Property

Whakatāne’s flood protection to be upgraded

A multi-year, multi-stage project by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to upgrade the flood defences in Whakatāne is scheduled to begin in January 2024. Project... Read More

House values strengthen

House values continue to strengthen, with first time buyers continuing to drive modest price growth. The latest QV House Price Index shows the value of the... Read More

Katikati’s newest community space opens

The ribbon around Katikati's newest community building has officially been cut. The purpose-built space at 33 Middlebrook Drive has been constructed by Western... Read More

Mayor’s managed retreat idea divides council

A "radical" idea about handling managed retreat has come under fire from Western Bay of Plenty councillors. A late addition to a government submission about... Read More

First-home buyers snapping up properties

First-home buyers are on a record-breaking streak, accounting for 27 per cent of the market share. CoreLogic's six-monthly First Home Buyer Report indicates... Read More

Te Puna "uplifted" as industrial activity may stop

A rural Western Bay of Plenty community are 'enormously reassured” that consent for non-compliant industrial activity in their area has been declined. Tinex... Read More

House prices begin to rise - CoreLogic

After remaining flat in September, CoreLogic's national House Price Index posted the first rise in property values since March 2022, up 0.4 per cent in October... Read More

Public get say on 130-home Pongakawa development

A controversial 130-home development in the Western Bay of Plenty is one step closer, despite opposition. The Pencarrow Estate project would see between... Read More

Restoring land to mana whenua to create new homes

Returning paper roads to a Western Bay of Plenty marae is 'partially undoing a significant wrong”. Four paper roads owned by the Western Bay of... Read More

Where you might see the property price increases

House price rises are likely to be led by the cities this time, economist Tony Alexander says. His latest property data research has compared activity and... Read More

‘Quite extraordinary’: Homeless refuse help

Nine homeless people in Rotorua have rejected offers of help - and could face being trespassed from the city's reserves. The rough sleepers refused help because... Read More

Multiple trucks attend large fire

Northern Fire shift manager Josh Pennefather says 12 fire trucks attended a large fire in Tauriko overnight. 'We received a report of a digger on fire at... Read More