Local Focus: Kaya Sparke on Candidate Camera

Watch the full Local Focus interview for Kaya Sparke's views on the region's biggest issues including green spaces, housing, poverty and climate change ... and our less important quickfire questions

Housing is "undoubtedly" the big local issue for Rotorua general ward candidate Kaya Sparke.

"Whether that be the crisis on Fenton St or people not being able to find rentals – council can do many things," she said.

In this Local Focus interview, Sparke said she was "100 per cent for" co-governance but was "on the fence" regarding Three Waters.

In the face of rising living costs, Spake said a rates freeze should be considered.

"I don't think that it's feasible in a cost-of-living crisis to continue raising rates," she said.

When asked what services should be cut in order to reduce rates, Sparke said "we don't need to lose" any services.

"We can look at the way things are done and make changes so we can do both at the same time."

Candidates for Rotorua General Ward

• Local Focus: Kaya Sparke on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Nick Chater on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Rawiri Te Kowhai on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Brendan Davis on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Rob Lee on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Steve Pinder on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Mercia-Dawn Yates on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Kariana Black on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Conan O'Brien on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Ryan Gray on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: John Chetty on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Gregg Brown on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Fisher Wang on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Don Paterson on Candidate Camera

Other candidates chose to not be interviewed by Local Focus.

Rotorua Mayoral Candidates

• Local Focus: Reynold Macpherson on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Tania Tapsell on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Ben Sandford on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Kalaadevi Ananda on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Fletcher Tabuteau on Candidate Camera
• Local Focus: Raj Kumar on Candidate Camera

Another mayoral candidate chose to not be interviewed by Local Focus.