Property

Further harbour protest planned

A public lecture he attended this week on how Ngai Te Rangi Iwi fended off repeated invasion attempts during the 19th century musket wars, is resonating with iwi... Read More

Serious complaints against council

Serious complaints have been levelled against Tauranga City Council over their handling of a developer's building consents. Three consents issued to Bella Vista... Read More

Bay housing stocks on the rise

The total number of residential properties available for purchase in the Bay of Plenty has risen, according to realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Taylor. Waikato,... Read More

Cargo shed cleared out today

Today the last truckloads of furniture donated to the Edgecumbe flood victims are being cleared from the Dive Crescent cargo shed and driven by volunteers to... Read More

Solving suburban issues study

Tauranga City Council is being asked to spend $350,000 investigating planning issues arising in Welcome Bay and Ohauiti. These suburbs were planned in the 1990s,... Read More

Fatal fire scene closes overnight

The scene of today's fatal fire scene in Maungatapu is being closed down overnight before detectives and fire safety investigators resume seeking its cause in daylight... Read More

More social housing spending

Budget 2017 is boosting the government's social housing budget with an extra $155.2 million of operating funding and $20 million for more emergency and transitional... Read More

Growth slows in housing market

The latest monthly QV House Price Index shows nationwide residential property values for May increased 9.7 per cent over the past year which is the slowest annual... Read More

Homeowner insurance premiums raised

The Insurance Council of New Zealand is concerned that major increases in taxes and levies on people who insure their homes could see low income households not... Read More

Building consents review still coming

Tauranga City Council is seeking ‘more clarity and detail' from independent reviewers assessing the council's building consents policy. In March, the council... Read More

House prices up, volumes down

House prices continue to increase in the Bay of Plenty, while sales volumes have fallen in the past month. The median price across the region last month rose by... Read More

Rates postponement and remission

The Whakatane District Council has approved a rates postponement and remission process which goes beyond the provisions of its existing rates remission policy. At... Read More