Demolishing flood-hit elder housing in Waihī Beach is the 'most sensible” decision as the units are deemed unsafe to live in, a councillor says. Seven... Read More

Home loan borrowers worrying about higher interest rates may finally be getting the news they have been waiting for - financial markets now expect interest rates... Read More

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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