Nelson gets mentioned as an area people would like to move to, so I thought this might be useful:
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/natio...-view-property
The rental crisis in Nelson and Marlborough, which started brewing a couple of years ago, is now described by some as utter hell. Nelson-Tasman had the second highest rate of rental increases behind Hawke's Bay in the March quarter....A drop in the number of rental homes was part of the problem, and it was only going to get worse, property managers said....