An unexpected power outage in Welcome Bay is leaving hundreds of properties without power. Powerco reports that a field crew is attending damaged equipment... Read More

Fire emergency services are attending the scene of a large building fire in Eastern Bay of Plenty. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson says they received... Read More

Workers at a major social housing and social service provider are striking for fair pay today in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, and Christchurch. 'We need... Read More

A Tauranga woman has been locked in a row with council over unpaid rates as she believes the city was 'denied democracy” when the commission was reappointed. Jan... Read More

Home loan borrowers can expect rates to fall throughout the rest of this year and next, commentators say. The Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate by 25bps... Read More

Residential property values are slowly buckling under the strain of the ongoing economic downturn, with just three of New Zealand's main urban areas recording... Read More

The Government's plan to end the large-scale use of emergency housing is working, with new figures showing a 32 per cent reduction in the number of households... Read More

Tauranga City Council is awaiting a new trial date in its bid to recoup millions of dollars lost in a failed transport hub. The council has appealed a High... Read More

New research from the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake reveals many New Zealand homeowners don't fully understand what their natural hazards insurance... Read More

Eighteen mixed one, two and three-bedroom single-storey social housing homes are proposed for the site at 24 Middlebrook Rd, close to the sports fields in Katikati. Construction... Read More

CoreLogic's updated, hedonic Home Value Index (HVI) showed a 0.5% fall in values across NZ in July - the fifth monthly fall in a row - taking the total decline... Read More

Research by Consumer NZ from July 2024 has found 60 per cent of non-property owners feel buying a house is not within their reach. This comes as a report... Read More