Property

Rents grow by seven per cent - Trade Me

The national median weekly rent jumped seven per cent year-on-year to reach $575 in March. This matches the record-high annual inflation growth in Q1 reported... Read More

TradeMe: Property supply reaches new record

The number of properties for sale reached a record high in several regions in March, while reports of a potential market price correction saw an increase in demand,... Read More

WW2 airforce couple‘s Pahoia farm on the market

One of the final remaining beachfront sections in what was once a sprawling family-owned farm overlooking a magnificent stretch of inner-harbour has been placed... Read More

Developers cutting asking prices as market slows

Property developers are cutting their asking prices by tens of thousands of dollars as they try to entice buyers amid a slowing market. They are struggling to... Read More

New life for iconic building

What was once the Bay's Mills Reef Winery building has opened its doors to a new lease of life as The Vines Bethlehem clubhouse. Work on converting and extending... Read More

Secret council housing proposal revealed

A secret council proposal to turn 10 Rotorua reserves into housing has been revealed in documents obtained by Local Democracy Reporting. The documents relate... Read More

Dovi: severe wind damage impact studied

On the weekend of February 13, ex-tropical Cyclone Dovi swept across New Zealand from west to east, leaving a wake of severe damage Most of the damage was caused... Read More

Tauranga house values flatline

Tauranga's rate of home value growth has flat-lined over the last two months, increasing by just 0.2 per cent in February and 0.8 per cent in March. However,... Read More

Thousands leave Auckland amid Covid

The tide of people moving out of Auckland for greener pastures in other parts of the country has increased during the pandemic. Official figures show close to... Read More

House price growth lowest in 19 months - Corelogic

The slowdown in the housing market is becoming more pronounced, with prices going backwards in some places. A cocktail of higher interest rates, stricter lending... Read More

Tsunami hazard - knowing the risk and preparing

Cheyenne Christensen-Field, a researcher at Massey University's Joint Centre for Disaster Research, found that knowing your tsunami risk doesn't always mean preparing... Read More

Police investigate incident in Te Puke

Police are investigating an incident where a man is reported to have entered a Te Puke home, allgedly threatening the occupants with a knife. A police spokesperson... Read More