Property

Sports hub plan for Cossie Club

Plans are underway to create a Sports Centre of Excellence at the former Cosmopolitan Club building at Blake Park in Mount Maunganui. Council controlled organisation,... Read More

Golden highway vision welcomed

Visions of a four-lane highway between Hamilton and Tauranga are not being discarded with Tauranga City leaders admitting the initiative linking the Golden Triangle... Read More

Fewer homes on the market

The Bay of Plenty is one of four regions experience a lull in the number of new homes being listed for sale. According to Realestate.co.nz, the BOP, along with the... Read More

Urgent appeal to house children

Four children and a baby living in Homes of Hope accommodation are in need of a temporary home while their current sanctuary undergoes charitable renovation. Homes... Read More

Building projects boost industy

The Bay of Plenty building industry remains confident despite a small drop in building consents granted during June, with two sizable projects boosting consent value. Figures... Read More

Full removal of ‘cancer-like’ Rena

The Rena wreck is a ‘cancerous tumour' and only full removal will restore the life-force, or mauri, of the Astrolabe Reef and Bay of Plenty people, a Waitangi... Read More

More flood hazard maps complete

The owners of 1460 properties between Omanu and Bayfair now have access to updated flood hazard information retaining to their property. Tauranga City Council announced... Read More

Urgent Rena talks underway

Iwi are calling for the release of confidential documents outlining discussions between the Crown and the Rena's owners over a $10.4million payout to leave the wreck... Read More

Farmer counts stock lost in crash

A Pukehina farmer is counting the cost of dead cattle as calving season approaches after a stock truck crate rolled killing six cows. Strathallan Farms director... Read More

Surprise at Turret Rd deal

Tauranga ratepayers have been handed a bill for the $45 million Turret Road project, according to Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee. The $45 million is the remainder... Read More

Museum moves to fire station

Katikati's museum collection is to be moved to a new home at the old Fire Station on Main Street, but the move is at least six months away, councillors were told... Read More

Western Bay rates rise 4.9%

Western Bay of Plenty rates are going up an average of 4.96 percent allowing for the collection of $54.78million in district rates in the 2014-15 year. This equates... Read More