Letters to the editor: Council should enforce Resource Management Act on itself 4 May, 2021 09:00 PM 3 minutes to read Rotorua Lakes Council. Photo / File Rotorua Daily Post So, Rotorua Lakes Council knew motels housing people for more than 28 days was breaching the district plan and therefore its own obligations under the Resource Management Act. In my view, one could assume the council would have preferred this remain under the radar. However, unfortunately for council, barrister Kevin Badcock unearthed this "hands-off" approach. The mayor previously said it was not the council's business to tell motel operators who they could and could not rent their premises to.