Property

Mop up phase for Te Puna fire

The vegetation fire in the Snodgrass Road area at Te Puna, Bay of Plenty, remains contained and is now transitioning to the mop up phase, said a Fire and... Read More

Ten properties evacuated due to Te Puna fire

6.45pm: Fire and Emergency continues to respond to a vegetation fire in the area of Snodgrass Road near Te Puna, Bay of Plenty. "Multiple shelterbelts... Read More

Fire contained in Pāpāmoa

A fire investigator has been requested to attend the scene of a fire at Pāpāmoa Plaza. Fire Emergency NZ northern communications shift manager Lauren Sika... Read More

First-home buyers' increased debt burden revealed

Over the past 10 years, the average new first-home mortgage has increased from about $300,000 to more than $550,000, Reserve Bank data shows. On a mortgage... Read More

Rents: BOP overtakes Auckland in price

After falling to an eight-month low in September, rental prices increased in October, according to Trade Me Property's latest Rental Price Index. The latest... Read More

Housing market "bouncing along the bottom"

For all of the property market's many minor zigs and zags this year, the average home in New Zealand is now worth practically the same as at the start of 2024. The... Read More

Three BOP suburbs make 'Hot 100' list

Three suburbs in the Bay of Plenty are in New Zealand's 100 'hottest” suburbs, rating highly for price growth, employment and amenities, a OneRoof... Read More

Property values drop around NZ

Property values in New Zealand fell -0.5% in October according to CoreLogic's hedonic Home Value Index (HVI) - the eighth drop in a row. This takes the... Read More

Rents hit eight-month low in September

Rental prices have fallen to an eight-month low, according to Trade Me's latest Rental Price Index. The median weekly rent in September was $630, down $10... Read More

Building fire in Tauranga South

Fire emergency services have been called to a building fire. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Hayley Saunders said multiple calls were received... Read More

'Trail of broken promises': sale disappoints hapū

A Tauranga hapū is disappointed that public land they wanted to buy for homes has instead been sold to a private developer. The land known as Smiths... Read More

Housing shortage: Council sells Smiths Farm

In what is being dubbed as a significant step in addressing Tauranga's housing shortage, Tauranga City Council has reached an agreement with Venture Developments... Read More