Fixed home loan rates could peak at more than 7% this year before starting to fall again, ASB senior economist Chris Tennent-Brown says. He said how much further... Read More

Investigations are underway into a large shed fire that sparked an emergency callout overnight. Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to a large building... Read More

Building apprentices from across Tauranga will battle it out on Saturday April 1 at the New Zealand Certified Builders - NZCB - Apprentice Challenge Sponsored... Read More

Change is just around the corner for Western Bay of Plenty's building consenting system and early feedback has been positive overall. Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More

The housing market has gone quiet, triggering the biggest sales slump in nearly 40 years. CoreLogic NZ's new Housing Chart Pack indicated 60,859 properties... Read More

A new study will explore how public buildings, including schools, could be designed to use sustainable cooling and heating technology and help New Zealand achieve... Read More

While some Kawerau residents are hunkering down and keeping themselves safe as the swarm of earthquakes continues to roll through, others are leaving 'K-Town'... Read More

Kawerau businesses and residents are cleaning up following a swarm of earthquakes in the early hours of Saturday. Kawerau Hammer Hardware owner Murray Evans... Read More

The Government is providing a further $25 million in grants to help more businesses in cyclone-affected regions with the clean up and get them back up and running.... Read More

The Government is introducing the Severe Weather Emergency Legislation Bill to ensure the recovery and rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle is streamlined and efficient... Read More

Houses are taking two months to sell amid the residential market slow down, but stock levels are returning to normal. The Real Estate Institute's (REINZ)... Read More

Twenty council pensioner flats are empty and awaiting renovation amid a housing crisis that has left some elderly people sleeping in cars and in emergency housing. Rotorua... Read More