rent.py

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as bs

locations = ['Devonport', 'Takapuna']
data = {}

for location in locations:
    url = "https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/rent-bond-and-bills/market-rent/?location={}".format(location)
    html = requests.get(url).text
    soup = bs(html, "html.parser")
    l = {}
    l['location'] = location
    l['date'] = soup.find("span", class_="search_details").text
    l['bonds'], l['lower'], l['mid'], l['upper'] = (i.text for i in soup.findAll("table", class_="css-table-tuck")[2].find("tbody").find("tr").findAll("td")[1:])
    data[location] = l

for location in locations:
    print data[location]['location'].ljust(9), data[location]['bonds'], data[location]['lower'], data[location]['mid'], data[location]['upper'], "({})".format(data[location]['date'])

rent = (float(data['Devonport']['lower'][1:]) + float(data['Devonport']['lower'][1:])) / 2
print "Target rent: ${0:.2f}".format(rent)