Latest from RDP - Opinion

Opinion: Relationship building needed for our youth

OPINION: The recurring theme of the truancy crisis is a breakdown in relationships.

Jo Raphael: Whakaari/White Island - My heart goes out to everyone affected

OPINION: Answers are needed to help victims heal.

Letters to the editor: Housing problem is down to lack of supply

OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.

Bryan Gould: Investment bank could be a panacea to economy woes

OPINION: Government could establish an investment bank to stimulate economy.

Samantha Motion: When roads become bitumen battlegrounds

Opinion: We all play a little justification game to excuse our bad driving behaviour.

David Beck: What I learned from helping at the foodbank

OPINION: What better way to understand what a foodbank does than to get involved?

Jo Raphael: Closure needed for Whakaari/White Island victims

OPINION: No investigation, charges, or prosecution can bring those loved ones back.

Rob Rattenbury: Sport is in our DNA - and we're darn good at it

Rob Rattenbury: To say that I am useless at golf is an understatement, I am pathetic.

Opinion: Permanent fix needed for hole created by migrant labour

OPINION: Investing in local labour is a permanent fix to the seasonal labour shortage.

Shauni James: Appeal generosity heart-warming to see

Rotorua Weekender editor Shauni James is excited to get involved in Fill the Bus.

Bryan Gould: Sport highlights the good, bad and 'nasty'

Opinion: International sport is a wonderful way of spreading goodwill.

Tie-wearing requirement unnecessary and outdated

OPINION: The ability to get a job done isn't affected by wearing a tie or not.

Letters: Rotorua's future questioned but local gem praised

Readers share their views on what is making news in Rotorua.

Stephanie Worsop: Why trolls attacked Meghan Markle over miscarriage news

Opinion: Sexism and internalised misogyny has a role to play.

Rob Rattenbury: Housing needs to be Government's top priority

OPINION: If the Government makes homeownership more accessible, it will be rewarded.

Stephanie Worsop: For the love of concerts, get me those tickets

OPINION: The chance to buy tickets for an unexpected act reignited my concert fever.