
Go-ahead given for 202 new homes in Rotorua
Approval has been given to build 202 homes at Ngongotahā, for starters.
Approval has been given to build 202 homes at Ngongotahā, for starters.
'They end up having a lot more cash each month as a family.'
'Rents are nowhere near enough to cover the mortgage for a typical debt-backed purchase.'
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Consent sought for 7 contracted emergency motels to continue a further year.
A trust bought the Clayton Rd site for $750,000 to build 10 affordable rental homes.
Housing density standards are set to sit on the council table again.
It comes after Kāinga Ora said 110 planned new homes in the city were being 'reassessed'.
'It had to slow up really, they couldn’t keep building at the same pace,' says a builder.
There are at least 330 new Kāinga Ora homes budgeted for the city by mid-2025.
Take a peek inside one of the new Kāinga Ora Lake Rd apartments.
'We've been taken to the cleaners by these agencies,' he says.
'These are not containers ... they are fully functioning modern homes,' says Kāinga Ora.
The mayor and MP say they are disappointed by the housing ministry's move.
'We have to wade through their bullsh*t and end up wasting a lot of time'.
The benefits and pitfalls of returning to the nest, and how to make it work.
There's so much going on that there's concern whether the construction industry can cope.
'I think the market's bottomed out and it is consolidating now.'
Sibling had taken out an ANZ mortgage over the parents' home to invest in a business.
The influence of 'wealth' on the property market is one suspected reason for high prices.
The charity delivers 92,000 food parcels in a year: 'That’s not a flex'.
The school fought to stop intensification impacting children's privacy.
'A truth that nobody is willing to talk about or don’t have the guts to deal with.'
Other income sources included rent payments and donations.
Matt Doocey and Tania Tapsell caught up on issues during a mountainbike ride.
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.
Rotorua Daily Post is looking back at the stories of 2023.