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Who are The Thorne Group?

The Thorne Group, a Registered Master Builder, is a progressive building company focused on Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. We pride ourselves on offering a full building service from design through to delivering exceptional homes & buildings.  With over 20 years building exceptional homes in the Tauranga region, our experience and reputation for quality has been built over time.

The Thorne Group is family owned and operated, now with the second generation directing the company.  Every project we build carries our family name. This ensures your home or commercial project exemplifies our integrity and building expertise.

Our difference is our people, and the fact that the foundation of our company is built on family values. Our people have international experience gained in some of the best companies in the world.This experience has enabled our business to be more innovative and process driven. By way of example ask us about our Integrated Design Service, our proprietary internet based home design service, a  first for New Zealand. As you will experience our absolute determination is to obtain excellence within the building industry, not just from when construction begins but across the entire build process.

We believe our family values and international experience combined with local knowledge gives us an advantage in the local industry. We appreciate the importance of good governance, transparency and client service. You will experience these practices first hand, with our project management, quality control and attention to detail. 

What do we build?

New Homes - House & Land Packages - Alterations - Commerical

New Homes: Big projects or small, we are the experts in all areas of building, from multi-million dollar projects to working on first home budgets.  Our success in land development illustrates our understanding of how best to use property, create cost efficient buildings with no compromise on materials or design. We have a thorough understanding of the consent process, working with architects and architectural designers.

House & land packages:  We offer house and land packages located in and around Bethlehem, Tauranga.  House and land packages start at $309,000, like every other home we build each home carries a 10 year Master Build guarantee.

Alterations & Additions:  For people who are looking to add value to their existing house or investment; this may be as simple as adding a bathroom or as complex as recladding large scale apartments.  

Commerical Projects:  We will build or renovate light commerical buildings, including managing the fitout, should you desire. 

Find out more about The Thorne Group: Tauranga Expert Home Builders

 



 

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Local House Prices

  • The medium house price for Tauranga in June 2010 was $330,000 (vs $340,000 May 2010)
  • There were 81 sales in June, vs 97 in May  
  • The medium number of days for a home to sell was 68 (vs 54 May, 2010)
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    Housing Market

    Key Forecasts

    • Dwelling consent numbers to recover now with potentially good activity from late-2010.

    • House prices edging higher after tax change effects wend their way through.

    Read more on the housing market highlights from the BNZ Weekly Report from Tony Alexandra

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