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Letters: Why are public servants flying everywhere?
Readers write about non-essential air travel, Labour policies and thoughts on GMO.
Rachel Stewart: Why women will decide this election
COMMENT: Labour's leader is aspirational for women and won't pull ponytails.
Letters: Don't believe English's promise
Readers' views on the 4-laning of Te Ngae Rd and the Hemo roundabout sculpture.
Dial set to move on clock and politics
Daylight saving starts Sunday, will it be a harbinger of a new government?
Letters: Prove cannabis is harmless
A reader says cannabis should be proven harmless before it was made legal.
Letters: Wake up call to synthetic cannabis smokers
Synthetic cannabis smokers and gang members are topics for our letter writers today.
Letters: Hemo sculpture - iconic or ironic?
Readers weigh in on the news the Hemo Gorge sculpture has run into problems.
Letters: Subdivision won't help city's need
A reader questions whether a new housing development will meet Rotorua's needs.
Opinion: Govt bureaucrats must be up to job
Opinion: The government should no longer tolerate spectacularly unsuccessful CEOs.
Letters: Lakefront deserves dynamic building
Readers share their views on the planned new lakefront spa and Maori language use.
Letters: Why marijuana should not be legalised
Readers write about the legalisation of marijuana and one man's mayoral aspirations.
Rachel Stewart: Don't feel sorry for farmers
COMMENT: National is talking up the urban-rural divide to get votes, says Rachel Stewart.
Opinion: Is it too soon to talk about a republic?
Should New Zealand sever its ties with Britain and become a republic?
Letters: 1080 poison drop a waste of money
Readers write about 1080 and a lack of community policing.
Tommy Wilson: Adieu to a mighty Te Puna totara
Tommy Wilson bids adieu to a mighty Te Puna totara.
Opinion: New subdivision good sign for city
Opinion: Latest subdivision a good sign for Rotorua's housing crisis.
Letters: Electric cars the way to go
Letters: Readers discuss the benefits of electric cars and gender equality.
Review: Last night at the Proms
Rotorua District Choir and Rotorua Symphonic Band played at Rotorua Girls' High School.
Letters: School kids need bus shelters
Wet weather, littering workers, MPs and Mamaku are topics for our letter writers today.
Opinion: Values-based political personas shine through
Opinion: Values-based political personas coming through loud and clear.
Letters: Rotorua could have five MPs, not four
A reader points out Rotorua could end up with five MPs after the election.
Letters: Vibrant village coping with loss
Readers write about reviewing speed limits,
What does being NZ citizen mean to you?
We asked our citizens what becoming a citizen means to them.
Letters: Why everyone's upset about the Airbnb issue
Readers write about the online accommodation sector and the Treaty of Waitangi
Opinion: Falling through the cracks
More needs to be done to stop the vulnerable from falling through the cracks.
Rachel Stewart: Men in suits scariest gang of all
COMMENT: Out here in the real world things are not so black and white.
Opinion: Allow Maori language to thrive
Columnist Ngaa Ruuira Puumanawawhiti discusses Maori language week.
Letters: Why should Airbnb owners be treated differently?
Readers write about rates for Airbnb operators and one man's vision for Rotorua
Opinion: Victims aren't villains
Victims of natural disasters deserve better than to be blamed for the tragedy.
What will the cost be of Winston as kingmaker?
Utu runs red in the blood of ousted politicians.
Letters: Business rates decision 'bizarre'
Airbnb rating, politics and housing affordable are hot topics for today's letter writers.
Review: Shrek Jr The Musical
Anyone who goes to Shrek Jr The Musical will leave the theatre gobsmacked.
Water levels make for tough fishing
There is the equivalent of 28 bath tubs of water per second flowing over the weir