More tables set at Rotorua's annual Christmas lunch to match increased demand 24 Dec, 2020 11:30 PM 2 minutes to read Hundreds filled the tables at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre. Photo / David Beck While some people were checking to see if Santa ate the cookies left behind, volunteers were up at dawn today to cook for hundreds as part of the annual Christmas Day Community Lunch. Seats were set for 500 people at Rotorua's Energy Events Centre. The figure was 100 more than previous years to match the increased demand of people registering for lunch. In addition to this, space was made if more people came than seats had been set out for.