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Rotorua council staff faced 157 incidents of abuse, threats and assaults in five years

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  • Newly released records show 157 incidents of abuse, intimidation, threats and violence against Rotorua Lakes Council staff over five years.
  • The incidents included alleged assaults, threats involving weapons and a bomb scare, with staff wellbeing discussed at a recent council meeting.

Rotorua Lakes Council staff faced 157 reported incidents of abuse, intimidation, threats and violence over the past five years, according to newly released records.

The incidents included alleged assaults, threats involving weapons and a bomb scare.

Staff wellbeing was a major topic at last week’s Audit and TOP meeting.

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