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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: How did Rotorua become the centre of an emergency housing crisis?
Description: Frustrations are growing in Rotorua about the state of emergency housing.  On the city’s famous motel strip, Fenton Street, the tourists have been replaced by emergency housing residents, with so many motels filled up that the street has now been nicknamed ‘MSD MIle’. Residents and local politicians are demanding change, with even those stuck in these motels keen to move on.  So is anything being done to alleviate a problem that seems to be causing concerns for all parties involved?  Today, Damien is joined by Rotorua Daily Post reporter Kelly Makiha. Her...