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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Rotorua sleeping pods for homeless no longer being used
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:05:52
	Publish Date:		2025-08-06 04:47:00
	Description:		The maker of sleeping pods being used to house some of the homeless in Rotorua has said it is disheartening to see the project just tossed to the side. Julie King of Love Soup came up with the idea to use some of Tuff Roto-Moulders' pods - which are insulated, lockable and traditionally used for camping to create her Village of Hope. Rotorua has been grappling with a large homeless population in recent years, and the project's aim was to keep people safe through a community-based solution. Issues with council and land have forced an end to the project. Maker of the pods, Hilton McLachlan spoke to Lisa Owen.
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