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![Letters: RDRR members all invited to contribute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: RDRR members all invited to contribute
Ratepayer group secretary defends call for statutory management at council.
![Opinion: Anzac Day a time to come together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Anzac Day a time to come together
Opinion: Anzac Day is a time to think, not just about the past, but the future we want.
![Tommy Wilson: Jolting war memories painful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tommy Wilson: Jolting war memories painful
Tomorrow, on Anzac Day let us not forget the wars fought in our own back yard.
![Street View: Do you think gangs are a problem in Rotorua?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street View: Do you think gangs are a problem in Rotorua?
We asked locals on the street if they think gangs are a problem in Rotorua.
![Street view: What do you think of the return of the Hinemoa and Tutanekai carvings?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street view: What do you think of the return of the Hinemoa and Tutanekai carvings?
We ask locals their thoughts on the return of the Hinemoa and Tutanekai carvings.
![Opinion: Precious cap needs to be returned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Precious cap needs to be returned
COMMENT: The Tahuriorangi family deserve to have their dead son's cap returned.
![Letters: Airbnb poses no harm to city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Airbnb poses no harm to city
One questions the crackdown on Airbnb while another wants to see water valves improved.
![Letters: Please upgrade the aquatic centre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Please upgrade the aquatic centre
Readers' views on the aquatic centre and a RDRR call for statutory management at council.
![Letters: Another upgrade for performing arts centre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Another upgrade for performing arts centre
A reader wonders how many upgrades the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre needs.
![Street view: do you think the Rotorua CBD is safe?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street view: do you think the Rotorua CBD is safe?
We ask locals their thoughts on how safe the Rotorua CBD is.
![Jukendo - survival of the fittest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jukendo - survival of the fittest
Rosemary McLeod talks about the Japanese art of jukendo.
![Letters: Litter on marathon route not a good look](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Litter on marathon route not a good look
Letters: A marathon entrant is disgusted by the litter she sees while out training.
![Street view: Which roads in Rotorua need to be upgraded?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street view: Which roads in Rotorua need to be upgraded?
Asking locals their thoughts on the condition of Rotorua's roads.
![Street view: Will you be commemorating Anzac Day?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street view: Will you be commemorating Anzac Day?
The Rotorua Daily Post asked locals what their plans were for Anzac Day.
![Letters: Better safe than sorry with storms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Better safe than sorry with storms
Te Taru White says warnings about Cyclone Cook were not sensational.
![Stewart: Thrill of flight never leaves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Stewart: Thrill of flight never leaves
COMMENT: The sense of wonder, of rising above it all, never gets old, says Rachel Stewart.
![Slow to buy into Easter Sunday trading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Slow to buy into Easter Sunday trading
Easter Sunday Trading has been slow to take off.
![Street View: What do you think of the options for Rotorua's eastern corridor?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street View: What do you think of the options for Rotorua's eastern corridor?
Locals share their views on the Te Ngae Rd traffic solution.
![Street View: Do you like Easter Sunday shopping?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street View: Do you like Easter Sunday shopping?
We asked Rotorua shoppers how they feel about the new Easter trading.
![Graeme Simpson: A drama-free race with a local winner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Graeme Simpson: A drama-free race with a local winner
Opinion: When the only drama at a big event is a lost dog you know it's a good day.
![Street View: What does Easter mean to you?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street View: What does Easter mean to you?
The Rotorua Daily Post asked locals in the street what Easter means to them.
![Opinion: Better safe than sorry when weather hits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Better safe than sorry when weather hits
COMMENT: Weather is unpredictable so it's always better to be safe than sorry.
![Letters: Dairy farming programme sensationalism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Dairy farming programme sensationalism
Readers share views on a dairy farming item on TV and the resurrection of Christ.
![Street View: Are you prepared for Cyclone Cook?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street View: Are you prepared for Cyclone Cook?
Rotorua Daily Post asked people on the street if they're ready for Cyclone Cook.
![Letters: Don't forget flooded farms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Don't forget flooded farms
A reader speaks up for the thousands of dairy cows affected by the floods.
![Street view: Do you think the Rotorua CBD is looking good?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street view: Do you think the Rotorua CBD is looking good?
We ask locals their thoughts on the Rotorua CBD.
![Clarke made us appreciate ourselves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Clarke made us appreciate ourselves
COMMENT: John Clarke's genius was what made him distinct, writes Rachel Stewart.
![Street view: Do you think speed limits should be lowered in high crash areas?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Street view: Do you think speed limits should be lowered in high crash areas?
The Rotorua Daily Post asked how locals feel about lowering the speed in high crash areas