I had just started eating one of my favourite takeaway meals, namely butter chicken at the local Rotorua plaza, when my meal was interrupted

230117aw03.JPG Hard out, definitely, anything for Rugby. ALI BOYLEN, 39 Central 230117aw04.JPG No way, I don't like football culture. CATHY

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps They say all good things must come to an end, and that couldn't be more true for Raggamuffin. The event's

Finding myself in the queue on a busy Te Ngae Rd, I wonder how many drivers relate their time spent waiting in traffic with the removal

Long gone are the days of free education in New Zealand. It is so far gone in fact that I have begun to wonder whether there was

COMMENT: If there's one thing we can probably all agree on, it's that the slogan "love trumps hate" turned out to be about as useful as tits on a bull.

Always the last to know. I could never understand that. It's not as if men are that good at lying. Research shows women are better

Street view: What is your favourite Rotorua event and why? Probably the Podium because my daughter could do the 2km dash. ALANA

There's no excuse for driving drunk. It is one of those things that in times gone by, people could plead ignorance, saying they felt

BYLAWS NEEDED: Freedom campers are flocking to reserves and ignoring the rules, but councils should do more to stop them. PHOTO/FILE

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps For as long as I've lived in Rotorua, there's always been a niggly yet healthy competitive rivalry with Queenstown. It's

Street view: Do you support the doctor's strike? 170117sj01.JPG Yes I do because where I used to live there used to be five junior

Te Ngae Rd is a driver's nightmare and yet there was a solution in the pipeline, instead we now have people trying to avoid Te Ngae

COMMENT: To block someone is not censorship. It's just that I don't want to hear you, or more to the point, for you to hear me, writes Rachel Stewart.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps Finding that special someone can be hard for some, but boy are we making it easier in this day in age. A press

Do you thinks events are supported enough? Simon_Travers.jpg No, because of apathy and the price, there's not a culture of big

FREE LOADING: Freedom campers need to realise we are clean and green for a reason. PHOTO/FILE A_221116gn06bop.JPG Last January, my

I wish to thank the unknown couple who came to our assistance with the kind gesture of giving us a substantial amount of money to

Street view: Do you set New Year's resolutions? No, I never do. RAY RODRIGO, 51 Lynmore No I don't, I'm quite happy with myself

Street view: What do you think of freedom camping? I don't mind it, as long as they respect the environment and the place they're

Greetings to all readers. As a tourist town could we have a better bus area so people can stand out of the rain as in old days, plenty

As with many things in life, it's often a few bad eggs that ruin things for the majority. That seems to be the case with freedom

Street view: Do you think it's difficult to find a job in Rotorua? It depends what sort of person you are, if you're a motivated

COMMENT: Let me tell you a story of broken promises, generations of injustice, second-class treatment and now, of political expediency, writes Lizzie Marvelly.

I know lots of people who make racist remarks. Some are my friends. They think they're funny at times, feel important and clever when

A_050214NZHDPWAITANGI25.JPG Ah, the annual Waitangi Day controversy has arisen again. This time it has kicked off by our newly minted

Street view: Celebrity Sam Smith was in town this week - what's your must-do for tourists visiting Rotorua? 120117sj01.JPG Whatever

Do you remember those Ronald McDonald advertisements that used to be on TV with the whole McDonald's clan preaching "make it click?" I

I would like to voice my support for Bryan Gould's column on academic freedom (Rotorua Daily Post, January 10). He raises very valid

Street View: How much te reo Maori can you speak? I can speak a bit. I can't really speak it at work, but I do when I'm back home