Property

House prices up 27 per cent

The Tauranga housing market continues to rise, with home values in Tauranga City up by 27 per cent year on year and 5.9 per cent over the past three months. The... Read More

Deterring amateur electricians

A joint consumer awareness campaign from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Consumer Protection team and the Electrical Workers Registration... Read More

BaseUp for Omokoroa’s pavilion

Five-year-old Keaton Rose and brothers Mitch, 6, and Baxter, 8, will be run, run, running around Omokoroa next weekend to drum up funds for their community's plan... Read More

For a smile and a life saved

It's an image seared into her memory. A wee boy, probably a new entrant, about five years old, his legs trussed in heavy metal callipers, struggling over a school... Read More

Big fire in Hamilton CBD

A huge blaze has erupted in central Hamilton following a smaller fire at the same location on Sunday. The plume of black smoke billowing up from A. H. Franks tyre... Read More

Fire service advice for summer

Despite the recent wild weather, summer is definitely coming, and with it barbecues and the hot, dry weather that increases the chances of fire. The Fire Service... Read More

House prices at record high

House prices in the Bay of Plenty reached record levels in September, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures show. The data shows home values reached a new... Read More

Five million Kiwis by 2020

There's likely to be five million people crowding New Zealand By 2020 and possibly even sooner, according to Statistic NZ's latest population projections. In... Read More

Revaluers visiting Western Bay homes

Valuers will be visiting properties in the Western Bay over the coming month to assess current land and capital values. Revaluations are done every two to three... Read More

Prices up in Eastern Bay

Many Eastern Bay of Plenty locals who sold their rural homes in September would have been left smiling all the way to the bank. New REINZ Residential Property Data... Read More

City liquefaction issues denied

Claims the council civic heart project is endangered by liquefaction issues on the central city site are being denied by the councillor chairing the civic heart... Read More

Campus design confirmed

The look of the Tauranga CBD university campus has been approved by the three funders; Tauranga City Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, and Tauranga Energy... Read More