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

In response to the letter to the editor about traffic woes affecting our prosperity (January 18), I wholeheartedly agree with the

Street view: If you could buy a house in any suburb, where would it be and why? It wouldn't be Western Heights. I used to live by

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

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

I'll admit I'm not the biggest sports fan. I'll watch the All Blacks if it's on and admittedly I do love the Olympics, but for the

Street view: Did you head along to the Bayleys National Sevens competition at the weekend? 150117louiseDP.JPG Yes, I was working

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.

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

Street view: What do you think is the most iconic building in Rotorua? 100117rohanDP.JPG The iSite Visitor Centre for its historical

Under the headline 'English's Choice Questioned' (Rotorua Daily Post, January 10) a Ngapuhi kamatua says Prime Minister English should

Street view: Do you think increasing cigarette prices is an incentive for people to stop smoking? 060117sp6.JPG I don't reckon it

While sympathetic to the mayor's recent message (Letters, January 6) asking for positivity, I note an inappropriate degree of negativity

Street view: What do you think could be done lower our road toll? 080117sp24.JPG I suppose more education around driving. ALBIE

When can we expect an improvement on traffic backing up at the Redwood/Tarawera roundabout carrying traffic from Te Ngae road into

COMMENT: Not everyone is long and lithe - it's time adverts celebrated a range of body shapes and sizes and recognised beauty is diverse.

Sadly yet another life is lost on the waters of this country. In "Street view" (Rotorua Daily Post, January 5) the public were asked