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Marama Royal: The resurgence in our population has been a miraculous recovery for my people
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei chair Marama Royal outlines the iwi housing pathway
'I wouldn’t even put my Rotties in what I found': CEO's blunt view of homeless hotel conditions
Lifewise boss Haehaetu Barrett spoke at National Māori Housing Conference.
Opinion: Rugby club housing plan epitome of blue-sky thinking
OPINION: Necessity is the mother of invention.
Wayne Knox: Māori housing crisis must be addressed at conference
Opinion: This conference has been strategically timed in advance of the October elections.
Auckland, I'm out of here: How to make sure you make the right move
Disillusioned Aucklanders are increasingly looking for a better and cheaper place to live.
'Chuffed': Elderly in need win tiny homes in Rotorua ballot
The three tiny homes will be installed on their Ngongotahā section in June.
House prices continue to drop with one district leading the trend
QV House Price Index for quarter to February shows 12.6 per cent drop on last year.
Why a mum with five kids loves living at a new Kāinga Ora housing complex
Locals are being asked for feedback on Kāinga Ora's Ranolf St and Malfroy Rd complex.
As the number of homeless in motels halves, locals say Rotorua's positive ‘vibe’ is returning
Rotorua residents say there's a positive impact of having fewer homeless living in motels.
'Surreal': How this 'inspiring' 21-year-old just bought his first home
Liam Benfell and his partner have purchased a home in Ōwhata listed at $450k.
More details to be revealed about 60 new Kāinga Ora homes
Residents near Gem St can hear more about a Kāinga Ora development in two weeks.
'I believe we need this': Why some residents support major Govt housing plan
Others fear the swamp land on Ngongotaha Rd is not the right place for homes.
Trust ordered to pay tenant nearly $3K after subletting 'uninhabitable' property
The judgment is the second against the trust in just over a month.
‘Hellish house’: Young mum wins payout over 'dire and unsafe' rental
Issues included rotting floorboards and cupboards and a mould-ridden ceiling.
'Appalling': Govt plans 350 homes on site it rejected for private development
'Without developments like this, reliance on emergency housing in Rotorua will continue.'
Emergency housing: Human Rights Commission’s damning report points to rights breaches
Inquiry finds emergency housing system is seriously flawed.
Emergency housing overhaul announced
Housing system breaches human rights in three ways.
Emergency housing overhaul announced
Grants aim to help keep people in rental housing.
Auckland house prices down $235,000 annually
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Jo Raphael: Plan changes will be good for our cities - let’s grow up
OPINION: Jo Raphael asks, if not here, then where?
Motels warned council in 2018 of ‘massive upcoming problem’
How the Rotorua Motel Association predicted the emergency housing crisis four years ago.
'The Glenholme community is exhausted': Strong words erupt at public meeting
A public meeting has been held to discuss locals' concerns about a Kāinga Ora plan.
Property: Double-digit house market declines in main centres, new figures show
QV House Price Index shows the average home dropped in value by 3.9 per cent.
Fighting for Rotorua: What the future holds for contracted emergency housing
A 'bloody fiasco', one said. Mothers say their children can't walk or bike to school now.
'Spiralling poverty crisis': Nearly $70m spent on Rotorua's emergency housing
Fighting for Rotorua: Children placed in "dangerous and unsuitable" accommodation.
'Nightmare': Bad tenants knuckle down while some landlords eye holiday market
Desperate families are also applying for one-bedroom homes.
Slow start to spring for housing market as prices drop, but agents optimistic
'Hopefully we're coming out of a difficult time but who knows with interest rates.'
Ministry moves 28 homeless from controversial Fenton St hotel
Twenty-eight of the 41 people staying at the Four Canoes Hotel have been moved elsewhere.
'We need to restore the mana of our city': Te Arawa takes emergency housing stand
Two mayoral candidates have also called for action about the issue.
Calls mount for official inquiries into emergency housing
'The New Zealand public deserve to know that [public money] is being spent appropriately.'
Lizzie Marvelly: 'Vulnerable treated like cash cows' - emergency housing makes Rotorua a dumping ground
Opinion: Lizzie Marvelly says the creators of this nightmare must be held accountable.
'Absolute train wreck': Calls for an urgent investigation into Rotorua emergency housing
Community and political leaders speak out over Rotorua's emergency housing situation.
Rotorua's miserable motel mile - PM in 'complete denial' of housing failure - National
The criticism comes after a broadcast on TVNZ's Sunday show.