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Rotorua homeless public meeting gets heated, more than 350 people pack venue
16 Mar, 2021 05:00 AM
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Meeting of Glenholme residents to discuss the homeless issue.
Angry Rotorua residents at a public meeting have sent a firm message they want to put a stop to bringing out-of-town homeless to the city. Homeless worker Tiny Deane disputes claims this is happening and told the meeting he wasn't inviting homeless from other areas or making money housing them in motels.
Visions of a Helping Hand founder Tiny Deane addresses the meeting. Photo / Andrew Warner
More than 350 people turned out to the Arawa Bowling Club last night for a public meeting hosted by Rotorua MP Todd McClay to talk about issues faced by Glenholme due to people staying in nearby emergency housing.
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10 Mar, 2021 05:07 PM
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More than $5.6 million has been spent on emergency housing and special needs grants in Rotorua during the past three months - a jump of nearly $1 million compared with the previous three months. The spend is being described as out of control by Rotorua MP Todd McClay and will be one of the topics discussed at what is expected to be a heated public meeting on homelessness he is hosting in Rotorua on Monday.
Emergency housing grants fund people with no other housing options to go into places such as motels while special needs grants cover essential one-off spends.
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25 Feb, 2021 06:00 PM
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National MP Todd McClay is holding a public meeting to address Rotorua's homelessness problem. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
Families too nervous to let their children walk to school because of neighbouring issues with crime and loitering has provoked a public meeting by Rotorua's National MP.
Todd McClay hopes it will give residents the opportunity to voice their concerns over homelessness, social disorder and crime.
McClay said residents of Glenholme, Fenton Park and the CBD were becoming increasingly agitated with people using Fenton St and surrounding areas to deal with Rotorua's housing shortage.
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