Property

Crime prevention for workers in smaller businesses

A crime prevention initiative to improve the safety of workers in small businesses like dairies, liquor stores and petrol stations is to be rolled out to hundreds... Read More

‘Property market performing well’ – survey

The latest data shows the property market is continuing to perform strongly, with all of the major cities showing value growth. The QV House Price Index... Read More

Tauranga property management company fined $16k

MBIE's Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken a Tauranga property management company to the Tenancy Tribunal. The Tenancy Tribunal... Read More

Power outage at Mount Maunganui

There is a power outage in the Mount Maunganui area. According to the Powerco website power went out at around 2.41pm with 267 properties affected. The estimated... Read More

Organic regulation bill gets the go-ahead

A national standard for organic production will be introduced into parliament on Tuesday, March 3, setting mandatory requirements producers must meet to be certified... Read More

Rain not enough to change fire danger

Rain over last weekend has not changed the fire danger levels across the country, warns Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Rural fire manager Tim Mitchell says... Read More

Don your gumboots for some classic Kaimai golf

A pair of gumboots, a piece of downpipe slung over the shoulder to hold a few clubs, and it's all ‘FORE' steam ahead on the sheep farm fairway as the townies... Read More

Tauranga Sunday storm caught on time lapse

SunLive photographer Daniel Hines has captured a time lapse of the thundery storm clouds as they passed across the Tauranga harbour late this afternoon. The... Read More

Racing Tauranga’s new manager dispels rumours

Racing Tauranga's newly appointed general manager Louise Dean says that despite rumours, Tauranga Racecourse will not be moving from its current location. 'We... Read More

Power pole disruption in Mount Maunganui resolved

Update: 2.15pm Powerco report that an issue impacting a Mount Maunganui power pole located on Paterson St earlier today has been resolved. The issue had caused... Read More

Stats NZ: Rents are up and mortgages are down

New Zealand households, on average, paid no more for housing costs in 2019 than they did in 2018, Stats NZ says. "While rents increased, and mortgage interest... Read More

Property organisations challenge Govt proposal

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand - REINZ - and the New Zealand Property Investors' Federation are joining forces to challenge some of the proposed changes... Read More