Volunteer firefighters are responding to 63 per cent of road crashes and 55 per cent of all medical emergency call outs across New Zealand. This is according... Read More

A fire that has consumed a house on Friday night in Welcome Bay also enveloped four cars parked nearby. 'Four cars are totally written off,” says a SunLive... Read More

‘Resourcing issues' from Fire and Emergency New Zealand are leading some Tauranga firefighters to work 70 hours per week, according to Tauranga's representative... Read More

Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire in Welcome Bay. Police say they were advised at 9.20pm that a house was on fire on Keam Way in Welcome Bay. It... Read More

Home affordability for first-home buyers is the worst it has been in 65 years, according to an economics consultancy. Infometrics compared and analysed the total... Read More

House prices are still on the increase in the Bay of Plenty, although there is a record number of properties listed for sale in the region. The average asking... Read More

The slowdown in the property market is seeing fewer homes go under the hammer. Figures from realestate.co.nz show auction listings have fallen by more than a... Read More

Ōmokoroa's housing offerings are set to change, but careful mahi and planning is in place to ensure the village feel that Ōmokoroa is renowned for is retained. Western... Read More

The number and variety of homes is set to increase in Te Puke, and Western Bay is prepared. Western Bay of Plenty District Council is updating its local housing... Read More

As demolition preparation work begins on the long-empty supermarket building in Kopeopeo, Kāinga Ora has announced that plans for the site have changed drastically. In... Read More

'I woke up in the middle of the night as someone was pulling my blankets off me. A strange man was in my bedroom, standing over my bed. I screamed with the loudest... Read More

Fire emergency services are attending the fire of an uninhabited house in Gate Pa. Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Josh Pennefather says they received a call... Read More