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Plan to turn Wylie Court motel into transitional housing quashed

Wylie Court motel on Fenton St will not be turned into transitional housing.

'This is our suburb': Residents fight for a say on transitional housing plan

Residents are mounting a fight to be notified about the Wylie Court consent process.

Solo mum goes from 'gutter' to beachfront emergency housing

Motel owner: 'It's a supreme location, doesn't mean that it's too good for MSD people'.

Transitional housing planned for large vacant Fenton St motel

Signs on Fenton St have prompted concern over housing for the homeless.

Housing crisis 'a breach of human rights'

Successive governments have failed NZers, says Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt.

'We are being herded like sheep': Grandmother speaks out on life in emergency housing

She has already lived in three different emergency housing motels.

Kāinga Ora won't say if it is buying another Rotorua motel

Kāinga Ora will not confirm, however, Tamati Coffey has confirmed the purchase.

Kāinga Ora $8.1m motel for homeless nearly double CV

The capital value (CV) for the motel is $4.3m.

Letters to the editor: Housing crisis didn't sneak up on us

Readers have their say.

'Hell and back': Restaurant owner tells of motel housing impact

Richard Sewell's upmarket restaurant is smack in the middle of emergency housing motels.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Govt must deal with appalling behaviour of emergency housing residents

Comment: The complaints are the same: harassment, alcohol and drug abuse, violence.

Govt's $30m motel emergency housing shake-up 'not a solution', says MP

The Government will directly contract motels for emergency accommodation it's announced.

Teuila Fuatai: Motels no cure for a housing emergency

OPINION: Emergency housing system is broken and Govt needs to step up and fix it.

Officials collect no data on crime at emergency housing

No central recording of family harm, crime or social disorder at emergency housing.