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The Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on mayor's emergency housing letters
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
'Grandstanding gets you nowhere': Mayor defends homeless stance
Letters between mayor Steve Chadwick and a Government minister reveal council frustration.
'Even prisoners have visitors': Why mum 'hates' life in emergency housing motel
Has Rotorua's emergency housing situation improved since changes were announced?
Hopes new residential standards will relieve 'severe' housing deficit
Residential areas in Rotorua will be able to build up to three stories without a consent.
Tenancy questions second most popular topic last year
This week has been the Citizen Advice Bureau's Annual Awareness Week.
'In for an interesting year': What new property figures mean for Rotorua
The report shows house prices in 26 Rotorua suburbs dropped over the quarter.
Region's first KiwiBuild homeowners 'counting the days' until move in
The Bay of Plenty's first KiwiBuild homes, in the Mountview Green development, are ready.
Record high! Taupō reaches new median house price
The new median price is 37.4 per cent higher than at the same time just one year ago.
Felix Desmarais: Fixing the housing crisis should be about what is right, not popular
Opinion: Labour is playing to win elections, not make the changes it believes in.
New owner of large vacant Fenton St motel reveals fresh plans
Wylie Court has sold - but what is next for the big, upmarket Rotorua motel?
'Terrified on a daily basis': Govt blasted over inaction on emergency housing
Police have refused to comment on whether crime has increased around emergency housing.
'A campaign of denial': NZ Police and emergency housing
There's been unprecedented demand for what's supposed to be a short-term housing option.
'Proof is in the pudding': Push for 6000 homes in Rotorua on track despite 'headwinds'
There has been a sharp increase in consents since the first national lockdown in 2020.
Revealed: 15 motels in one city paid more than $1m for emergency housing
It coincides with the growing number of people on the housing register.
Derelict landbanked houses 'a travesty', mayor says
'There must be about 150 that are just lying idle, rotting into the ground.'
'Abusive behaviour': Rejected rental tenants lash-out
Frustrations run high as homes become ever harder to find and price hikes 'crippling'
'Enough is enough': Retired top cop speaks out over fears for son
Former top cop Gary Smith feels he has no choice to speak up for the sake of Rotorua.
'Pain for first-home buyers': City's house prices up $115k in a year
The latest REINZ data showed the city's house price reached a record $695,000
Premium Debate: What you think about Steve Chadwick's action plan
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$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 in our DNA to buy property': So, how vulnerable is Rotorua to a property downturn?
What is it that makes Rotorua one of the least vulnerable cities to a property downturn?
The best in Bay architecture recognised at awards
Three Bay of Plenty architects have won regional awards.
Meals on wheels? How about homes on wheels?
Kāinga Ora has set a date for homes to move into the empty lot on Ranolf St
Resident group wants commissioner to assess emergency housing consents
A group of Rotorua residents are opposing emergency housing, but what's the solution?
Rotorua 'deteriorating': Group confronts council over transitional housing
A group of Rotorua residents are fighting plans to create more housing for the homeless.
Rising building costs hitting first-home buyers
Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.
Here's how much you need to earn to afford an average house in Rotorua
In Rotorua, the mean house value was $650,546, according to Infometrics
Time to put 'nimbyism aside' and back new house builds
Council ''working from all angles'' on long-term solution to housing crisis.
Mountview Green development attracts 'flurry of interest'
Stage one of the $50m Mountview Green development in Rotorua is steaming ahead.
Plan to turn Wylie Court motel into transitional housing quashed
Wylie Court motel on Fenton St will not be turned into transitional housing.