Property

Gold orchard sells for $3 million

A Whakamarama kiwifruit orchard has been sold for a record $600,000 per canopy hectare. David McLaren of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Tauranga, sold five canopy hectare... Read More

Bay breaks $500K asking price average

The Bay of Plenty has broken the $500,000 ceiling in average asking price, with Waikato, Wellington, Canterbury and Central Otago also reaching new record highs. A... Read More

Bureta sales looming

Ownership of all the former Bureta Park land is about to turn over with both the recently completed Countdown supermarket and the adjoining vacant land under conditional... Read More

Western Bay’s million-dollar towns

Katikati and Te Puke are homes to some of the region's most expensive real estate listing with 32 properties expected to fetch more than $1 million. Of the 61 properties... Read More

TCDC water restrictions updated

Tairua locals are now able to use hand held hoses at any time, but the sprinkler ban will stay in place for another week. The Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More

Time to check your pool’s fence

This summer the Thames-Coromandel District Council will work with locals who have pools on their properties to ensure they are fenced properly. Community Environment... Read More

Retailer slams waterfront plan

The $3 million the city council is planning to spend on redeveloping the city waterfront would be better spent on re-instating the parking on The Strand reclamation... Read More

Papamoa development underway

A significant building development at a Papamoa lifestyle village is underway this month, as work begins on construction of a new community centre. Tauranga Mayor... Read More

TCC building fees increase

Tauranga City Council will go to public consultation in an attempt to turn the building department from a loss leader into a money maker via new building fees. The... Read More

Pacific Coast Village expands

Papamoa's Pacific Coast Village will double in size after parent company Generus Living Group gained resource consent to expand the village recently. The expansion... Read More

Housing market continues to heat up

The latest residential housing figures from Harcourts show written sales were up strongly across the country last month, with a 31.9 per cent increase on the same... Read More

Smith’s Farm decision made

Tauranga City Council have backed away from a stance over the Smith's Farm special housing area in Bethlehem that threatened a conflict with the area's neighbours... Read More