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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
COMMENT: Weather is unpredictable so it's always better to be safe than sorry.
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?
Rotorua Daily Post asked people on the street if they're ready for Cyclone Cook.
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?
We ask locals their thoughts on the Rotorua CBD.
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?
The Rotorua Daily Post asked how locals feel about lowering the speed in high crash areas
Opinion: Hear the korero of Papatuanuku
Failure to learn from Mother Earth's lessons will hurt us more than it will her.
Letters: Maori continue to face racism, ignorance
A reader responds to a post by John Ansell on the "primitive" Maori culture.
Tommy Wilson: Be brave and tell New Zealand's saddest stories
There were two memorable battles among locals last Saturday.
Opinion: Footpath safer for kids on bikes
OPINION: Children should be allowed to bike on footpaths.
Facebook talk: Building during Lions tour
Facebook readers share their thoughts on the timing of the City Focus construction.
Should we let pre-teens bike on footpaths?
Street view: Should children up to 12 years be able to bike on the footpath with an adult
Letters: A successful quiz night for good cause
Readers share their views on an eclectic range of topics.
Opinion: Tenacity of human spirit shines through
Opinion: The scale of the devastation in Edgecumbe is difficult to comprehend.
Graeme Simpson: Kudos to Crankworx team
Opinion: Crankworx ran like a well-oiled machine - despite the weather challenges.
Letters: QE ball celebrating auspicious anniversary
The QE Health chief executive defends a decision to use a grant for an anniversary ball.
Opinion: Go with gut feeling when hiring
Opinion: I am now starting to wonder about the usefulness of referees and references.
Street view: Are there enough precautionary measures in place in Rotorua when weather events happen?
We asked locals what they thought about the precautionary weather measures in Rotorua.
Letters: Rates increase will hit families
A former Rotorua district councillor shares his views on the proposed rates increase.
Opinion: Debbie taking her toll in Bay
Opinion: If ever a weather event was deceptively named, it's Debbie.
Letters: Ballet school show an absolute delight
A proud dad thanks those involved in a ballet school show, while another talks rates.
Street view: How has the wet weather affected you?
We asked locals how the wet weather had affected them.
Street View: What do you think is the biggest conservation issue facing Rotorua in the next 30 years?
For DOC's 30th birthday we asked locals their biggest issues for the next 30 years.
Rachel Stewart: Make the polluters pay
COMMENT: I've always suspected NZ's scarcity of environmental enforcement was willful.
Letters: China trip not ratepayer-funded
A Rotorua Lakes Council official says an upcoming China trip is not ratepayer-funded.
Street view: Should tourists be charged a visitor's tax?
Today's Street View asks locals about Labour's proposed 'visitor's tax'.
Letters: Rates rise small price to pay
Letter writers give their views on a proposed rates increased.
Street View: Have you enjoyed Crankworx?
The Rotorua Daily Post asked locals if they've enjoyed Crankworx this year.
Bryan Gould: Good public services matter
Good public services matter and need to be paid for.
Editorial: Thank goodness I don't live there
Head of news Kelly Makiha tells us why she's glad she doesn't live in the eastern suburbs.
Opinion: How augmented reality can help business
Opinion: If you are anything like me, I did not have a clue about augmented reality.