
The business community warns of the threat to continued growth in the Bay of Plenty posed by proposed changes to industrial relations legislation. But the government... Read More
08:00pm Wed 08 Aug, 2018
Landlords and property managers are being criticised for asking prospective tenants for their bank statements when vetting for new lets. NZ First MP, Darroch... Read More
11:51am Mon 06 Aug, 2018
A building developer has approached Tauranga City Council to consider more housing in the Papamoa East area. Bluehaven Holdings Limited wants the council to consider... Read More
02:50pm Wed 01 Aug, 2018
A new housing development on prime beachfront land at Papamoa is projected to deliver solid returns to the Ngāti Whakaue Assets Trust, who is now looking for... Read More
12:44pm Wed 01 Aug, 2018
Homeowners affected by the Bella Vista debacle are going to take a class action suit against Tauranga City Council. The announcement comes after two families... Read More