There are now more than 4,000 children growing up in motels across New Zealand, devastating parents who are desperate to find a permanent place for their kids to live. Skyrocketing house prices are prompting many landlords to sell up, forcing up rents and making housing more and more unaffordable for many whanau. Latest figures from the Ministry for Social Development show the number of kids in motels is rising and parents and teachers say it's impacting their mental health. Checkpoint cameraman Nick Monro and reporter Nita Blake-Persen filed this report.