Property

Minister: Anti-social behaviour no ‘excuse’

Housing Minister Megan Woods says anti-social behaviour issues on Rotorua's Tania Cr 'cannot and will not be an excuse” not to expand public housing on the... Read More

Power cuts in Tauranga South and Te Puna

A power outage in Tauranga South is affecting 887 properties as well as traffic lights along Cameron Road. PowerCo is reporting the outage which occurred at... Read More

Power outage at Te Puna and Mount Maunganui

There are power outages at Te Puna and Mount Maunganui. PowerCo is reporting that power was cut to 311 Te Puna properties at 10.38am. A site investigation is... Read More

Record-breaking fund from Charity House project

Rotorua community organisations are set to benefit from a record-breaking fund of $140,000, from the Toi Ohomai Charity House project. The house, which was built... Read More

Mount Maunganui street flooding due to rain

A sudden deluge of heavy rain on Saturday night caused flooding across some roads between Omanu at Arataki. A fire truck and crew were called to the area following... Read More

New measure to boost housing supply in Rotorua

In a move to address the housing supply issues in Rotorua, Rotorua Lakes Council is to join the Tier 1 major urban centres covered by the medium density residential... Read More

Police making enquiries following Matua explosion

Police are investigating the cause of an explosion that has damaged a car and nearby properties in Matua on Saturday night. A SunLive reader living in Matua reports... Read More

5.1M quake felt by hundreds in the Bay of Plenty

Hundreds of people are reporting feeling an earthquake in the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday afternoon. GeoNet says the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck... Read More

Correction in property market incoming

All signs are pointing to a gradual correction to the residential property market as the rate of growth continues to slide - according to the QV House Price Index. The... Read More

Power outage in Mount Maunganui

There is a power outage at Mount Maunganui. A SunLive reader reports that power is also out at the Bayfair Shopping Centre. Powerco advises that a power cut... Read More

Anniversary of tsunami warning sparks reminder

A reminder of what to do in the event of a potential tsunami is being issued by the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Team. This comes on the... Read More

Closure confirmed for Rotorua icon Rainbow Springs

Rotorua tourism icon Rainbow Springs is closing, Ngāi Tahu Tourism chief executive Craig Ellison has confirmed. 'After a consultation process with affected kaimahi,... Read More