As the school holidays approach there is concern people may put off plans to travel to Rotorua where two hotels were commandeered for quarantining returning Kiwis at the weekend. "It is a concern to a lot of New Zealanders travelling as to which hotels are being used as isolation hotels and which ones aren't," he said. There are over 4000 people in quarantine hotels - double that of last month - and officials are scrambling to house hundreds more expected to arrive in coming days. Mayor Jim Boult said if the town was approached to house returning Kiwis quarantining for two weeks, he would consider it but feel wary. Housing Minister Megan Woods said there would be "headroom" between those arriving and leaving quarantine hotels, and for now they are confident there is capacity.

Source: Stuff June 23, 2020 00:22 UTC