Rotorua's new mayor says the town needs an 'exit strategy' for emergency housing.
The lakeside town has more than 50 emergency housing motels - a number that jumped significantly after the first Covid lockdown in March 2020.
Tania Tapsell says there has to be a better answer.
"My first day on the job started 5:30 am, and I've already been pushing these strong messages to make sure we can get that important exit strategy out of this."
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