Property

Land damage: protecting your property

The record number of insurance claims for land damage during 2022 are a reminder to homeowners to check their insurance cover and understand how to reduce the... Read More

Power restored to thousands of properties

Update, 4pm: Power has been restored to thousands of properties near Te Puke and Maketu following a vehicle striking a power pole on Sunday morning. The outage... Read More

Pāpāmoa East surf lifesaving tower vandalised

Pāpāmoa lifeguards were dismayed to discover on Monday morning that their Pāpāmoa East tower has been broken into and vandalised. On arriving for lifesaving... Read More

Cracks appear in maize paddock after 5.1M quake

Cracks in the ground through a Te Aroha maize crop have been posted to Facebook by Waikato Regional Council following the 5.1 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday... Read More

5.1M quake strikes near Te Aroha

A 5.1M earthquake has struck the North Island at 5.39am. The strong earthquake has a depth of 6km and was located 5km south of Te Aroha. Within five minutes,... Read More

NYE fireworks and bonfires start multiple fires

Firefighters have been busy responding to fires started by fireworks across New Zealand since about 10.30pm on New Year's Eve. Fire and Emergency's three communications... Read More

Thieves thwarted by eagle-eyed community

Thieves have been outsmarted by an eagle-eyed community member and Police who have recovered a large haul of stolen property in a Pāpāmoa reserve. 'Recently... Read More

Three in hospital folllowing Katikati kitchen fire

Three people have been taken to Tauranga Hospital following smoke inhalation from a kitchen fire in Katikati in the early hours of Christmas Day. 'We were called... Read More

Watch those lithium-ion batteries this Christmas

Plenty of Christmas gifts this year will likely need some charging juice, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand is pre-warning people to be cautious around lithium-ion... Read More

Hapū “disappointed” with Smiths Farm decision

People living in cars and garages could have had warm new homes but 'dithering” from the council has prevented this from happening. In 2015, Tauranga City... Read More

House prices slide into summer

The residential property market's downward trajectory continues as the end of the year draws near, with home values falling further from January to November than... Read More

RMA reforms: Local voice a key concern for council

The Government's Resource Management Act reforms promise to be cheaper, faster and better but two Bay of Plenty councils have expressed their concerns about how... Read More