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Rachel Stewart: Councils must walk climate talk
COMMENT: Is your local council doing enough about mitigating effects of climate change?
Would you help if you could?
Is there no room in politics for a simple human response to the plight of another?
Dame Lynley responds to yarn bombing
Author Lynley Dodd's view on yarn bombing of the Hairy Maclary and Friends sculptures.
Opinion: We must preserve Mauao for future
Some groups may be upset by changes proposed under a new management plan for Mauao.
Tommy Wilson: Salute to an imaginative dad
The voting public gets to decide on the billboard and the promises made on it.
Club celebrates 20 successful years
The Rotorua Mountain Bike Club Inc is celebrating 20 auspicious and successful years.
Letters: Hairy Maclary sculptures, plastic bags and security
Knitting and reading should be fun, a reader says.
Comedy love - who was your first?
Who was your first comedy love, one who got you through your tough times?
The armchair fashion critic
Melania Trump's floral flock doesn't wash with Rosemary McLeod.
Tommy Wilson: Homelessness is a problem we can fix
Welcome the homeless with an open heart and be part of the solution.
Sadness over spoiled beauty
Why would anyone want to spoil our city's natural beauty?
Opinion: Judging mum-of-nine helps no one
Nine children about to be homeless and people sit back and judge their mother.
E-bike to speed things up for Trails caretaker
A generous donation has been made to the Rotorua Trails Trust.
Right gear important when fish are scarce
It's been challenging fishing in the Rotorua lakes this season.
Letters: Look after Kiwis first
We should be looking after Kiwis first, a reader writes.
Why is Tauranga so addicted to cars?
Tauranga is the most car-reliant main centre in the country.
In term time and in the holidays ...
Do you have a complicated relationship with school holidays?
Letters: Cycle lanes better than footpaths
Psychiatrists made a mistake when describing deficiencies in the service, a reader writes.
Fortunes to be made from cannabis
How often will we be apologising for past legal wrongs? And what will be the threshold?
Letters: Imprisonment is not the answer
Unacceptably 40 per cent of Maori in prison are there for drug offences, a reader writes.
Tommy Wilson: Lions series a winner despite draw
Tommy's moko drew his whanau's attention from the Lions game by taking his first steps.
Welcome Bay supermarket would be a plus
Welcome Bay has a population similar to Opotiki but only a scattering of small shops.
Trump presidency continues to divide
The US's standing in the eyes of the world has fallen sharply, writes Bryan Gould.
Letters: More care needed in Mauao grazing
Slips caused by council farming should not cost taxpayer, a reader says.
When will sports coverage catch up?
It's been years since Sonya Bateson watched her last rugby match on TV.
Future rugby stars on show in Western Bay
From Tai Mitchell to Super 8 First XV and test match rugby - this weekend has it all.
Opinion: Museum needs fixing - at what cost?
The latest museum news will force the Rotorua community to weigh up the building's value.
Letters: Government investigation welcome
A reader is pleased the Government is continuing its investigation into petrol prices.
Belief is a peculiar thing
People often say that you have to believe in something. The reverse is true, surely.
Opinion: Govt helps low-income families
It's good to see the Government trying to help low-income families.
Letters: Solar power a great alternative
The New Zealand climate should be used to advantage locals, a reader writes.