REINZ: Tauranga reaches new record median house price of $905k - pricier than two Auckland suburbs 11 Mar, 2021 12:11 AM 2 minutes to read REINZ's latest figures show Tauranga's new median house price has reached $905,000. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times Tauranga's new record median house price of $905,000 means the city is now more expensive than some Auckland suburbs. The latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures show median house prices in the Bay of Plenty region reached a record $848,250 – up 26.8 per cent year-on-year. Record median house prices were also reached in Rotorua District ($617,000), Tauranga City ($905,000) and Western Bay of Plenty District ($855,000).