Property

Tauranga customer hit by unusually high power bill

Tauranga woman Keryn Mahoney is urging people to check their power bill after receiving an unusually high bill this month. Keryn is a Trustpower customer and... Read More

Kiwibuild 100k target canned

KiwiBuild's 100,000 homes target has been scrapped and will not be replaced as part of the Government's sweeping project reset. A reset of the affordable... Read More

Sunny weather ending as spring ramps up

New Zealand has basked under settled conditions for the last few days of winter, but the MetService forecasts a significant change next week. There are still... Read More

Five skiers injured by falling ice

Five people were injured and three airlifted to hospital when blocks of ice fell on the group of skiers at the Turoa ski field on Saturday afternoon. Three rescue... Read More

Agreement signals exciting new journey ahead

A transformational partnership between the Rangitaiki Lot 28B No 22 Block Ahu Whenua Trust, Te Runanga o Ngati Awa, Ngati Awa Group Holdings Limited and Whakatane... Read More

Sick in the Bay

Winter is finally coming to an end and hopefully this means colds and flus circulating the Bay will start to disappear along with the bitterly cold weather. It... Read More

Saturday‘s national forecast

For much of the Bay of Plenty today, this last day of August is mostly sunny. WeatherWatch Analyst Aaron Wilkinson says there are anticyclonic conditions for... Read More

Every time’s a charm with Thorne Group

The building process can be a stressful one, but only if you're not with a good building company. Sarah and Robin Matthews have built three homes with Thorne... Read More

Big hope for Whakatane’s future

A modest parcel of Maori land - though by many to have a little potential for development - could now anchor the district's aspirations for sustainable economic... Read More

Germ of an idea becomes reality

'We had a little dream and it became a big dream,” says Karen Summerhays, who helped mastermind the bold business initiative to stop a crucial public service... Read More

Final coast care planting days this season

For those who haven't yet experienced the buzz that comes from being involved in a Coast Care day, the last dune planting days of the winter season are coming... Read More

Housing crisis puts pressure on new council

The house crisis in Tauranga only seems to get worse, according to a lobby group that is campaigning for a more equal society. 'The housing crisis has been around... Read More