09:00am Sun 07 Mar, 2021
People who live, work or use the land around a stopbank or other flood defence and drainage areas in the Bay of Plenty may need to check out the new rules from... Read More
07:00pm Thu 04 Mar, 2021
Tenants wanting to exit a rental early are being loaded up with high fees from property managers and landlords. Renters advocates and Consumer New Zealand say... Read More
06:48am Thu 04 Mar, 2021
Tauranga residents are having to spend nearly half of their earnings on mortgaging properties, according to a new report. CoreLogic's latest report also... Read More
06:34am Tue 02 Mar, 2021
A single mum from Tauranga still can't find a place to call home, despite applying for more than 130 rental properties over the last few months. Candice Westnedge,... Read More
01:05pm Thu 25 Feb, 2021
Buying a home is increasingly out of reach for many New Zealanders as housing affordability plummets to historically low levels. A report by CoreLogic found... Read More
07:00am Sat 20 Feb, 2021
A plan to create the country's first multi-million dollar homeless village in Tauranga is currently underway. The idea is being pushed forward by Te Tuinga Whanau... Read More
08:19am Wed 17 Feb, 2021
The Bay of Plenty median house price has jumped to a record high of $769,000, up from $680,000 this time last year. This is a 13.1 per cent increase, according... Read More
02:30pm Sat 13 Feb, 2021
An anticyclone lies over New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather. "Basically everywhere is dry today, only Fiordland brings the risk of a light shower... Read More
06:50am Sat 13 Feb, 2021
A new scientific partnership will develop an AI platform to meet demand from Bay of Plenty scientists for faster processing of complex research data. The initiative,... Read More
10:10am Fri 12 Feb, 2021
A squeeze on Tauranga's housing supply is seeing people desperate to find a home coming to a rental agent in tears. A property developer is predicting the... Read More
07:19am Thu 11 Feb, 2021
New rules for tenants and landlords come into force today, bringing an end to 90-day tenancy terminations without justification. The reform is being dubbed the... Read More
07:02pm Tue 09 Feb, 2021
A tenants' advocacy group says renters are increasingly having their tenancies prematurely ended, as landlords make moves before new rules set in. It comes... Read More