Harcourts Tauranga Central (Advantage Realty Ltd)

1 Third Avenue, Tauranga, New Zealand 3110
  •   4.9   (350 reviews)

Our sales performance at a glance

See how Harcourts Tauranga Central (Advantage Realty Ltd) has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

124
Reviews
52
Properties for sale
155
Sold properties
$870k
Average sale price
$134.9m
Total sales value

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  • National Top 100New Zealand
  • 2x National Top 100New Zealand - 2026, 2024
  • 2x Suburb WinnerMaungatapu - 2025, 2024

Meet the team

Get to know the 24 agents at Harcourts Tauranga Central (Advantage Realty Ltd).

Nick Badger
Nick Badger

Licensed Real Estate Agent / Sales & Marketing Consultant

  5   (71 reviews)
About Nick
Named as one of the Top 3 Rising Stars in New Zealand by REINZ in his first year (2023-2024), Nick has continued to build a reputation of marketing excellence, negotiation integrity and a passion in helping people achieve their real estate goals. Whether buying or selling, Nick is ready. Accomplishments: - Harcourts Advantage No. 4 Agent 2025-2026 - New Zealand National Top 3 Finalist Rising Star / Rookie of the across all brands and markets for 2023/2024 REINZ Awards - Harcourts Central Region No. 1 Rising Star / Rookie of the Year 2023/2024 - Harcourts Advantage Bay of Plenty No 1. Rising Star / Rookie of the year 2023/2024 - Harcourts Advantage Top 10 Overall - No. 8 2023-2024 When working with Nick, his energy, knowledge base and diverse communication skills will ensure clear, timely communication every step of the way. As a skilled negotiator, comfortable in a multicultural and diverse environment, Nick will give you absolute confidence and peace of mind that he is working to achieve your best result. His warm personality will make your selling experience easy and enjoyable. For a free, no obligation appraisal or conversation about the market, call Nick today on 021 204 6408 or email him at nick.badger@harcourts.co.nz for more information.
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Kelvin Clout
Kelvin Clout

Sales & Marketing Consultant / Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.9   (51 reviews)
About Kelvin
I love our city! Tauranga has been my home for over thirty years. My growing family (four mokopuna now!) are thriving here, and our roots are firmly in this place. After many years succeeding in business and property investment, I was elected to Tauranga City Council in 2013 and it was my privilege to serve as this wonderful city’s Deputy Mayor for six years. With my love for our community and my experience in business, real estate, and politics, I have a unique grasp of this city, its workings, and its future direction. These factors can make a critical difference in your real estate decision-making. The pursuit of excellence and attention to detail are vital in the property business, and part of my DNA. My commitment to you also includes a positive, can-do attitude, complete professionalism, openness, integrity, and outstanding customer service. I am highly motivated to help you meet and exceed your real estate goals. Kelvin Clout Real Knowledge. Real Service. Real Estate.
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Harpreet Kaur
Harpreet Kaur

Sales & Marketing Consultant / Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.9   (33 reviews)
About Harpreet
Tauranga has been Harpreet’s home for the past 20 years and she is very proud to see how the city has been transformed in recent times. Harpreet comes from an accounting background, having worked as a Payroll Manager and knows how to utilise her negotiation and marketing skills to get the best results for her clients. Her genuine approach, knowledge and relentless work ethic combined with her confident and calm nature ensures her clients are kept well informed every step of the way through the sales process knowing your home is often your most valuable asset. Communication is one of Harpreet’s strengths and she believes that is the key to brokering a successful transaction. Being fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi, Harpreet is able to appeal to the wider market. With her marketing reaching a broader community, this gives her clients the confidence that she is leaving no stone unturned in her research for your buyer. Her goal is to create a competitive sales solution in order to get you the very best result. When asked what the most important things in life are Harpreet cited family, friends and healthy relationships. Consequently, the appeal of real estate that Harpreet most enjoys is establishing and maintaining a good relationship with a client as she understands that every home owner's needs are different. She works with a supporting team of professionals and is backed by a Management Team of dedicated people who work closely with Harpreet to ensure her clients receive the very best service. Don’t hesitate, contact Harpreet today if you are looking to make your next real estate move, whether selling or purchasing your next home. Some Of Harpreet's Happy Clients... Our group is very happy to recommend Harpreet to anyone looking at selling or purchasing homes. We were kept well informed at every stage and Harpreet was available at any time day or night and always had a quick response. Harpreet was always very polite and is very personable with a calm but tenacious outwards behaviour. We would not hesitate to recommend Harpreet and will definitely use her skills again on our next property venture - D Buttar Harpreet, we had such an amazing experience purchasing our new house with you. Everything went smoothly, we were kept up to date during the process. You are very professional and go that extra mile. Thank you so much for your help and support - Jasmeen and Gurvinder Excellent service. Harpreet was extremely helpful and reliable through the whole process she really cared about us, understood our needs from the very first open house. She was always available to answer our questions and to show us the property any time we asked for. I am really happy with service and thankful for helping us - Rishavnoor Successful and positive. Harpreet was nothing short of amazing through every step of our home selling process. She has incredible knowledge of the market, worked hard on our behalf and best of all, she did it with honesty and integrity. She is organised, creative, resourceful and composed which came in handy when there were tricky issues to address. She guided and educated us with patience but efficiency. We are so appreciative to Harpreet for making the process a successful and positive experience - Gurmeet Communication, market knowledge. We had great experience buying our first home with an amazing agent Harpreet Kaur. Harpreet was friendly, knowledgeable and really helpful to clear any small to small doubts we had in mind as well. She made process very easy as first home buyer, we didn't had much knowledge about that. We really recommend Harpreet Kaur for buying or selling your property - Gaganpreet Thanks for Great service. I am so grateful for my agent Harpreet’s hard work and dedication. She was on top of every detail, from the initial home search to the final closing. Her professionalism, knowledge, and kindness made the whole experience a joy. Thank you so much - Gurpreet
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Kerry McCormick
Kerry McCormick

Sales & Marketing Consultant / Licensed Real Estate Agent

  5   (27 reviews)
About Kerry
Kerry and Jan McCormick have over 34 years of combined Real Estate experience in the Tauranga market helping both buyers and sellers achieve their Real Estate goals. Kerry’s skill come from his previous careers in the radio industry and finance which give him an edge for securing a deal and the expertise for advertising to the right buyer for the properties they market. Jan had a career as a business owner, mother and prior to that time was involved in retail and is an expert at matching people with property. She also has a built in skill for the administration activities which ensures their business runs smoothly. Known locally as Tauranga’s Dynamic Duo in Real Estate, Kerry and Jan have both excelled with the combination of their strengths. During this time they have received many awards for Harcourts both locally, regionally and nationally. For the last 10 years Kerry and Jan have been the one of the Top Auction Marketers and again this year featured in the Top Achievers for Harcourts Advantage Realty Ltd MREINZ in Tauranga. Constant top producers Kerry and Jan are skilled negotiators, offering a wealth of knowledge. The majority of their work is repeat business and referrals which is a testament to their skill in creating Clients for Life through dedication to the task at hand. Their goals are simple, to make your Real Estate transaction stress free. Working all suburbs of Tauranga and specialising in Greerton, Pyes Pa, Ohauiti, Welcome Bay, Gate Pa, Avenues, Bethlehem, Otumoetai and Cherrywood. To get Kerry and Jan working for you just call or email either of them today.
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Michelle Hutchby
Michelle Hutchby

Sales & Marketing Consultant / Licensed Real Estate Agent

  5   (26 reviews)
About Michelle
Michelle and Tony Hutchby are a dedicated husband and wife real estate team. Their combined complementary skills and experience - primarily in sales and marketing and the construction industry - means that as very successful Harcourts sales consultants they serve homeowners and homebuyers in Tauranga with passion and professionalism. Michelle and Tony credit their successful real estate achievements to several key factors. Michelle was raised in Tauranga and worked for decades in building industry sales and consultancy capacity even starting her own business Product Marketing Consultants providing product knowledge to architects, construction companies, engineers, interior designers and private homeowners with the various products she had access to and was instrumental in winning many tenders as preferred supplier for the Ministry of Education for new schools in the greater Bay of Plenty area. Tony, with his early background as a builder followed by a significantly successful 30 year corporate career in the media industry, winning lots of awards throughout, brings the rare combination of construction knowledge and cutting-edge marketing savvy Michelle and Tony work tirelessly to deliver a real estate service that emphasises authentic communication, empathy, and innovation in the marketing of property. Team Hutchby are adaptable agents who will skilfully tackle anything from a large multiple-section residential development, to a downsizing retiree needing careful guidance for their move into a smaller home as they adjust to life’s changes. Clients know without a doubt that they can trust Team Hutchby to grasp the complexities and face the issues with a calm and professional attention to detail and that’s why Michelle and Tony receive a high level of repeat business. If you are looking for two pairs of safe, experienced real estate hands then call Team Hutchby for a confidential discussion and let them take care of all your property needs. YOUR DREAMS ........... OUR PASSION Working for the community we sponsor children's LEARN TO SWIM at Liz Van Welie Swim School at Pyes Pa and we do this monthly. We give away a FREE TERM OF SWIM LESSONS and we have been doing this for over 9 years. Its so great to see the looks on their faces when they start swimming and who knows where they may end up in the future, maybe champion swimmers on the world stage. Everyone deserves a chance and we are very passionate about this sponsorship.
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Shirley Carse
Shirley Carse

Sales & Marketing Consultant / Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.9   (26 reviews)
About Shirley
'Professionalism and hard work are at the heart of my real estate philosophy. Whether buying or selling real estate, I will do my utmost to achieve the best result for you'. Prior to joining the real estate industry, Shirley enjoyed a successful career in the travel, health and pharmaceutical sectors, all highly competitive sales environments, where she received extensive sales training and developed critical thinking skills. Now with a strong sales and marketing background spanning over 30 years and, a number of top sales awards recognising her achievements, Shirley is a confident and successful sales and marketing professional. Known for her honest straight-forward approach, Shirley works to high standards of business ethics and understands the responsibility involved, in managing the sale of her clients' most valuable financial asset. To achieve successful outcomes for her clients, Shirley is totally committed to providing excellent customer service, understands the importance of listening to her clients' needs and in developing a relationship of trust. Her calm, positive and persistent attitude has enabled her to achieve outstanding results, often culminating in referral business from her many satisfied clients. Shirley has spent many years living and working in Europe, Canada and Australia, returning to New Zealand in 2007 and more recently joining her family in Tauranga.
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About us

Tauranga is New Zealand’s fifth largest city and is one of the most desirable places to live. Bathed in sunshine and surrounded by water, Tauranga is at the Bay of Plenty’s urban heart where you can enjoy world-class facilities and an enviable lifestyle. As head office for Harcourts Advantage Realty Ltd, this high profile office has been purpose built for our real estate company housing a large auction room, client rooms and large reception area. The second level is dedicated to sales and property management offices along with meeting rooms and management offices. Strategically located in Tauranga CBD on the corner of Devonport Road and Third Avenue. This area combines an appealing mixture of elevated and flat land, historic housing, apartments and residential homes providing a platform for some of Tauranga’s most sought after real estate. Our knowledge of the local market and current property trends is second to none along with excellent marketing tools and resources. Plus we have the best technology currently available for real estate activity in New Zealand to give you a fair indication of market values. As part of the Harcourts Group which is New Zealand owned, we ensure maximum National and International exposure with multiple offices throughout the world. We also pride ourselves in being awarded Readers Digest “Most Trusted Brand” consistently for the last seven years. Harcourts are dedicated to providing outstanding real estate service to all our clients and customers and our highly trained team are committed to YOUR success. Don’t hesitate to call our office and discuss your real estate needs with one of our team.

Our reviews

  4.9  
350 reviewsacross 31 different locations, showing 6.
Our qualities as told by our client reviews: hard-working, honest, supportive, responsive, friendly, local expert, clear communication.
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Buyer review
One word……. amazing
6 days ago
One word……. amazing

Amazing to work with. Was super helpful in explaining how things work and wanting to make the best deal possible anyone compromising to much. Was always happy to answer any questions and flexible. Would recommend to both sellers and buyers.

Marlena Dance

Marlena Dance

  5   (18 reviews)
Seller review
Incredible communication throughout. Clear, calm, and an absolute pleasure to deal with!
7 days ago
Incredible communication throughout. Clear, calm, and an absolute pleasure to deal with!

Communication from Marlena was incredible from start to finish. She was clear, calm, honest, and always timely. We always felt informed and knew exactly where things were at, which we especially appreciated as we were navigating the sale during a very busy time in our lives. Marlena gave practical, balanced advice without ever making us feel pressured. She was professional, approachable, and genuinely great to deal with. Selling a house is never without its stresses, but she made the whole experience feel well managed and much less overwhelming. We couldn't recommend Marlena more highly to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

Marlena Dance

Marlena Dance

  5   (18 reviews)
Buyer review
Excellent
9 days ago
Excellent

I highly recommend this agent. Their communication was clear, prompt, and professional throughout the entire process. They demonstrated excellent market knowledge, providing valuable insights and guidance at every stage. Their negotiation skills helped achieve a great outcome, and they handled everything with a high level of professionalism and integrity. A pleasure to work with from start to finish

Harpreet Kaur

Harpreet Kaur

  4.9   (33 reviews)
Seller review
Really supportive and helpful in finding my buyer
11 days ago
Really supportive and helpful in finding my buyer

Nicole was so lovely to deal with and so easy to talk to. Bringing the actual purchasers through my house many many times. Great communicator with feedback and liaising for viewing. Would recommended as your next agent. Nick and Nicole are a great team and compliment each other's work style.

Nicole Barrett

Nicole Barrett

  5   (8 reviews)
Seller review
Nick works so hard for you and your sale!
11 days ago
Nick works so hard for you and your sale!

I was recommended Nick and Nicole from a friend that used him for her house sale. He was hands on from the moment I signed up. Engaging existing contacts, getting potential buyers through before the marketing began. Private viewings weekly in order to get my house as much exposure as possible. Fantastic communication and feedback after each open home and viewing. Highly recommended and would use him and Nicole again without hesitation. Will actually get him on the job to find my next home.

Nick Badger

Nick Badger

  5   (71 reviews)
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Our properties

Harcourts Tauranga Central (Advantage Realty Ltd) has 52 properties for sale and sold 155 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

For Sale
Auction 29 July 2026 (Unless Sold Prior)
96 Penetaka Heights
Pyes Pa Bay of Plenty
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For Sale
Auction 29 July 2026 (Unless Sold Prior)
161A Fraser Street
Tauranga South Bay of Plenty
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3
4
House
For Sale
Price By Negotiation
7 Armagh Street
Greerton Bay of Plenty
3
1
4
House
For Sale
Auction 22 July 2026 (Unless Sold Prior)
14A Vine Avenue
Maungatapu Bay of Plenty
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2
4
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