Ngongotaha Angrily Rejects Council’s Special Housing Area Proposal

Apr 16, 2018 | News

“Under the pretext of improving the supply of affordable houses,” said Glenys Searancke, RDRR Chair, “the Mayor has used the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act to ram through a proposal for sign off by the Minister of Housing Phil Twyford. It will see a...

Have your say on whether tenants should pay letting fees

Apr 13, 2018 | News

The Social Services and Community Committee is seeking submissions on the Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill. The bill aims to ensure that costs associated with letting a rental property are met by the landlord, who benefits from letting a...

Insight: Full House – Homelessness & Big Families

Apr 10, 2018 | News

Maria is exhausted. The solo-mother to seven children under 17 years-old has been searching for somewhere to call home for almost a year. Wearing a faded blue T-shirt and brown floral lavalava, she cups her hands in her lap and speaks softly about the difficulties she...

Housing pressures require urgent action in face of ongoing growth

Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorised

Rotorua is growing for the first time in more than a decade and that growth has created a housing shortage – we are under pressure. Almost daily we hear about the urgent need for more homes, calls for Council to do something about it and accusations we’re not doing...