Property

House prices up in the Waikato

The latest Trade Me Property Price Index shows the New Zealand property market looks set for a warm winter. In April, average asking prices across the country climbed... Read More

Bay prices surpass Auckland

The New Zealand property for sale market looks set for a warm winter, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. In April, average asking prices climbed... Read More

Tauranga house prices still rising

The latest monthly QV House Price Index shows home values in Tauranga are still showing a strong upward trend. QV House Price Index show Tauranga home values have... Read More

House scarcity creates sellers’ market

The average asking price for a New Zealand house hit an all-time high with stock at an all-time low for May 2016, in a market which is heavily favouring sellers. Real-time... Read More

Tauranga becoming unaffordable

Western Bay of Plenty has become one of the most unaffordable places to live, second only to Auckland. Tauranga's increasing popularity making it a 'victim of its... Read More

$41.1M on emergency housing

For the first time, the Government will pay for about 240 emergency housing places in the Bay of Plenty over the next four years. The initiative will see about 3000... Read More

Increased funding for Maori housing

Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell is promising $12.6 million will be spent on boosting Maori housing in this year's budget. The Maori Housing Network... Read More

Property buyers pushed to new heights

The demand for land in Tauranga's competitive market has prompted one prospective Papamoa buyer to camp out in his car for not one, but two nights, in order to secure... Read More

HomeStart helps 128 buyers

The HomeStart scheme has helped 128 first-time buyers with grants worth $659,000 in the Bay of Plenty region this year. The Government's $435 million HomeStart scheme... Read More

TrustPower wins architectural award

Trustpower's new Durham St headquarters received two awards in the 2016 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards. The winners were announced overnight at an awards... Read More

Heavy rain highlights the good and bad

The recent heavy rains which hit the Coromandel had a massive impact on rivers and properties around Whangapoua, Coromandel and Port Charles. But the Waikato Regional... Read More

Feedback sought on open fires bylaw

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is inviting public feedback on its newly rewritten Fires in the Open Bylaw. The proposed bylaw allows council to set and enforce... Read More