Summer read: The people living in Rotorua s Kuirau Park: Inside their lives on the streets
28 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM
5 minutes to read
The Rotorua Daily Post is bringing back some of the best premium stories of 2020. Every day we drive past them, but just what is it like for the streeties sitting at Kuirau Park each day. Journalist Kelly Makiha spends a few hours sitting on the grass and chatting to those with nowhere else to go.
The cars drive past Kuirau Park and you see the looks on their faces.
They can t believe what they re seeing. Some blatantly stare. Others try to be discreet.
What s On: Your mega guide to summer in Rotorua
24 Dec, 2020 06:00 PM
6 minutes to read
Summer has well and truly arrived and with international travel not an option, more Kiwis than ever before are exploring their own backyards. To help you on your explorations we have compiled a mega list of some of the events and activities available in Rotorua.
Saturday, December 26
10am-12pm: Art by Bike - Toi mā Runga Paihikara. Te Manawa, corner of Tutanekai and Hinemoa streets, Rotorua. Enjoy a free guided tour by bike through some of Rotorua s cycleways and explore the impressive art works located in central Rotorua, Government Gardens, Kuirau Park, Rotorua Lakefront and Sulphur Point.
Blast from the past: 2020 in review with Rotorua Weekender
23 Dec, 2020 06:56 PM
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Western Heights High School student Zach Jans was the Senior Composition winner in the 2020 NZCT Chamber Music Contest. Photo / File
Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
It has been one crazy year, full of challenges, hope and the community rallying around each other. Rotorua Weekender editor Shauni James takes a look at some of the highlights from the newspaper s coverage over 2020.
January
- Sustainable Backyards shared information on what environmental events they would have coming up.
Rotorua s Kymbali Dender went to South Africa as a volunteer to help rescue coastal birds. Photo / File
Rotorua Letters to the Editor: Focus on solutions for homeless problem
15 Dec, 2020 08:00 PM
3 minutes to read
Homeless in Kuirau Park. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
If someone goes from pillar to post, they are forced to keep moving from one place to another.
Homeless people were removed from Kuirau Park in March 2020. It was not a good look for tourists and locals alike seeing people sleeping under cardboard with their worldly possessions stuffed into supermarket trolleys, or partaking in drugs and alcohol and the associated behaviour.
Rotorua s motel mile in Fenton Street then became the haven for the homeless, compliments of central government.
Rotorua homeless crisis: Meal service moved on from near Rotorua Central Mall to Kuirau Park
10 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM
5 minutes to read
A meal service that feeds the homeless is moving from Amohau St to Kuirau Park. Photo / Getty Images
A meal service that feeds the homeless is moving from Amohau St to Kuirau Park. Photo / Getty Images
Rotorua Daily Post
A controversial meal service for the homeless has been given a new home in Kuirau Park following complaints from Rotorua Central Mall. The service feeds up to 200 homeless people daily from 5pm and sees those in need go to a drop-off point and collect a container of food cooked or collected by a local trust.