27 May 2024

Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 27 May 2024
image of Tony Bradley's developing company TBP Properties is building Kainga Ora apartments at this Fairy Springs Rd site. Photo / Andrew Warner

Tony Bradley's developing company TBP Properties is building Kainga Ora apartments at this Fairy Springs Rd site. Photo / Andrew Warner Photo: Andrew Warner

Kelly looks at what the Government's recent damning report on Kāinga Ora means for Rotorua's many housing developments.

And Rotorua Lakes Council has some hard decisions to make as it grapples with much-needed spending cuts to keep rates hikes down.

But if a charitable trust in Rotorua has its way, it'll put spending of $750,000 back on the agenda so the city can get a new skate park.

Kelly Makiha is a senior journalist with the Rotorua Daily Post