UpdatedZoe BlakeJournalist·Bay of Plenty Times·27 Aug, 2026 04:00 PM5 mins to read‌Tauranga’s housing costs are easing from record highs, but the city remains the least affordable in New Zealand. Photo / Rafael Ben-Ari, Chameleons EyeTauranga is still New Zealand’s least affordable main centre, but it’s getting better.Housing has become more affordable compared with the city’s recent history, with property prices, mortgage costs and time needed to save a deposit all improving from their peaks.

But Tauranga remains more expensive than other main