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Sex in the city? Mayor defends removing homeless camp, cites offensive behaviour
Six people were trespassed on Wednesday and four more on Thursday.
'Long-life battery': The 90-year-old standing for council
Sandy Milne, nearly 91, plans to stand in the Whakatāne council elections.
Budget 2025: Every budget item in one interactive
Use the Herald interactive to explore Budget 2025.
200 new retirement homes coming to Putāruru as Overdale Estate hits stage two
Ground first broke on the $200m, 400-home Overdale Estate development in 2022.
'Past the first hurdle' - Fletcher Living on progress at $500m The Hill
Fletcher bought site in 2021, earthworks now advanced, first four homes nearly finished.
How this city is bucking the national trend for new home builds
Half of the new homes were social housing or affordable rentals.
House prices down in most regions in year to March
Prices either static or falling throughout NZ, only six areas had price rises lately.
Wattle Park developer liquidated: Kiwibank owed $3.6m, Inland Revenue $1.09m
Project completed in January 2022 but developer blames Covid and the downturn for debts.
Payment disputes: Kāinga Ora apartment project hits roadblock
Little has happened at a Kāinga Ora-owned building site in Rotorua for months.
‘Great win for Rotorua’: Homeless motel numbers reduce
From the end of July there will be three emergency housing motels left.
In by Christmas: Building of 28 subsidised rentals on track
The rentals will target essential workers in healthcare, education and emergency services.
‘Middle class struggle’: Housing costs hit essential workers
Market rent is $650 per week; these homes will rent for $520, saving $6760 annually.
Tokoroa receives biggest housing boost since the 1970s
Strathmore Park is expected to deliver 187 homes in stages.
‘We’ve had no one apply’: Teacher shortage hits region
The Bay could be short of 180 primary school teachers in 2025, according to projections.
‘Oh my God’: The shocking cost of Kāinga Ora ‘container homes’ revealed
The homes were criticised by locals when they first arrived on the site.
Operation FTP: Crackdown on trolley thefts sparks counter operation
Operation Feed The People launched in opposition to police trolley crackdown.
New Rotorua Kāinga Ora one-bedroom apartments open to the public
Locals feared they looked like container homes when they first arrived, but today they had a chance to look through the finished product. Video / Kelly Makiha
Rotorua emergency housing motel wind-down: Where will tenants go?
The commissioner highlights ministry 'assumptions' about Rotorua's housing pipeline.
'Soft and spongy' deck, roof that 'would lift with the wind': Landlord fined $6k
An inspector said the general state of the house was 'unmaintained' and 'shocking'.
350-home project on track despite developer's other company in liquidation
The Government has no concerns about the development on state land in Ngongotahā.
Government to end emergency housing contracts with two more Rotorua motels
Two more motels will stop being contracted by the Government for emergency housing.
National, local companies are creditors of Rotorua housing project
The financier wants $28.2m; unsecured creditors are listed as being owed another $167,000.
Florida funder loaned $28.2m to Rotorua housing project
Liquidator expects no loss to customers.
Receivers, liquidator in charge of Rotorua's Mountview Green final stages
Receiver says 22 homes completed, not settled; 20 more in various stages of construction.
'I'm really just so grateful': Four-year housing battle ends
Sixteen new iwi-led affordable rental homes have been officially opened.
The region that's overtaken Auckland as the most expensive to rent in
Trade Me Property’s latest Rental Price Index is out.
'Inspiring example': Iwi to offer cheaper rents in brand new homes
Who can apply to live in Ngāti Whakaue's affordable rental subdivision in Rotorua?