Rotorua motels used for emergency housing found to lack consent
The council is now taking action. Under the District Plan, motels are consented for short-term visitor accommodation, not…
How Te Hāpua thrives in isolation at the top of Aotearoa
Te Hāpua school overlooks Parengarenga Harbour. Photo / Yolisa Tswanya Now she is a teacher at the settlement’s…
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell hits back at Labour’s homeless strategy criticism
A 2022 report estimated the city – New Zealand’s birthplace of international tourism – lost $17 million in…
Emergency housing motels end in Rotorua – but has it just shifted the problem elsewhere?
In 2023, National campaigned on ending emergency housing in Rotorua motels within two years. “Rotorua whānau, businesses and…