Kāinga Ora: Are more out-of-towners coming to Rotorua for housing?

PremiumKelly MakihaMultimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·10 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM6 mins to read‌ Feeding Rotorua on Pukuatua St will need to find a new home once the new courthouse is built. Photo / Kelly MakihaKāinga Ora has been asked for an “urgent update” over who it approves for its new Rotorua houses, following claims more out-of-towners are coming to the city for housing.

Percy Poharama from Feeding Rotorua Charitable Trust, which feeds those most in need five nights a week, said he was seeing

Kāinga Ora: Are more out-of-towners coming to Rotorua for housing?

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