Property

Plans are underway for a more compact city

Tauranga City Council is exploring planning processes to accelerate the delivery of a more compact city. Tauranga is growing fast and we need to use the land... Read More

Tiny homes an option in BOP housing market

The housing market in the Bay of Plenty makes it difficult to rent a house, let alone buy or build one. But very few know about tiny homes, and how affordable... Read More

Lucky escape from potential firework fire

A family are grateful their daughter was unharmed after a firework burst through her bedroom window while she was sleeping. Amanda lives on Kulim Avenue... Read More

Bella Vista report “not helpful”

A former owner of a home in a botched development in Tauranga says a council report into what happened doesn't reveal much about what went wrong. The council... Read More

Lightning storm off NZ one of earth‘s largest

Thousands of lightning flashes lit up the Tasman Sea on Saturday night and on a global scale it stood out as one of the largest on earth. WeatherWatch reported... Read More

Severe Weather Watch issued by MetService

The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula and the western Bay of Plenty. The forecast is for periods of heavy rain about... Read More

Access and design helps remove disability

Tauranga is making strides towards becoming a wheel-chair friendly destination, but more work needs to be done to make the city physically accessible for everyone.... Read More

Spring bringing mix of warm and cold

WeatherWatch reports that New Zealand has a complicated set up today with a fairly bitter cold change moving up much of the eastern side of both islands - but... Read More

More than 10 billion cigarette butts pollute NZ

New Zealand's first national litter audit has found there are more than 200 cigarettes for every person polluting the environment. The first of its kind report... Read More

Bumblebees have smelly feet and other super powers

On Sunday, a new family of bumblebees will be buzzing around inside a bumblebee hive at the Tauranga City Library. The only thing I've ever really learned about... Read More

Festival of architecture

The countdown is on for the annual Festival of Architecture, with a series of engaging, insightful and enjoyable events running from September 20-26 at venues... Read More

Bay of Plenty company helping bees thrive

The air is buzzing for 'bee aware' month and Comvita are celebrating after planting 2.3 million trees this year. They have added 6.4 million trees to... Read More