Derelict landbanked houses 'a travesty', mayor says
'There must be about 150 that are just lying idle, rotting into the ground.'
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'Abusive behaviour': Rejected rental tenants lash-out
Frustrations run high as homes become ever harder to find and price hikes 'crippling'
Revealed: Seven motels paid more than $1m each for emergency housing
But one of the moteliers says she would rather have her motel empty.
'Staggering': The city where houses are earning more in a month than most people earn in a year
The latest REINZ data shows the city's house price have reached a record $1,050,000.
Letters: Protests ignore the rights and freedoms of the majority
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Landlords say tax loophole is 'bribe' to switch to social housing
Tax breaks a huge incentive for landlords to evict hard workers - rent to social housing.
Homeless say trying to survive is a 'full-time job'
Men who have been rough sleepers for years speak about their struggles.
Man who lived in cave among million-dollar houses has a new home
But he says a family should have been priority for the house.
$300m partnership: NZ Super Fund and Classic Group to deliver thousands of new homes
NZ Super Fund: 'We believe our capital can help create a break-through moment.'
'It's going gangbusters': Is your property earning more than you?
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'It's in our DNA to buy property': So how vulnerable is Tauranga to a significant property downturn?
CoreLogic analysed how an economic downturn or market condition change may impact property
The best in Bay architecture recognised at awards
Three Bay of Plenty architects have won regional awards.
Tourism boss sorry after saying Rotorua issues 'massive opportunity' for Tauranga
But the notion has been met with confusion and disappointment from sulphur city leaders.
How rising building costs are hitting first-home buyers
Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.
Housing crisis: City leaders eyeing land for affordable housing
Council seeking feedback on a plan to use 22.4 hectares for affordable housing.
Squatters, overcrowding products of Tauranga's housing shortage
'No clear answers' to Tauranga's housing shortage and affordability crisis, says council.
'It's a vicious cycle': Is this the hardest place to buy a house in NZ?
Tauranga is one of the tightest housing markets in New Zealand right now.
Commissioners' plea: Housing shortfall a challenge too big to face alone
Tauranga City Council's commissioners have pleaded to the Government for help.
New houses will cost more: Tauranga's 'crazy prices' put businesses at risk
Land supply shortages don't help in this region ... it needs to be more affordable.
Solo mum goes from 'gutter' to beachfront emergency housing
Motel owner: 'It's a supreme location, doesn't mean that it's too good for MSD people'.
The rise of Judea: 'I can't imagine living anywhere else'
A spotlight on Judea and why it is major drawcard for new residents.
Leaving a generation to the 'scrap heap': Child poverty soars
"If we give up, say it's too hard, we are consigning a generation to the scrap heap."
$6.5m in unpaid rates owed to Western Bay of Plenty council
The council says a significant portion of unpaid rates is related to Māori freehold land.
Tenancy law changes: Bach owners denied use of own property
Already tight rental market reduced further and knock-on effect to business.
Housing crisis 'a breach of human rights'
Successive governments have failed NZers, says Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt.
'How the hell are we supposed to live?' Pensioners' rents soar 40 per cent
"By doing this ... many will be paying upwards of 50 per cent of their pension in rent."
Dawn Picken: Where will we house the next wave of Kiwis?
There's no easy answer for housing the next wave of Kiwi returnees and migrants.
Home Truths: NZ's Affordable Housing Crisis
A look at New Zealand's affordable housing crisis and the way house prices have changed relative to incomes over time. Video / Paul Slater
Call to move Tauranga airport and racecourse to make way for houses
The group believes medium-high density housing will address housing crisis and traffic.
Letters to the editor: What about the pensioners?
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
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'Massive inquiry': New townhouse development to be built opposite Tauranga racecourse
The Stables in Greerton had "massive inquiries" in days, Bask in the Mount has sold out.
'Don't feel safe': Tauranga residents petition for removal of homeless
Foul language, mess, and intimidation are reasons residents say they want homeless gone.
Officials collect no data on crime at emergency housing
No central recording of family harm, crime or social disorder at emergency housing.