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![Fight for tourist dollar just got tougher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fight for tourist dollar just got tougher
Opinion: The new charges at Hamurana Springs set to have an impact on visitor numbers.
![The lethal truth about online abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The lethal truth about online abuse
OPINION: Disagree by all means, but nasty personal attacks are out of line.
![Letters: Tulips are great - bring on more](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Tulips are great - bring on more
Letters on needs for Alzheimer's sufferers, the tulips around town and firearms.
![Opinion: Action needed to save children's lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Action needed to save children's lives
Opinion: If nothing changes we'll still be scratching our heads in 10 years time.
![Letters: Bikes are the transport of the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Bikes are the transport of the future
Readers' views on cycleways and climate change.
![Letters: Test homes for mould, not meth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Test homes for mould, not meth
Readers' views on meth testing of state homes and the use of plastic rubbish bags.
![Letters: Business award winner an absolute gem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Business award winner an absolute gem
A reader pays tribute to one of the winners of the recent Rotorua Business Awards.
![Rachel Stewart: We're all feeling the squeeze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rachel Stewart: We're all feeling the squeeze
Opinion: Perfect potpourri of planetary problems is upon us.
![Tommy Wilson: Don't padlock your purses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tommy Wilson: Don't padlock your purses
One of biggest challenges of helping homeless is kick-starting them in a whare.
![Opinion: Give to charity properly - don't dump your junk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Give to charity properly - don't dump your junk
Charity shops need your support, not your junk.
![Letters: Credit to Raukawa-Tait for sense](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Credit to Raukawa-Tait for sense
Concert's title irks a letter writer while a local politician gets a thumbs up.
![Big Dig Day returns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Big Dig Day returns
The Big Dig Day returns to Rotorua and the Whakarewarewa trail network on Sunday.
![Letters: Council must consult with all Maori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Council must consult with all Maori
Letters on council consultation with Maori, Hamurana Springs, child abuse and Todd McClay.
![Green Corridor firms share their views](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Green Corridor firms share their views
We asked businesses along the Green Corridor what they think.
![Street view: Can you go without plastic bags?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street view: Can you go without plastic bags?
The Rotorua Daily Post asked locals whether they could go without plastic bags.
![Letters: Give teachers a pay rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Give teachers a pay rise
A reader says teachers deserve a pay rise as they are the backbone of society.
![Opinion: Infuriating - but better to be safe than sorry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Infuriating - but better to be safe than sorry
Opinion: Women should never have to feel vulnerable when going for a jog in public.
![Rachel Stewart: Life-affirming jaunt feels good](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rachel Stewart: Life-affirming jaunt feels good
COMMENT: Attending gala opening night of Pleauredome mattered to me on a number of levels.
![Letters: National-Greens coalition talk laughable](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: National-Greens coalition talk laughable
Readers' views on talk of a National-Greens coalition and the state of the CBD.
![Opinion: Good on NRL for equality stance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Good on NRL for equality stance
Opinion: To argue sport is 'just sport' ignores realities of today's world.
![Letters: Bed tax difficult to administer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Bed tax difficult to administer
Readers' views on tourist taxes and a fix for the housing shortage.
![Graeme Simpson: Things fired up for bike fest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Graeme Simpson: Things fired up for bike fest
Five years ago locals were getting the first Rotorua Bike Festival up and running
![Aotearoa, the land of the lost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Aotearoa, the land of the lost
Addictions are a health problem long before they should become a criminal one.
![Letters: Give Waiariki voters credit for choosing Coffey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Give Waiariki voters credit for choosing Coffey
Politics is still a hot topic for letter writers, including the Waiariki contest.
![Opinion: Greens can learn from Maori Party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Greens can learn from Maori Party
Why a Greens and National coalition isn't a silly idea.
![Letters: Church has strict no-drugs policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Church has strict no-drugs policy
St Lukes vicar Alex Czerwonka responds to a recent court story about a drug dealer.
![Letters: Don't take on crooks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Don't take on crooks
Readers comment on shoplifters and how lovely Rotorua is looking at the moment.
![Opinion: Teacher shortage reaching crisis point](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Teacher shortage reaching crisis point
Opinion: We have a teacher shortage that is reaching crisis point.