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Matawiki or makeover?

Matawiki or makeover?

Rotorua’s glossy Matariki celebrations can’t hide the rot

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May 13, 2025
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Homeless people 'doing nothing wrong' removed from Rotorua park | RNZ News

Rotorua is throwing a week-long party for Matariki, branded Matawiki, in a bid to rebrand itself as the place to be for the Māori New Year. There’s a dawn ceremony, a drone show, and live music on the schedule. It’s a slick PR job, rolled out like a welcome mat over a town that’s spent the last few years falling to bits.

Rotorua is no longer the glisteni…

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