06:34am Tue 02 Mar, 2021
A single mum from Tauranga still can't find a place to call home, despite applying for more than 130 rental properties over the last few months. Candice Westnedge,... Read More
01:05pm Thu 25 Feb, 2021
Buying a home is increasingly out of reach for many New Zealanders as housing affordability plummets to historically low levels. A report by CoreLogic found... Read More
07:00am Sat 20 Feb, 2021
A plan to create the country's first multi-million dollar homeless village in Tauranga is currently underway. The idea is being pushed forward by Te Tuinga Whanau... Read More
08:19am Wed 17 Feb, 2021
The Bay of Plenty median house price has jumped to a record high of $769,000, up from $680,000 this time last year. This is a 13.1 per cent increase, according... Read More
02:30pm Sat 13 Feb, 2021
An anticyclone lies over New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather. "Basically everywhere is dry today, only Fiordland brings the risk of a light shower... Read More
06:50am Sat 13 Feb, 2021
A new scientific partnership will develop an AI platform to meet demand from Bay of Plenty scientists for faster processing of complex research data. The initiative,... Read More
10:10am Fri 12 Feb, 2021
A squeeze on Tauranga's housing supply is seeing people desperate to find a home coming to a rental agent in tears. A property developer is predicting the... Read More
07:19am Thu 11 Feb, 2021
New rules for tenants and landlords come into force today, bringing an end to 90-day tenancy terminations without justification. The reform is being dubbed the... Read More
07:02pm Tue 09 Feb, 2021
A tenants' advocacy group says renters are increasingly having their tenancies prematurely ended, as landlords make moves before new rules set in. It comes... Read More
03:25pm Sun 07 Feb, 2021
Fire crews are on their way to extinguish a grass fire in Papamoa. 'There are three crews heading there,” says Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Craig... Read More
05:30pm Sat 06 Feb, 2021
There has been a power cut in Papamoa. Powerco report that the power cut has affected 746 properties at Papamoa Beach. The outage occurred at 5.03pm. A site investigation... Read More
01:00pm Sat 06 Feb, 2021
A fire investigator is at the scene of a Greerton house fire this afternoon following an overnight blaze. The house in Waimapu Rd was well alight when fire crews... Read More