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'Record' sales: Tauranga's luxury house market running hot

Luxury market performing in complete contrast to the low-to-mid-range market.

'Really excited': Rotorua housing development project well advanced

Of the 86 houses in the two-staged $50m project, 35 are KiwiBuild homes.

MPs clash over homeless report on where Rotorua homeless have come from

Local politicians have exchanged words over a new homeless report.

Council threatens homeless motels with court action if they fail to comply

Rotorua's council is threatening court action against emergency housing motels. But why?

Revealed: The city Christopher Luxon believes 'needs to get sorted'

The National Party leader said crime and emergency housing motels would put visitors off.

'I want out of here': Devastated residents fear proposal to sell reserves for housing

Locals are upset about a council plan to turn reserves into housing developments.

Secret council proposal to sell 10 reserves for housing revealed

Parties say no decisions made but local MP 'extremely' worried.

Letters: Is Rotorua the main focus of the Govt's public housing surge?

Our readers have their say.

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.

New record for Ōhope house sale

"The market in Ōhope was still going strong."

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.