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

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

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

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

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

Street view: What is your favourite outdoor activity for a sunny day? 181016sj01.JPG Walking in the Redwoods and at the Lakefront. GARY

DEFENCE: Rotorua's tulips are a credit to the city, despite what an out-of-towner thinks. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER A_270916sp2.JPG Sometime

Street View - Do you support junior doctors going on strike today? 171016sp6.jpg Yes, I'd support anyone who was over-worked. There's

20161007_125053.jpg It was an obviously alcohol-induced slurred voice and was the funniest comment I had heard all night on the racetrack

Yes, as John Pakes said (Letters, October 14), there will be two community boards advising council, but it is in an advisory capacity

Tena ano tatou katoa. I begin today by congratulating our mayor Steve Chadwick and the successful councillors who we have on board

Recently I was involved with the organisation of a fishing trip on Lake Okaro for 31 children with haemophilia. The children, aged

The Westpac Rotorua Business Awards were held on Saturday night. Who is your favourite local business and why? 161016tuhuaDPW.JPG There's

Finally it's official. We can reveal today that Kmart is coming to Rotorua. For some of you, the news may be met with a shrug of

Re comments by Reynold Macpherson. Firstly, at no time was I ever a member of Rotorua District Residents and Ratepayers, although