Property

Hundreds of properties damaged

Heavy rain and flooding has caused widespread damage to hundreds of properties around the Coromandel, particularly in Whangamata, Onemana, Pauanui and Tairua. Civil... Read More

Coromandel bracing for day two

UPDATED 9.30am: Roads in some low lying areas of the Coromandel Peninsula remain impassable because of widespread flooding. Rain is still falling in some areas... Read More

Strong sales in rural Bay of Plenty

Sales of rural properties are consistently strong in the Bay of Plenty, with REINZ reporting solid sales of horticultural properties and strong prices for lifestyle... Read More

Taking $4.8 million to the streets

Durham Street, Wharf Street and Elizabeth Street could be upgraded during the next three years as part of the Heart of the City programme. Councillors will consider... Read More

Bay housing market ‘mixed’

Median house prices across the Bay of Plenty were a bit of a mixed bag during January, according to new Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures. In Tauranga... Read More

Rotorua newbies wanted for TV show

Families and couples relocating to Rotorua are being sought by producers of a new TV show focusing on people leaving the big smoke in Auckland for a greater work/life... Read More

Canterbury drags down building numbers

There‘s been a national decrease in the number of new homes being built, according to new data from Statistics NZ. The rate of new homes building tailed off... Read More

WRC proposes 2.6 per cent rates rise

Waikato Regional Council has proposed an average rate rise to 2.6 per cent for the next financial year. The rise reflects a tight focus on keeping costs under... Read More

Council calls for demolition tenders

Tenders are being called for the demolition of Tauranga City Council's mouldy and leaky administration building on Willow Street. The tender requires contractors... Read More

TCDC’s building & planning roadshow

Recent legislation changes affecting the building and planning industries will be discussed during a series of stakeholder meetings taking place across the Coromandel... Read More

Tauranga teacher shortages inevitable

Tauranga's rising house prices are now threatening local education, with teachers unable to continue living and working in the city. REINZ figures put Tauranga's... Read More

Tauranga internationally unaffordable

An international survey of housing affordability ranks Tauranga among the top unaffordable cities in the world for house prices. Housing in Los Angeles, San Francisco,... Read More