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Tania Tapsell: Rotorua Mayor on the government's decision to cut back on emergency housing in Rotorua

Published: June 9, 2024, 9:30 p.m.

The government decided to cut back on emergency housing motels in Rotorua.\xa0

While contracts for seven motels are being extended until the end of next year - there's hope three could be dropped before then, as residents are prioritised for new K\u0101inga Ora homes.\xa0

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell told Mike Hosking the current government was very clear in their election campaign that they needed to address it. \xa0

Tapsell said \u201cOur community were expecting this to end in December. But we are realistic, people need to go somewhere.\u201d\xa0

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