Fire and Emergency NZ is considering whether fines should be imposed for repeated false alarms and is assessing more selective overseas response models to avoid... Read More

Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale says neighbourhood support is a vital partner in community safety. He was speaking at the Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood... Read More

Rental houses need to drop in price by $100 per week in Tauranga to become affordable, says a Bay of Plenty property management company. Director of beHome... Read More

House prices do not yet reflect the marked increase in consumer confidence following recent interest rate cuts. On the contrary, the latest QV House Price... Read More

Fire staff hope the smell and damage of a burnt-out house will help prevent future blazes. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) is showing members of the... Read More

CoreLogic's Home Value Index (HVI) showed that the property market remained weak in August, with values down by another 0.5 per cent. That was the sixth... Read More

A self-employed Te Puke builder twice convicted for allowing an implement shed to be lived in without resource consent has been censured by the Building Practitioners... Read More

After a successful trip to Vanuatu, during which a school classroom was built in just four days, Volunteer Build is gearing up to do it again - this time, it's... Read More

New rules came into force on Monday making emergency housing harder to get into - and harder to stay in. Ministers signalled in March changes were on the... Read More

The BNZ is making further cuts to its home loan rates. The bank has cut its fixed rates by between four and 20 basis points, with longer term rates seeing... Read More

A rural council and local iwi have unveiled a concept design for a flagship community hub in the central North Island town of Raetihi - but say the money to... Read More

Cabinet has agreed to recommend a suite of sensible changes to the Fast-track Approvals Bill, say RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister... Read More