Millions spent weekly in Rotorua on supplements to help pay rent
27 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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An increasing number of Bay renters are under financial pressure amid the housing crisis and needing more assistance from Work and Income. Photo / Getty Images
An increasing number of Bay renters are under financial pressure amid the housing crisis and needing more assistance from Work and Income. Photo / Getty Images
Rotorua Daily Post
Nearly $3 million a week is being spent helping thousands of people in the Bay of Plenty keep a roof over their heads amid the region s deepening housing crisis. Thousands across the region qualify for
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8 Apr, 2021 05:35 AM
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NZ Herald
By: Graham Skellern Buyers were again active as the New Zealand sharemarket took a lead from positive offshore bourses to post more than one per cent gain – representing a rise of nearly two per cent in two trading days.
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Press Release – New Zealand National Party
Housing Minister Megan Woods continued defence of a Government scheme that has put just 12 families into a home shows just how out of touch her Government is about the scale of New Zealands housing shortage, Nationals Housing spokesperson …
Housing Minister Megan Woods’ continued defence of a Government scheme that has put just 12 families into a home shows just how out of touch her Government is about the scale of New Zealand’s housing shortage, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
“The progressive home ownership scheme was promised by the Prime Minister in 2017. Here we are in 2021 and the scheme has only delivered 12 houses.
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 4:03 pm
“Housing Minister Megan Woods’ vague promises of
supply measures to ease housing pressures won’t help a
single renter struggling to get a roof over their head,”
says ACT Housing spokesperson Brooke van
Velden.
“TradeMe data out today shows the median
weekly rent for medium houses across New Zealand reached a
new record in January, while the biggest annual increase was
in one-to-two bedroom houses.
“Year-on-year rental
inquiries on the TradeMe site rose 86 per cent while rental
supply increased just 19 per cent.
“Answering my
questions in Parliament today the Minister made constant
reference to supply being on the way – seven references in