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Meals on wheels? How about homes on wheels?

Kāinga Ora has set a date for homes to move into the empty lot on Ranolf St

Resident group wants commissioner to assess emergency housing consents

A group of Rotorua residents are opposing emergency housing, but what's the solution?

Rotorua 'deteriorating': Group confronts council over transitional housing

A group of Rotorua residents are fighting plans to create more housing for the homeless.

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.

Dozens of new public houses built but are they enough?

Kāinga Ora built 73 houses in Rotorua but one city leader says that's 'hardly enough'.

Home Truths: NZ's Affordable Housing Crisis

A look at New Zealand's affordable housing crisis and the way house prices have changed relative to incomes over time. Video / Paul Slater

Government contracts 12 Rotorua motels for emergency housing

Motels selected because they were best placed to provide for 'longer-term whānau needs'.

'Dead money': $400k per week emergency housing price tag

The latest numbers show millions being poured into the Bay of Plenty housing crisis.

Police: Rising concern over crime in emergency housing

'Increased public unease about housing special needs persons and families in motels.'

Fears tourism will die in Rotorua if housing crisis left to grow

Are visitors missing out on beds because the homeless are taking them?

What caused them to be homeless? People's experiences revealed

A report was compiled to develop narratives into homelessness derived from experiences.

Live blog: Budget updates and the best memes and tweets

The Government has just announced its new Budget — but what does it actually mean for you?