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![Political Roundup: Is the new Govt already failing Māori?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Political Roundup: Is the new Govt already failing Māori?
COMMENT: There's no doubt Māori are disadvantaged - how to deal with it is the question.
![Councillors: Is the Te Tatau o Te Arawa partnership working?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Councillors: Is the Te Tatau o Te Arawa partnership working?
We asked Rotorua district councillors what they thought of the Te Arawa partnership.
![Street View: How far would you go out of your way for cheap petrol?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Street View: How far would you go out of your way for cheap petrol?
We asked people on the street how far they'd go for cheap petrol.
![Nothing like reading an actual newspaper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nothing like reading an actual newspaper
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Reading the news online doesn't compare to a physical newspaper.
![Review: Striking combination of instruments at Toru Trio concert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: Striking combination of instruments at Toru Trio concert
Hanno Fairburn reviews the latest concert at St Luke's Church.
![Opinion: Nothing new in Budget speech for tertiary education](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Nothing new in Budget speech for tertiary education
Readers have their say.
![Hosking: Good riddance to Māori ward nonsense](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hosking: Good riddance to Māori ward nonsense
COMMENT: How in 2018 can you single out a race and offer them something no one else gets.
![Opinion: Royal wedding refreshingly modern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Royal wedding refreshingly modern
The royal wedding was the beginning of something new.
![Letters: Skatepark upgrade a want, not a need](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Skatepark upgrade a want, not a need
Letters: One reader discusses the skatepark while another talks about SHMPAC.
![Letters: New fare concessions for Rotorua buses to come](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: New fare concessions for Rotorua buses to come
Letters: Readers discuss wages, bus concessions, the foundation of bacteriology, and Gaza.
![Graeme Simpson: Rotorua dogs luckiest in the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Graeme Simpson: Rotorua dogs luckiest in the country
Dog park a great place for socialising your dogs.
![Opinion: Budget provides some hope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Budget provides some hope
Opinion: Budget provides hope for struggling families.
![Letters: Review of Tomorrow's Schools both needed and desired](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Review of Tomorrow's Schools both needed and desired
Letters: A reader discusses the anniversary of Tomorrow's Schools Reforms.
![Rotorua politicians react to the 2018 Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rotorua politicians react to the 2018 Budget
Steve Chadwick, Fletcher Tabuteau and Todd McClay shared what they thought hit or missed.
![Street view: Budget 2018 reaction in Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Street view: Budget 2018 reaction in Rotorua
Rotorua residents react to the Budget 2018 announcements.
![Rachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails again
COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.
![Opinion: What do you like about Mokoia Intermediate?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: What do you like about Mokoia Intermediate?
We asked year 8 pupils at the school what they liked about it.
![Rangatahi are future leaders and successors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rangatahi are future leaders and successors
Te Maori columnist Te Taru White talks about potential of Te Arawa rangatahi.
![Temptation killed the cat so stay away from loan sharks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Temptation killed the cat so stay away from loan sharks
Loan sharks and Lego are topics for our letter writers today.
![Having a mum who is a nurse is extra special](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Having a mum who is a nurse is extra special
Nurses have marched because they feel unsafe, undervalued, underpaid and ignored.
![Review: Glide Time a timeless tale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: Glide Time a timeless tale
Jill Nicholas went to Glide Time at the Shambles Theatre
![Graeme Simpson: Rosebank trail is history at every turn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Graeme Simpson: Rosebank trail is history at every turn
Old-school mountain biking trails have history around every turn.
![Street view: What would you like to see prioritised in the 2018 Budget?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Street view: What would you like to see prioritised in the 2018 Budget?
Rotorua residents discuss the sectors they would like to see receive a funding boost.
![New police training centre has a lot to live up to](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New police training centre has a lot to live up to
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Police recruits have a lot to learn at Porirua training centre.