Property

High house prices ‘a threat to the middle class’

Nurses, teachers and other middle class professionals are increasingly unable to buy homes in the cities where they work, with every housing market in the country... Read More

Public housing waiting list hits new high

The waiting list for public housing has hit a new high - reaching nearly 14,500 households. The recently released figure - recorded at the end of November - has... Read More

What cost a carpark?

'Progress - it's all about progress,” says a philosophical Bram van Berkel, apartment owner and manager of the Quest Apartments in the Kingsview Towers on... Read More

Total watering ban for Whitianga and Hahei

The Thames Coromandel District Council have advised that a total watering ban is now in place for Whitianga, and Hahei also remains on a total watering ban. Coromandel... Read More

From one place to another

It would have been a sorry sight. A 71-year old homeless woman, parked up in Bethlehem as the setting sun crashed into the Kaimai Range - chatter on the radio,... Read More

Property market ends the year with a flourish

The latest QV House Price Index data for December shows the property market has finished the year with a show of strength, with all the 16 major cities monitored,... Read More

Homeless make way for summer rush

Lynette Haines doesn't fit the stereotype of a typical homeless person. Groomed, smart and articulate and at 71 still working. This woman with needs herself... Read More

Man arrested for murder at Waihi Beach

Update, Sunday 7am: A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 22-year-old man at a Waihi Beach property last night. A scene guard... Read More

What‘s on - speedway, beach dig, art

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Kia mataara koe mo nga hau i tenei ahiahi. Me koa te rā! Expect a mainly fine day today with high cloud, and southwesterlies... Read More

$4000 reward to help retrieve stolen goods

A reward of $4000 is being offered by a Bay of Plenty family to anyone who can help retrieve their stolen jewellery and household items. One of the family members,... Read More

Vandalism causes power cut at the Mount

PowerCo advises that the power cut at Mount Maunganui this evening was caused by vandalism. The sudden outage which happened at 8.48pm has resulted in a power... Read More

Water restrictions in full force in Coromandel

Residents and visitors continue to use large amounts of water and as a result the Coromandel network is under significant pressure. The Thames Coromandel District... Read More