Issues around a zoning change in Hamurana have seen residents tell Rotorua district councillors what they really think.
About 50 members of the Hamurana and Awahou Ratepayer and Residents Association met recently for its annual meeting, inviting district councillors to attend.
Of 13 councillors, Rob Kent, Mark Gould, Janet Wepa, Charles Sturt and Dave Donaldson attended, with mayor Steve Chadwick.
Association chairman Jerry Douglas said a zoning change at Hamurana under the council's district plan resulted in section sizes in the area being halved from 8000sq m to 4000sq m, against some residents' wishes.
"We were pretty upset about the way the re-zoning has gone ahead. We were effectively advised by council back in 2014 there would be no change to zones," he said.