
Street view: Is Rotorua building enough new homes?
Street view: Is Rotorua building enough new homes? I think it's probably just right. If you build it people will come, and I don't
Street view: Is Rotorua building enough new homes? I think it's probably just right. If you build it people will come, and I don't
A_140715bf21.JPG Some time ago the roundabout at the junction of Yaldhurst Rd and State Highway 1 in Christchurch was abandoned in
COMMENT: Trump's signing of death warrant for vulnerable women around world shows exactly what fight is about, writes Lizzie Marvelly.
Prime Minister Bill English has begun his political year by lifting the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour, so that a full time worker
Street view: Do you think the summer holidays should be moved to mid-February to mid-March? 260117bf1 Yes, because the climate is
It's good to have choices. Our new prime minister can choose where he wants to celebrate Waitangi Day. This year he was invited
In my childhood memories of Christmas holidays the sun is always shining, it's never raining and cardigans aren't required. It's
A_150117SPLPIKE1.JPG Your cartoon by Hubbard (January 24) re the Winston Peters "bottom" lining the Pike river disaster is a good
Are there any areas around Rotorua you think the road needs improving? 250117ag1.JPG None that I can think of right now, they're
COMMENT: Not even a week into Trump's presidency, it's crystal clear that US citizens are now dealing with a fascist regime, writes Rachel Stewart.
Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps A new survey has revealed participation in weekly sport and recreation activities in Rotorua has fallen. We
CUTTING COSTS: Phil Goff, who is pictured sworn as Auckland mayor by Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town, is already cutting
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.
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
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