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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.

Rising building costs hitting first-home buyers

Uncertainty making homeownership 'that much more difficult' for first-home buyers.

Letters: 'Messages of hope' needed in a Covid world

Our readers have their say.

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.

'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.

Transitional housing planned for large vacant Fenton St motel

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