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![Jane Trask: Level four lockdown shock: No one needs to panic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jane Trask: Level four lockdown shock: No one needs to panic
With a level 4 lockdown under way, there are bound to be a lot of emotions to be felt.
![David Beck: It's crucial Covid-19 pandemic isn't followed by a mental health pandemic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Beck: It's crucial Covid-19 pandemic isn't followed by a mental health pandemic
COMMENT: The fear of isolation is real but we can get through it together.
![From the Editor: Together, we can do this](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From the Editor: Together, we can do this
Our lives have been turned upside down, and inside out.
![Letters to the editor: Utilising the racecourse for homeless problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters to the editor: Utilising the racecourse for homeless problem
Readers have their say.
![Opinion: Be kind to people working in retail, including travel agents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Be kind to people working in retail, including travel agents
Whenever you come across people just doing their jobs, remember to be a decent human.
![Samantha Motion: We are not powerless in the path of this virus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Samantha Motion: We are not powerless in the path of this virus
COMMENT: Community spirit is a force more than equal to this virus.
![Samantha Motion: Coronavirus has arrived, but it's the rumour-mongering that worries me](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Samantha Motion: Coronavirus has arrived, but it's the rumour-mongering that worries me
COMMENT: False information is spreading more virulently than coronavirus.
![Letters: Homeless situation in Rotorua must be fixed urgently](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Homeless situation in Rotorua must be fixed urgently
Readers have their say.
![Jo Raphael: Working from home - and making the most of a bad situation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jo Raphael: Working from home - and making the most of a bad situation
These are some strange times.
![Letters: Coronavirus battle positive outcomes need more attention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Coronavirus battle positive outcomes need more attention
Our readers have their say.
![Bryan Gould: No moral leadership in Trump's vaccine grab](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bryan Gould: No moral leadership in Trump's vaccine grab
COMMENT: Why was it not enough just to obtain access to the vaccine?
![Jane Trask: I am worried. I am scared. But I'm not panicking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jane Trask: I am worried. I am scared. But I'm not panicking
We need to live in a preventative world now to help stop the spread of Covid-19.
![Samantha Motion: Confessions of a panic buyer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Samantha Motion: Confessions of a panic buyer
COMMENT: Stop trolley shaming people who are just stocking up a little.
![Bryan Gould: Coronavirus can be overcome if we pull together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bryan Gould: Coronavirus can be overcome if we pull together
Now is the time for governments to step up to the plate and use their powers for good.
![Mosque attacks - 'I'm so sorry your dreams were shattered'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mosque attacks - 'I'm so sorry your dreams were shattered'
Comment: Those who lived through the trauma will have mental scars to the day they die.
![Margriet Theron: The main lesson we have learned from Christchurch tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Margriet Theron: The main lesson we have learned from Christchurch tragedy
COMMENT: Multicultural leader speaks out one year on.
![Samantha Motion: We are all in this pandemic together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Samantha Motion: We are all in this pandemic together
COMMENT: As coronavirus spreads, people in our community are hurting - but you can help.
![Graeme Simpson: How to go 'full immersion' during Crankworx](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Graeme Simpson: How to go 'full immersion' during Crankworx
For events like this, volunteers are the first people those attending will encounter.
![Jane Trask: Coronavirus panic buying doesn't help those who are genuinely sick](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jane Trask: Coronavirus panic buying doesn't help those who are genuinely sick
COMMENT: Practising basic hygiene is the best measure to take - to ward off all ills.
![Letters: Why won't governments introduce a capital gains tax?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Why won't governments introduce a capital gains tax?
Rotorua readers have their say.
![Jane Trask: We need to fix the homeless problem now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jane Trask: We need to fix the homeless problem now
What can be done about increasing numbers of homeless people within Rotorua?
![Carmen Hall: Drivers who flee the police are idiots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Carmen Hall: Drivers who flee the police are idiots
Police plea for fleeing drivers in the Bay of Plenty to stop.
![Bryan Gould: I urge customers to stand up for themselves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bryan Gould: I urge customers to stand up for themselves
Customers need to stand up for themselves just as Bryan Gould has done.