Property

House prices: Vendors ride wave of optimism

Falling property prices and a drop in houses available for sale have not deterred sellers demanding top dollar for their houses. Data based on all listings on... Read More

House prices expected to drop further 15-20%

Annual house prices continue to track down with further falls of between 15 and 20 per cent expected in the second half of this year. January's CoreLogic... Read More

New rating valuations for Ōpōtiki District

Ōpōtiki District property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation in the post with an updated rating value for their property. The new rating... Read More

Police use boat to rescue Tauranga flood victims

Residents of two flooded houses in Tauranga are unable to return to their homes today following a dramatic boat rescue by Police on Saturday morning. 'The water... Read More

Decline in national home values slowing

The downturn in the property market is expected to continue, despite some signs that prices are stabilising. CoreLogic NZ's fourth quarter Property Market... Read More

Homeowners get creative with monthly repayments

A young family who bought a home two years ago say it's "extremely tough" to be facing a doubling in interest payments on their mortgage. Mortgage interest... Read More

Rising cost to build a home begins to slow

There's a "long way" to go before construction prices are back to pre-Covid-19 levels, but the year on year average price increase appears to be getting smaller. In... Read More

Gardeners asked to keep a look out for stink bugs

Kiwi gardeners and online shoppers are the target of a public awareness campaign to encourage people to report possible sightings of brown marmorated stink bug... Read More

Over 100 insurance claims following Waikato quake

More than 100 claims have been lodged for earthquake damage following the magnitude 5.1 quake in northern Waikato earlier this month. More than 20,000 people... Read More

Coromandel: Millions of dollars of damage

The Thames-Coromandel District Council says Cyclone Hale has done millions of dollars worth of damage. Initial assessments show the east coast, particularly between... Read More

Whitianga boating club under threat from storm

A Whitianga boating club is nearly on the edge of falling off its bank into the sea following a high tide on Tuesday morning. The Mercury Bay Boating Club has... Read More

Power back on in Omokoroa

4pm update: Power has now been restored to nearly 1000 properties in Omokoroa following a powercut on Sunday morning. The power cut occurred at 11.01am. Earlier... Read More