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

It was with interest that I read Rod Petterson's thoughts on a drug-free tenancy clause being included in the agreement of rental

Street view: Has Steven Adams' success made you more interested in basketball? 021116bf3.JPG I don't know who that is. The only

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

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

THE results of the annual council-commissioned Community Satisfaction Survey are out and while the results weren't hugely surprising

A_27061j6.JPG Given that this is the last week that this will happen as we know it, I would like to pay homage to the "rubbish boys"

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

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

COMMENT: As a child of the Central North Island I can't think of a better place to be than the Bay of Plenty.

Street view: What are your plans for this Labour Weekend? 201016sp3.JPG Just chilling with the family. ANTS HAINES, 32 Pukehangi 201016sp4.JPG I'm

As one of the 'little old great grandmothers' referred to in Rod Petterson's musings, (Letters October 18) I wonder why the pessimism?

Rod Petterson (Letters October 18) writes about potential problems for the elderly with wheelie bins. We are warned that we have

Street View: Do you like the council's plan to lure Aucklanders to Rotorua to live and work? 191016bf1.jpg I'm not too sure. I've

Whether or not their roster demands are met, one thing the striking junior doctors have achieved is an increase in public awareness