Property

Eviction forces ill man to live in motel

A seriously ill Tauranga man has been thrown out of his home by the city's main social housing provider and is now living in emergency accommodation in a motel. Accessible... Read More

City marae to get connected

A plan to connect all city marae to the reticulated sewers is recommended for approval by the council Environment Committee for addition into the Long Term Plan. Four... Read More

Tauranga housing market stalls

Tauranga home values have increased 6.6 per cent year on year but decreased 0.1 per cent over the past three months, according to the latest QV report. Values here... Read More

Record cost for city apartment living

Growing demand for city centre apartment living has seen a penthouse apartment sell for a record price of around $2.4m, at the soon to be Latitude residences in... Read More

Council seeks feedback for fees

Resource Management Amendment Act changes which take effect from October 18 have resulted in a number of proposed amendments to the Whakatane District Council's... Read More

Rising rents force Papamoa family out

A Papamoa family has been forced to move from their home, as a result of rising living costs in the area. Deana Franks says her family's rent has gone up by $85... Read More

Edgecumbe flood clean-up almost complete

The majority of silt and debris have now been cleared for victims in the Edgecumbe flood. The Earthquake Commission has cleared silt and debris for 251 properties... Read More

The pastor’s grand plan for rubbish

It fixed the 'disjointed and inefficient” rubbish collection system that bedeviled the North Sydney Shire of Hornsby. And Tauranga man Bruce Adams says it... Read More

Pensioner forced to live in caravan

A pensioner living in the Bay of Plenty says she has no choice but to live in a caravan at a campground, because the pension is not enough to live on. Lynette Haines,... Read More

Man burned saving home

A man suffered serious burns to his back carrying a burning mattress out of his Hartford Avenue home today. The man aged in his late 30s, put the burning mattress... Read More

Person hurt in house fire

UPDATED 5.30pm: A male is reported to be in a serious condition, and has been taken to Tauranga Hospital following a house fire at Papamoa today. A St John Ambulance... Read More

Open days on Te Tumu this week

Open days are being held at the Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club this week discussing the proposed new housing development at Te Tumu. The public is invited to learn... Read More