Property

Review calls as rental prices double

As rental prices rise beyond people's ability to pay, an urgent review of social housing support is needed, the Salvation Army says. Stats NZ released its... Read More

Habitat for Humanity helping BOP home ownership

Six deserving local families will soon be helped into home ownership by Habitat for Humanity with its rent-to-buy programme - and with building underway, the charity... Read More

Emergency housing: four fires in seven months

A group opposing emergency housing on Rotorua's motel strip says a fourth fire in seven months is unacceptable. Emergency services were called to RotoVegas... Read More

QV: House prices nationally drop in June quarter

The correction in house prices is settling in, as the market continues to cool from rising interest rates and an oversupply of listings. The QV House Price Index... Read More

Home ownership still just a dream for some

The tide may have turned against housing being a one-way bet for a generation of New Zealanders, the Reserve Bank says. It comes as house prices remain high... Read More

Rental homes: Tauranga trust gets funding boost

Thirty new affordable rental homes will be available for Ngā Pōtiki whānau in Pāpāmoa. The homes are being built with a $15m funding boost given to Ngā... Read More

Thames farmland eyed for future housing

Nearly 200 hectares of farmland beside Thames Golf Course is for sale, and agents say large-scale housing could be in its future. The farm is on the southeastern... Read More

No doom or gloom with Waihi Beach property prices

Waihi Beach property market is showing no sign of slowing down as the bustling beachside village continues to witness solid growth. LJ Hooker at Waihi Beach reports... Read More

More medical calls than fires for NZ firefighters

Volunteer firefighters are responding to 63 per cent of road crashes and 55 per cent of all medical emergency call outs across New Zealand. This is according... Read More

Four cars destroyed in Welcome Bay house fire

A fire that has consumed a house on Friday night in Welcome Bay also enveloped four cars parked nearby. 'Four cars are totally written off,” says a SunLive... Read More

Fire’s big problem

‘Resourcing issues' from Fire and Emergency New Zealand are leading some Tauranga firefighters to work 70 hours per week, according to Tauranga's representative... Read More

House fire in Welcome Bay

Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire in Welcome Bay. Police say they were advised at 9.20pm that a house was on fire on Keam Way in Welcome Bay. It... Read More