Rents shot up around the country when last year’s rent freeze was lifted, including the largest monthly rent increase in recorded history.   Renters... Read More

People have one week left to voice their opinions on three Tauranga City Council proposed plan changes. Council proposes changes to some City Plan rules... Read More

Kawerau house prices are booming and the town’s mayor is not surprised. Figures released by realestate.co.nz show the average asking price in... Read More

  House prices in Eastern Bay of Plenty town Kawerau have increased by 132 per cent in the last 10 years.   New figures from realestate.co.nz... Read More

New Zealand’s native fish are doing their best to climb up ramps in a NIWA laboratory so scientists can learn how to better help them navigate our... Read More

The more you learn about Maori medicine, the more you realise it’s not just about plants, says Rob ‘Pa’ McGowan. He has been practising... Read More

3pm update: Power has now been restored to 266 properties in Bethlehem following an outage early this morning. Powerco report that damaged equipment... Read More

  WeatherWatch advise that for most of New Zealand today the weather is fairly settled, but a low in the Southern Ocean will put the squeeze on... Read More

Real-time data from realestate.co.nz suggests that stock shortages will continue to pose challenges for Kiwi buyers at the start of 2021. Housing stock... Read More

New Zealand could be in deep water if we don’t dampen our enthusiasm for coastal real estate, warns property organisation Quotable Value. In... Read More

House prices grew at a record rate for the second month in a row. Property research firm Core Logic's house price index rose 2.6 percent in December,... Read More

Nostradamus himself could not have predicted the strange series of events that befell the world in 2020 – nor the wild trajectory of New Zealand’s... Read More

An unassuming blue shed that has fronted the water on Dive Crescent has seen its last day and has been demolished recently. The shed, which was formerly... Read More

As the year draws to a close the weather is set to bring a few more curve balls around New Year’s Eve. The MetService is forecasting mainly fine... Read More

Let’s be careful this summer as we go to our summer baches, cribs, holiday homes or campsites. Your water tank could have become contaminated... Read More