A prominent MP's mother is facing benefit fraud charges this week which exploded into a ridiculous furore over whether that MP should have been removed, writes Kim Gillespie.

Kevin Page writes: No matter how much of a pain in the proverbial children can be at times you still miss them when they are gone.

I am lucky enough never to have been a patient at Rotorua Hospital. However you, our readers, consistently give us positive feedback about your experiences there, writes Katie Holland.