Dylan Thorne: Everyone losing in emergency housing crisis 19 Apr, 2021 06:39 PM 3 minutes to read MP Todd McClay speaking at a public meeting on homelessness. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times It was a "gotcha" moment for Rotorua National MP Todd McClay. After raising concerns about Rotorua becoming a dumping ground for out-of-town homeless for the better part of a year— and having those fears dismissed by the Ministry of Social Development — he could feel vindicated. McClay has steadfastly dismissed the ministry's line that out-of-towners made up only a small percentage of the homeless living in motels. And last week, in a moment he surely relished, he was able to say: "We told you so."