Rotorua property news

'Trend turns' - new housing consents up 3.6% annually

Auckland and Otago contributed most to annual rise in building consents issued.

‘Everybody knows it’: Lake Rotoiti’s Art Deco home for sale

The renovation cost more than the house.

Australians buy top Kiwi holiday park for $50m

“The big corporates are just mopping up the prime holiday parks."

Lockdown inspired couple to plan glowworm cave attractions

Plans for a second attraction near Queenstown won Environment Court approval last month.

Building breaches: Ponsonby couple discharged after judge finds builder misled them

Auckland Council had brought two Building Act charges against the home owners.

'People are cautious' – iwi strategy to sell 51 homes at new Mt Albert precinct

'People want to see the homes, not buy off the plans' – Grant Kemble, Te Punga, Mt Albert.

‘Put up your rents $168 a week’: Developer slammed over viral election post

Experts dismiss “scaremongering” over land tax.

Court-ordered sale ends fast: Buyer found for $4m-plus mansion

Local buyer snaps up prestige Hawke's Bay property after social buzz.

Rich List Pandey family expands hotel empire in major Marriott deal

American-headquartered Marriott is franchising brands to the Pandey's CP Group.

Rotorua-led tourism collaborations secure share of $5m funding

RotoruaNZ will lead campaigns targeting Chinese, Australian and US visitors.

Growth has won long-term, but value is gaining ground again

Growth and value stocks can swap places, so labels matter less than fundamentals.

'Carked it': A colourful, sometimes chaotic life – celebrated cartoonist Peter Bromhead dies

Bromhead, 93, died peacefully at home – his life was colourful on and off the page.