Community meeting for Loafers Lodge residents

From Midday Report, 12:14 pm on 22 May 2023

A community meeting has taken place this morning with displaced residents from Loafers Lodge, the site of last week's devastating fire.

Over the weekend, the mission to recover bodies continued, and formal identification is underway.

Five people are confirmed to have died in the fire, with the final death toll expected to be under ten.

Loafers Lodge had 92 rooms, and those residents will now be looking for alternative accommodation in Wellington.

Southern Ward councillor and deputy mayor Laurie Foon was at the meeting with residents and joins me now.