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Waihi Beach home’s surprising $1.8m sale after freak tornado rips through town

Storm damage nearly stopped on-site auction from going ahead.

Lake Rotoiti house price record smashed for the third time in three months

“If we had another property like it, we could sell it tomorrow.”

Premium stories of 2022: Rotorua family’s Mount Maunganui bach for sale after 80 years

Five generations of the same family have holidayed at the beachfront property.

Asking price of celebrity chef Chelsea Winter’s home drops by $240K

Boutique real estate firm also drops price on a handful of its luxury listings.

Pauanui locals pay $4m to move one street closer to the beach

“There’s still plenty of money” at the top end of the market.

Retirement giant Arvida Group pushes up interim profit

More than 250 new units being built in big expansion.

Te Puke tornado

A Te Puke farm lost fruit and veggie houses, chickens, rabbits, in a ‘tornado'.

'Not impossible': What first home buyers are paying in Tauranga revealed

Winter first home purchases hit a 10-year low

The 'Gold Coast of NZ': Where lifestyle property prices are steady

Meet the lifestylers who are living their dream on parcels of land.

'Unanimous': Foster keeps job, Schmidt elevated to attack coach

Foster safe until World Cup, Joe Schmidt elevated in the coaching set-up.

'Turning point': Property resale gains not the usual 'cash windfall'

Tauranga, Rotorua feel 'strains of higher mortgage rates and tighter credit conditions'.

Is an auction the right choice for selling your home right now?

Auctions have not been 'flavour of the month' but auctioneer says that could soon change.

House values drop below $1 million average: What's going on in your area?

One area bucked the trend: up 40 per cent last year, down only 3.4 per cent now.

Smashed walls and urine-soaked carpet: Tenants ordered to pay $31k

Pair attempted to hide smashed walls, broken doors, and urine-stained carpet.

'Huge upfront payment': Kāinga Ora's $70m farm land grab trumped private sector offers

The housing agency failed to price risk in the land purchase.

Tourists heading back to The Shire - and other attractions of the Mighty Waikato

Check out the experiences that attract locals and visitors to the Matamata-Piako District.

Bankruptcy case against Bella Vista developer halted as he plans defamation suit

Danny Cancian owes more than $1 million to Carters.

Kāinga Ora paid whopping $70m for land based on wobbly valuations

Agency under fire for above-market price.