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April 17, 2023 2 mins

Suggestions some Rotorua motels are keeping rooms empty to rake in Government cash.

The city's Temporary Housing Dashboard shows the numbers of people in emergency housing motels have nearly halved since last year.

It's prompted calls to return some facilities to the market with available motels struggling to meet high demand.

Wylie Court manager Judith Cunningham says it's a waste of taxpayer money.

"It's a great revenue that moteliers receive for having them in emergency housing."

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