Property

Popular Greerton restaurant on fire

'Much-loved” Tauranga Indian restaurant Castle 91 caught fire this afternoon. Firefighters were called to the Greerton Village restaurant today at 3.09pm,... Read More

Housing confidence hits 14 year high

Housing confidence is at its highest level in 14 years according to an ASB survey. The survey for the three months ended in April indicates a net 28 percent... Read More

Residents worry over traffic from new development

Residents of a Tauranga suburb are concerned a new housing development will have a 'huge impact” on traffic that is already 'horrendous”. The... Read More

Te Puke firefighter reflects on 10 years' service

Te Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade is made up of men and women who drop everything and run when their pagers go off and the fire siren sounds. But who are these... Read More

Building consent exemption for granny flats closer

New Zealanders are a step closer to being able to build a granny flat of up to 70 square metres in their backyard following the successful first reading of the... Read More

Tenancy Tribunal rules against Waihī landlord

A family living in a rental significantly affected by mould desperately wanted to move out, but they were torn because it was the only house they had ever... Read More

Home values stabilise, first-home buyers benefit

Lower home values and easing interest rates are creating a rare opportunity for first-home buyers to enter the New Zealand housing market, reports property valuation... Read More

Flood map legal row ends in 'win' for landowners

Tauranga property owners have had a 'significant win” after the council agreed to update flood maps, a developer says. Tauranga City Council is making... Read More

Rotorua defies national housing trend

Rotorua has hit its highest number of new build homes in 14 years, bucking the national trend. It comes as a new assessment finds the city has more than... Read More

Fire fighters battle Bethlehem electric truck fire

Multiple fire crews are attending the scene of an electric vehicle fire in Bethlehem, Tauranga. An electric truck caught fire in the carpark outside Kmart... Read More

Council responding to Pāpāmoa sinkhole situation

Tauranga City Council crews are working urgently and safely to repair a sinkhole that appeared on Thursday on Golden Sands Drive in Pāpāmoa. According to... Read More

NZ's biggest bank downgrades house price forecast

New Zealand's biggest bank says house prices should lift more meaningfully over the second half of this year, but values are likely to only rise 4.5 per... Read More