Property

Govt‘s Winter Energy Payment kicks in for Kiwis

A warmer winter is on the horizon for over 1 million New Zealanders receiving either a main benefit or New Zealand Superannuation as the Winter Energy Payment... Read More

Hotels won‘t recover from Covid-19 until summer

Hotel operators will have to wait until the end of the year before they start to see a recovery in their businesses, according to a new report. Property research... Read More

Record rents soar to $1000 a week in Tauranga

Rents in Tauranga have broken through the $1000-a-week barrier as properties in the Bay of Plenty remain in short supply and hot demand. A three-bedroom house... Read More

Mortgage rates: household debt levels a concern

Households are urged to adjust their personal finances as mortgage interest rates are set to double. CoreLogic NZ's latest property market and economic update... Read More

Rents grow by seven per cent - Trade Me

The national median weekly rent jumped seven per cent year-on-year to reach $575 in March. This matches the record-high annual inflation growth in Q1 reported... Read More

TradeMe: Property supply reaches new record

The number of properties for sale reached a record high in several regions in March, while reports of a potential market price correction saw an increase in demand,... Read More

WW2 airforce couple‘s Pahoia farm on the market

One of the final remaining beachfront sections in what was once a sprawling family-owned farm overlooking a magnificent stretch of inner-harbour has been placed... Read More

Developers cutting asking prices as market slows

Property developers are cutting their asking prices by tens of thousands of dollars as they try to entice buyers amid a slowing market. They are struggling to... Read More

New life for iconic building

What was once the Bay's Mills Reef Winery building has opened its doors to a new lease of life as The Vines Bethlehem clubhouse. Work on converting and extending... Read More

Secret council housing proposal revealed

A secret council proposal to turn 10 Rotorua reserves into housing has been revealed in documents obtained by Local Democracy Reporting. The documents relate... Read More

Dovi: severe wind damage impact studied

On the weekend of February 13, ex-tropical Cyclone Dovi swept across New Zealand from west to east, leaving a wake of severe damage Most of the damage was caused... Read More

Tauranga house values flatline

Tauranga's rate of home value growth has flat-lined over the last two months, increasing by just 0.2 per cent in February and 0.8 per cent in March. However,... Read More