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Sonya Bateson: Why measles vaccinations and precautions are essential
Vulnerable lives are dependant on the actions of others
How long is Daylight Saving an excuse?
It was an excuse to be late on Monday, but how long can we use the lost hour as one?
Zizi Sparks: If you don't vote, don't complain
In the last local election, more people chose to not vote than to have their say.
Rachel Stewart: Freed from hope but not hopeless
COMMENT: By clinging to hope people become deluded that things might change.
Our View: Mental illness still a hidden disease
Mental illness is in many ways a hidden disease.
Graeme Simpson: Ladies being picked up - but it's not what you think
Ladies Shuttle Nights were a big hit last year.
Our View: Why we should listen to Greta Thunberg
Great Thunberg urgently beats the climate change drum.
Letters: How dare young people want a safer future?
Rotorua readers have their say.
Jane Trask: Why I still drive a big SUV despite rising fuel prices
COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I could drive from Hamilton to Rotorua on just $6.
Meth is a scourge but some have broken free
Meth casts a long shadow in New Zealand but there are pockets of light out there.
Opinion: Census shows Government must take action on housing
Our cities are growing, and now we have the figures to prove it.
Letters to the editor: Governments making it hard for landlords
Rotorua readers have their say.
Four questions with Rotorua's mayoral candidates
Find out what Rotorua's candidates think they have to offer.
Graeme Simpson: The creation of Old Chevy
There aren't many sports where you can help build the stadium.
Bryan Gould: All Blacks embody what it is to be a Kiwi
COMMENT: The All Blacks have done more than enough to repay this kind of loyalty.
Jane Trask: Housing tenants in motels - how did it get to this?
COMMENT: Who follows up on the tenants once they are placed into motels, asks Jane Trask.
Make sure you have your say: Federated Farmers
COMMENT: Farming needs a voice even at the smallest of tables, writes Nigel Billings.
Letters: How about a pedestrian mall down the main street?
Rotorua readers have their say.
Carmen Hall: Housing homeless in motels a stuff-up
COMMENT: Government has spent millions to put homeless in motels but where are the houses?
Rachel Stewart: Farm leaders in dance over freshwater plan
COMMENT: Finally long-delayed "action plan for freshwater" discussion document has arrived
Opinion | Weird and wonderful Bay political slogans
It ain't easy coming up with a pithy political catchphrase, but candidates have tried.
Letters: Idea to house the homeless brilliant
OPINION: There is nothing offensive or inhumane about putting a roof over someone's head.
Stephanie Worsop: Vaping has parallels with synnies
COMMENT: Lack of regulations is giving the vaping industry free rein.
Sonya Bateson: Knowledge of New Zealand history sadly lacking among Kiwis
COMMENT: History tells us where we came from - and where we're going.
Letters: History is important and should always be taught
Rotorua readers have their say.
Jane Trask: How do we move forward in face of measles outbreak?
COMMENT: Immunisation is important in my whānau, writes Jane Trask.