Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell says it is very disappointing to hear the Social Development Minister say there is no end date for Rotorua motels being used as emergency housing.
"It is absolutely one of the most damaging things this government has ever done to our generation and to us in Rotorua, which was a well known tourism industry.
"So yes, they should give us an exit plan," Tapsell told Checkpoint.
MSD Mininster Carmel Sepuloni told Checkpoint the government cannot give a deadline for phasing out emergency motel accommodation, but said she would reveal the results of a review and redesign by the end of the year.
