Rotorua's mayor says the story's the same across the country regarding people sleeping on the street. 

The Government's June Homelessness Insights report shows rough sleeping's sharply increased, doubling by some measures over 24 months.  

Mayor Tania Tapsell is relieved the Government is looking at finding a solution at a national level. 

She told Ryan Bridge a lot of transient people are starting to go to other regions when they can't find a place to stay. 

Tapsell says she spoke to other mayors at a recent conference in Christchurch, who say homeless people are coming from all over the place. 

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