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Tim Dower: Rotorua is a complete cluster
I've got family coming down from Europe at Christmas, and bringing people who've not seen New Zealand before.
We were talking on the phone the other day and the subject of spending a few days at Rotorua came up.
It pains me to say it, but I wasn't able in good conscience to recommend Rotorua.
I explained about the emergency housing, but only in broad brush terms. I didn't go into big detail about people knocking on the door at night looking to score drugs.
Or the police turning up at all hours, places not being safe for families, gang activity and all the rest of it.
Thing is we need tourism…
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