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Street view: Do the local body elections interest you?
Street view: Do the local body elections interest you? Why/why not? Seeing I've come back to Rotorua, yes. I went to the Baptist
Street view: Do the local body elections interest you? Why/why not? Seeing I've come back to Rotorua, yes. I went to the Baptist
With the local body elections fast approaching I am becoming increasingly concerned with the number of people who believe they are
Well I for one am excited about my new rubbish and recycling bins arriving - as we report today, they will start being delivered this
This may be old hat to some but watching the All Blacks' haka in their latest test match versus Argentina made me very proud to be
Street View: Where were you when you heard about 9/11? 120916sp1.JPG I was 3, so I don't remember. KATIE STEVENSON, 18 Holdens Bay 120916sp2.JPG I
Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps Homeless people used to be a rarity. I remember as a kid, a homeless man turned up in my hometown of Timaru
The Minister for Education dropped a few bombs on teachers, parents and our children recently. The first one is a funding proposal
COMMENT: Funding for schools should be focused on what matters most: education.
Heath Ledger was a good looking and talented actor, father and son who seemingly had it all. Yet he died, as too many do, far too
I WAS surprised to see Tamati Coffey (Opinion August 27) suggest the Government wasn't taking homelessness seriously or didn't have
For almost 30 years, Rotorua people have had to fight to be on a level playing field with other popular tourist spots, but that is
WELL, that was a wake up call - quite literally. While plenty reported sleeping right through it, plenty more in Rotorua were rudely
Over the next few days, thousands of intermediate aged students will start descending on the Western Bay of Plenty for this year's
LEARNING: Visiting a kindergarten in Fiji was a real world learning experience. Confession time - my child is one of those who skipped
Innocent until proven guilty. It's a fundamental tenet of our justice system. But it seems there are varying shades of grey when it
Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps There are some stories you write as a reporter that you'll never forget. This year will be my 20th working
Housing. It's been a topic that continues to plague the government in this their eighth year of sitting in the power seats. It's their
When the subject of gangs in our community comes up it's easy to dismiss it as something that doesn't affect us. We hear of violence
What are the annual events in your life? I am not just talking about your birthday, Christmas Day or New Year's Day because everyone
THE THREE "Te Arawa endorsed" candidates for the upcoming Rotorua Lakes Council election have been publicly revealed. And the story
New Zealand First's Mahesh Bindra had his private member's bill drawn from the ballot last week. Simply asking for a Land Register
COMMENT: The deeper I delve into the issue, however, the more I am struck by just how frightening the consequences of prohibition are.
THE way the last couple of days have gone for the New Zealand Olympic team, sports fans without Sky may not be all that worried right
When 'alcohol meets ancestry' was the talk of social media last fortnight and it all stemmed from a little micro brewery in Auckland
I think one of the lowest things a person could do is steal from a charity. Under normal circumstances, I'd say nobody would dare
How flattering of Hillary Clinton to borrow fashion tips from Helen Clark while they both audition for top jobs. It was Prime Minister
Celebrating is something that transcends cultures, demographics and history. No matter when you were born, in what country and even
Online publication of more decisions from our courts has come at a good time, given a perplexing sentence in Auckland this week. The
IT'S amazing what has happened to Rotorua house values in the past year. Though many experts predicted provincial centres such as
Harry Potter mania has once again swept across the globe. Billed as the eighth instalment in the series, Harry Potter and the Cursed