Property

Thousands leave Auckland amid Covid

The tide of people moving out of Auckland for greener pastures in other parts of the country has increased during the pandemic. Official figures show close to... Read More

House price growth lowest in 19 months - Corelogic

The slowdown in the housing market is becoming more pronounced, with prices going backwards in some places. A cocktail of higher interest rates, stricter lending... Read More

Tsunami hazard - knowing the risk and preparing

Cheyenne Christensen-Field, a researcher at Massey University's Joint Centre for Disaster Research, found that knowing your tsunami risk doesn't always mean preparing... Read More

Police investigate incident in Te Puke

Police are investigating an incident where a man is reported to have entered a Te Puke home, allgedly threatening the occupants with a knife. A police spokesperson... Read More

What the Govt‘s reversal on CCCFA means for buyers

First home buyers can breathe a sigh of relief, says Trademe's property team The news came last week that the Commercial and Consumer Affairs Minister, David... Read More

New housing planning rules coming for Tauranga

New planning rules with the aim of enabling housing supply options are coming for Tauranga soon. Tauranga is growing, and like all major cities, the city is in... Read More

Building a house for those who need it

Building a home to house 14 people aged 65-plus who might not otherwise have the means to secure quality accommodation in their older years is what motivates a... Read More

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