Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the Government is taking concerns about emergency housing in Rotorua motels "very, very seriously".
His comments came at the post-Cabinet press conference on Monday, where Robertson was filling in for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who is in the UK attending the late Queen's funeral.
It follows a Rotorua Daily Post report on Saturday that revealed a significant uptick in police callouts along the city's "Motel Mile", Fenton St, between 2018 and 2021.
Rotorua police said emergency housing had increased the demand on their resources and that staffing had not been increased during this time.