10:10am Tue 15 Mar, 2022
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
11:30am Sun 13 Mar, 2022
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
03:53pm Wed 09 Mar, 2022
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
06:30am Wed 09 Mar, 2022
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
04:57pm Sat 05 Mar, 2022
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
09:00am Sat 05 Mar, 2022
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
08:00pm Fri 04 Mar, 2022
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
07:00pm Thu 03 Mar, 2022
The actual number of new homes consented in January 2022 was down 6.3 percent from January 2021, Stats NZ says. 'There were 2833 new homes consented in January... Read More
11:45am Thu 03 Mar, 2022
Tauranga's much-loved The Historic Village is embarking on a new period of growth that will see the precinct go from strength-to-strength as a bustling hub of... Read More
11:09am Thu 03 Mar, 2022
Total household debt increased 29 per cent from the year ended June 2018 to the year ended June 2021, Stats NZ says today. Household debt or liabilities... Read More
07:00am Wed 02 Mar, 2022
The property market is losing its strength as rising interest rates and stricter lending rules have resulted in house price growth fall to its lowest point in... Read More
03:30pm Sun 27 Feb, 2022
Police are asking the public to help provide information about a fire that has torn through a business in Pāpāmoa. Barber Shack in Gravatt Road has had to close... Read More