A third of the 120 family harm call outs a week in Rotorua are to emergency housing motels.
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni once again has acknowledged emergency housing is not ideal, but it's better than people sleeping in cars.
Mihi James, a Rotorua family lawyer and Waiariki Women's Refuge chair joined Mike Hosking.
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