Rotorua emergency housing: Ministers warned of the risks to public safety a year ago
18 Apr, 2021 09:13 PM
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Using motels to get people off the streets and out of their cars was started by the previous National government. Photo / File
Using motels to get people off the streets and out of their cars was started by the previous National government. Photo / File
RNZ
Emergency housing has been described as dangerous and terrifying for some, with families mixed in with gang members and many places rife with crime and intimidation.
Official documents show ministers were warned about the risks to public safety in Rotorua a year ago, and that week-by-week motel accommodation is not so suitable for families, or those with high needs.
Emergency housing labelled a risk to public safety in Rotorua
18 Apr, 2021 08:49 PM
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A child on a bike at an emergency accommodation motel. Photo / RNZ
RNZ
By Jane Patterson of RNZ
Emergency housing has been described as dangerous and terrifying for some, with families mixed in with gang members and many places rife with crime and intimidation.
Official documents show ministers were warned about the risks to public safety in Rotorua a year ago, and that week-by-week motel accommodation is not so suitable for families, or those with high needs.
One Auckland charitable trust says some residents are especially vulnerable to sexual violence, which may only become apparent in years to come.
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On 15 April, the European Court decided to strike out two applications against Serbia concerning the disappearance of the applicants’ newborn children in State-run maternity wards in the 1980’s. Since 2013 when the judgment in
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