A Rotorua mayoral candidate says the city needs to urgently shift away from emergency housing motels.

National and Te Pati Maori are calling for an inquiry into the system after a TVNZ report exposed tenants in poor conditions.

Some residents housed under the charity Visions of a Helping Hand are accusing that group of intimidation and abuse of power by staff and security workers.

Rotorua District Council member and mayoral candidate Tania Tapsell says told Kate Hawkesby we need to focus on long term solutions.

She says we need to build social housing not rely on emergency housing.

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A Rotorua mayoral candidate says the city needs to urgently shift away from emergency housing motels.
National and Te Pati Maori are calling for an inquiry into the system after a TVNZ report exposed tenants in poor conditions.
Some residents housed under the charity Visions of a Helping Hand are accusing that group of intimidation and abuse of power by staff and security workers.
Rotorua District Council member and mayoral candidate Tania Tapsell says told Kate Hawkesby we need to focus on long term solutions.
She says we need to build social housing not rely on emergency housing.
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