Bay of Plenty house prices have jumped 3.5 per cent in one year, according to new data.
Real Estate Institute of New Zealand's latest data showed the region's median house price rose to $592,000 from $572,000 in November last year.
Median house prices in the region also jumped 2.1 per cent in one month to $592,000 last month from $580,000 in October 2018.
In Tauranga, median house prices increased just 0.2 per cent to $656,000 last month from $655,000 the same month a year earlier - but dropped 0.3 per cent in one month from $658,000 in October.
Western Bay of Plenty median house prices dropped 9.3 per cent to $635,000 last month from $700,000 in November last year - but increased 4.1 per cent from $610,000 in October.