A 6.7M has struck a remote part of northern Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning. The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu initially reported the... Read More

Rules to help fast-track much-needed housing in Ōmokoroa and Te Puke are now in place. This month Western Bay of Plenty District Council made changes to... Read More

Urban planning experts at the University of Waikato are developing a new model to support the translation of natural hazard science and planning of future cities. 'New... Read More

After struggling for 16 months and paying over $40,000 to jump through regulatory hoops, Jane Kay has finally achieved her goal of living in a tiny home on her... Read More

The housing market recovery is spreading, with nearly 60 per cent of suburbs seeing some improvement this year. CoreLogic's interactive mapping tool indicates... Read More

A woman who refused a court order to vacate a house, in which she had lived rent-free for four years, has finally moved on after a second court order... Read More

Plans to build 4905 three-storey townhouses and apartments, including social housing, in Ōmokoroa have sent ripples through the sleepy coastal settlement. The... Read More

A cancer recovery centre near Whakatāne has been given the green light, despite opposition from neighbouring landowners. After a hearing, Whakatāne District... Read More

Mt Maunganui residents fear new government housing rules will allow developers to turn it into the Gold Coast, high rise buildings that rob them of sunlight... Read More

Home value growth remains relatively robust in Tauranga compared to most other main centres, reports QV. The city's average home value increased 3.1 per cent... Read More

The Hope Home project, pioneered by Fowler Homes in support of New Zealand's leading youth mental health charity I Am Hope charity, is making 'great” progress... Read More

New planning rules have been adopted in the Western Bay of Plenty, but one councillor has likened them to 'swallowing a dead rat”. The new rules allow... Read More