
Letters: Ban fireworks after 11pm
The time has come, unfortunately, when we have to consider very carefully if selling fireworks to individuals is the right thing to
The time has come, unfortunately, when we have to consider very carefully if selling fireworks to individuals is the right thing to
So the All Blacks' record winning streak is over. We're not all that used to the All Blacks losing, especially to teams from the
As the MP for Waiariki, a co-leader of the Maori Party and a Minister, I am privileged that I have opportunities in Parliament to
Good things take time, and while Rotorua's new rubbish system has encountered some "glitches and issues" last week I believe one week
Last week the unemployment rate fell to 4.9 per cent, the lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008. By comparison to
COMMENT: Reducing a woman you've never met to her physicality is not a compliment; it's weird and inappropriate.
Street View: Do you think seclusion rooms in schools should be banned? 031116bf1.JPG No. Because there has to be some way to chastise
Does Rotorua need another public fireworks display? I say yes. I don't particularly like fireworks, I admit anything more exciting
Perhaps your correspondent Jim Gray (Letters November 3) might consider offering his own ideas to overcome this shameful problem in
I commend Jackie Evans (Letters, October 27) on her proposal but I am somewhat lost as to what happens when the first motel is filled
Never take candy from strangers is a catch cry most of us parents preach to our kids. Then we throw all that wisdom out the window
Street View: Do you think firework sales should be banned to the public? No, I think it's become a bit of a tradition. HUNIA ROGERS
With the P contamination of homes on the increase don't you think it's time the landlord was given the chance to protect his/her asset
I am left wondering why the $31,000 report commissioned by council and conducted by the National Research Bureau was only released
This is my first official column as the Labour Waiariki candidate for 2017. If you don't know, it's the Maori electorate that covers
Street view: What would you do if you won the $30 million Powerball jackpot tonight? 281016roshanDP.JPG I'd buy a house - that's
COMMENT: We need to save the Kiwi dream before it's too late.
Street View: Does the Dreamworld tragedy put you off theme-park rides? 271016bf1.jpg Not really, but probably over there it would
Street view: What was your dream job growing up and why? 261016bf10.JPG Probably a high country farmer because of my passion for
Thank you for recent articles highlighting groups supporting Rotorua's growing homeless population. Yet what, in terms of practical
Street View: Do you think Rotorua needs more accommodation providers? Everyone needs more accommodation everywhere at the moment. PAUL
H Brasser (Letters, October 22) chides council for spending $200,000 on promoting Rotorua to the people of Auckland. I like many
COMMENT: Sadly, the game I once loved has mutated into a smorgasbord of unsavoury fare.
Every special day has an anthem and for me the anthem for Labour Day is Working Class Man, the classic no frills ballad by gravel-voiced
Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps About 430 Rotorua residents know how the All Blacks will be feeling today after their record-breaking win against
Street View - Who is your favourite All Black of all time? 231016sp22.jpg That's a hard one, but it has to be Michael Jones. He
As a retailer in the CBD, I'd like to say thank you to Rotorua Lakes District Council for establishing the Rotorua Farmers Market
COMMENT: Aucklanders, I'm sorry if it seems we're giving you mixed messages. It's not you, it's us, writes Katie Holland.
The post mortem of the election is hardly behind us, but already the council's spending machine is again in full swing. This time
This is a great week to celebrate Rotorua. Rotorua's visitor industry has seen its best August on record for visitor numbers and