Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: The Premium Debate

Rydges MIQ facility on Fenton St in Rotorua. Photo / NZME

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Government eyes Rotorua for extra MIQ despite city's plea for 'no more'

Rotorua has become the new dumping ground for new MIQ, gangs and temporary housing. There needs to be a review on just how much Rotorua can safely handle.
-Anita W

I suggest Wellington becomes the place for more MIQ facilities. This might encourage a tighter border!
-Phil G

Why not repurpose the Beehive as an MIQ facility. After the Government do not use it these days to hold Parliament - except for their personal TV promotions in their theatrette. Seems like Parliament being suspended is the most achievable metric by Labour since Covid arrived.
-Robert M

Rotorua once a tourist gem in NZ transitioning into a slum town by this government because Labour has written off the great tourist town of ever being one again.
-Paul E

I'm an Aucklander and I stand with the people of Rotorua on this. The way this government is disregarding the people of Rotorua is a scandal that will be recorded in history.
-Oscar R

Queenstown, Matarangi and Pauanui sound like the perfect option for MIQ.
After all the sneaky level 4 evacuees have been sent back home to Auckland, the Government could commandeer all the empty baches. Voila! Problem solved
-Alan P

So cruel for the people of Rotorua. The price they're being forced to pay for having all those near empty hotels, which are no longer being used for visitors.
-Brian H

Crazy thoughts ... MIQ in Rotorua already has the local police stretched to their limits!
-David C

What about the existing barracks. Aren't the army already deployed at all MIQs?
-Anthony C

I wonder what plans the government has for renovating and rejuvenating these MIQ hot spots and, in Rotorua's case, returning the city to a desirable tourist centre?
And when they plan to do that?
-Joanne W

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