Street View: Have you voted in this year's elections? 051016bf1.jpg No, not yet. But I will be posting mine tomorrow. MONTY BURKE

Your new columnist Rachel Stewart is a breath of fresh air (October 5). Certainly your last contributor was showing signs of fatigue

Dylan Thorne (Opinion, October 3) enthuses over the perceived benefits of online voting, however extensive research suggests otherwise

It was like a breath of fresh air to read in the Rotorua Daily Post that a lobby group in being formed to promote equality amongst

Street view: Is it too early to start Christmas shopping? 031016sj0102.JPG No, because I'm going to be in Christchurch for the whole

There's nothing like a hot hangi on a cold winter weekend, even if it is supposed to be cafe kai served on sun-drenched sidewalks

People say landlords have a rough time with some tenants. Yes, I agree but a member of my family has rented for the past six months

I spent a day in Kawerau this week. I spoke with the councillors and mayor, visited businesses and the economic development unit

Street view: What do you think of the Hobson's Pledge Trust and its policies? 300916bf6.JPG I probably don't really know too much

Congratulations to the Apumoana Marae committee for their decision to assist Rotorua's homeless. I am surprised at MP Te Ururoa Flavell's

Street View: Do you think local marae should take responsibility for housing the homeless? 280916sp1.jpg Yes, they should. But I

Street View: What can be done to encourage more people to vote? Make it more appealing to young people, it would be good to teach

Whose responsibility is it to make sure people have a roof over their heads? Many people - including Te Ururoa Flavell and Monty

The article regarding the proposed development of Mt Tarawera (Rotorua Daily Post, September 26) is to my mind long overdue and if

I am truly alarmed at the figure given for percentage of voters at local elections - 42 per cent! This is truly alarming. Having

Will you be checking out the new Rotorua Farmers Market on Sunday? 260916sp7.jpg Is there a new farmers' market? I'll have to check

Sydney Harbour. Photo/Ngahihi Bidois Last weekend I presented a leadership keynote to Strategic IT in Sydney. To be more precise:

ACTION: Blair Hartley and other Hamurana and Kaharoa residents are taking action about roads in their area which they think are dangerous

Street view: What is the best thing in Rotorua to keep kids entertained during the holidays? 230916rd01.JPG The lakes, parks and

The Human Rights Commission has this week stopped short of endorsing the legalisation of assisted dying. On Wednesday the commission

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps While there's nothing I enjoy more than a good debate over who will be the best mayor for our city and who

Street view: Who was your favourite teacher and why? 220916bf5.JPG My teacher when I was 16 because of how they taught and they

Street view: The Rotorua Business Awards finalists are announced today. What do you think makes great customer service? 200916sp5.JPG Staff

A letter writer suggests it would not be too difficult to buy a motel to house the city's homeless.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps They say when you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. But what do they say when you run

Street view: What are your thoughts on medicinal cannabis? 190916sp1.JPG Get rid of it all together because it affects a lot of people

Tena ano tatou katoa. A few weeks ago, a piece of legislation was passed through Parliament under urgency which sought to amend the

Letter writers tackled lack of housing for Maori and also the real reasons for empty shops and declining patronage in the CBD.

We asked four people at the Grey Power meet-the-candidates event what they look for when choosing their councillors.

COMMENT: Things are about to get desperate for Rotorua's 130 homeless families housed in motels as the town prepares for the tourism season.