Property

Turning complainers into customers

Classic Developments' project sales manager Mark Hooper was rushed off his feet by Omokoroa residents when he opened the Kaimai View sales office on Omokoroa Road. They... Read More

$6 million investment in Bay schools

Around $6 million will be invested to build more new classrooms at Tauranga Boys' College and Te Kura o Matapihi. Associate Education Minister Tim Macindoe visited... Read More

Falling market blamed on entry barriers

A falling real estate market is being blamed on barriers to first home buyers by Real Estate Institute of NZ CEO Bindi Norwell. Properties selling across New Zealand... Read More

Rental squeeze and housing crisis

Regions need to take a lead in developing a different approach to renting, according to a report commissioned by the SmartGrowth Partnership in the Bay of Plenty. As... Read More

Government limits tsunami options

The long-running debate over the type of sirens to be used to alert Bay of Plenty residents to the danger of an imminent tsunami has been taken out of the hands... Read More

Helping out with AIMS shortage

Maureen Habgood has always been a problem-solver, so when she heard about Tauranga's accommodation shortage during September's Anchor AIMS Games, she sprang into... Read More

Housing report looks to the future

City councillors have called for an investigation into how Tauranga's pensioner housing will best work in the future. Councillors have been presented with two options;... Read More

How not to lose it all to your lover

Late life love affairs, ‘mail-order' brides and on-again, off-again relationships are contributing to a growing number of relationship property claims. The... Read More

Building boom continues in Tauranga

Tauranga's building boom continues to run at a steady pace, with Tauranga City Council issuing the highest value of single dwelling consents in the last two years... Read More

Fund fast tracks flood clean up

Flood-hit farmers in the Bay of Plenty region will now have an opportunity to apply for a grant to help with clean up and recovery. The $100,000 Primary Industries... Read More

Ditching the council flats

Government pressure is forcing Tauranga City Council to look at ways of divesting itself from its pensioner flats, according to a report to be discussed at the... Read More

Racecourse could become new housing

An application to create 45 residential lots on part of the former Paeroa Racecourse is currently being processed by the Hauraki District Council. Mayor John Tregidga... Read More