Property

Row erupts over Mount backpackers

Dumped rubbish and human faeces left on a property has left residents of a Mount Maunganui street feeling intimidated after an alleged unpermitted backpackers set... Read More

Scare tactics or genuine concern?

They're known as 'invisible booby traps” - rental homes contaminated by methamphetamine manufacture or use, and inhabited by unwitting tenants. It's said the... Read More

Heritage region plans still on the cards

The Thames-Coromandel District Council has voted to continue investigating transforming the peninsula into New Zealand's first heritage region. Five councillors... Read More

Ditching the home phone

While people around the world are learning to live without a home phone service, it seems New Zealanders are slow to follow their example, despite the large savings... Read More

Million-dollar makeover for hall

It's been a long time coming, but Oropi Hall's $2million-dollar makeover can finally begin. The funds are in for the proposed upgrade of the time-worn community... Read More

Snub for emergency housing trust

The government has delivered Kellie Koia an emphatic 'no”, and she's gutted. It's a broadside not just for Kellie, but for Tauranga's homeless, destitute and... Read More

Zespri site on the market

The Zespri site on Maunganui Road is on the market after the council handed the account over to the real estate industry. The council is selling about 8100m2 of... Read More

Tauranga tenants left in limbo

Tenants of the Tauranga state houses about to be sold off to Ngati Ranginui and other private buyers are facing an uncertain future, with no help coming from state... Read More

Early success for HomeStart

The number of first home buyers accessing government support for placing a deposit on a house has doubled since the new KiwiSaver HomeStart package took effect earlier... Read More

Renters bill goes to ballot

Thousands of Bay of Plenty households could benefit from the Green renters' bill launched today by the Green Party. The bill would bring New Zealand's outdated rental... Read More

'Brazen' thieves target tradesmen

Western Bay tradesmen are being warned to secure their vehicles and worksites after a spate of burglaries has seen up to $100,000 worth of tools go missing. Papamoa... Read More

Decision time for city council

Tauranga City Council is maintaining a ‘strictly business' approach to the decision making process surrounding their leaking, mouldy offices in the city's... Read More