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'I hate it': Four motels in five months is family of seven's rental crisis reality

Tradie living in van with his two dogs says 'brutal' rental market is hard for pet owners.

Why one of NZ's top 10 house builders is laying off staff

'Other group house builders have laid off significantly more staff than we have.' - Burney

'Unsafe' living conditions: Landlords lose long-running court battle

A Rotorua trust has lost a long-running legal battle.

Man with disability faces homelessness: 'I think it is so cruel. Where is the humanity?'

'I need a miracle. I know time is running out. I am very, very frightened.'

Thousands of state homes sit empty, maintenance budget up $410m

State homes are being brought to Healthy Homes standards - but some are empty.

Brutal rental market: Harrowing tales of the hunt for a home

What it's like living in a garage: 'I never imagined I’d end up like this.'

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.

'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.