Emergency housing owners set sights on Rotorua s Ambassador Thermal Hotel
7 May, 2021 09:00 PM
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The Ambassador Thermal Motel on the corner of Hinemaru and Whakaue Sts. Photo / Andrew Warner
A motel lease on prime land overlooking millions of dollars of Rotorua lakefront investment is being bought by new owners who run emergency housing motels. An owner confirmed to the Rotorua Daily Post Weekend they are buying the Ambassador Thermal Motel on the corner of Whakaue and Hinemaru Sts and intend to use it for emergency housing.
But nearby residents and business owners say they are fearful and want the deal stopped, as having emergency housing in such a prime spot is in their view not a good look for Rotorua.
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Closed Rotorua Museum s power generator cost almost $17,000 in four weeks
4 May, 2021 01:29 AM
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Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa - the Rotorua Museum has been closed since November 2016. Photo / File
Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa - the Rotorua Museum has been closed since November 2016. Photo / File
Rotorua ratepayers are footing an almost-$17,000 bill for a diesel-fuelled generator that was used to power the closed Rotorua Museum for four weeks in February.
A temporary power supply has been put in place at a further cost of just over $7000.
On Tuesday Rotorua Lakes Council arts and culture manager Stewart Brown said the council was alerted to the failed power supply by a tripped fuse.
Rotorua Museum is paying high prices for power, despite having closed doors.
Photo: LDR / Rotorua Daily Post
A Rotorua Lakes Council spokeswoman said the generator ran for approximately four weeks after the main power supply cables failed, due to damage from heat and hydrogen sulphide corrosion.
A temporary power supply has been put in place at a further cost of $7079.
Council arts and culture manager Stewart Brown said the generator was used while contractors dug up the failed cables and installed temporary power connections.
Power to the closed museum was needed to enable critical building services to continue, such as alarm systems, he said.