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Opinion: Adapting to change is key
Team NZ are an example and role model to all of us as we face future changes.
Opinion: Election fever heats up with first public debate
Get informed or don't bother voting in this year's election.
Letters: Photo captures the joy of snow
A reader says Friday's front page photo captured the delight and joy of kids in the snow.
Security app marries community and tech values
How a business idea, technology and community values came together to solve a problem.
Letters: Farewell to a football character
A tribute to Neil 'Peanut' Shaw, "one of the great characters of the NZ football scene".
Opinion: School show brings back memories
Senior reporter Kelly Makiha tells why a local school talent quest brought back memories.
Opinion: Shining the spotlight on suicide
Opinion: You would think we could handle speaking openly about mental health. We don't.
Opinion: Snow turns us all into big kids
There's nothing like the hint of snow to turn us all into big kids.
Letters: Crankworx not a great investment
Letters on the value of Crankworx and the proposed Rotorua Special Housing Accord.
Letters: Museum closure raises questions
After the indefinite closure of the Rotorua Museum, readers have questions.
Letters: Cathedral only benefits churchgoers
Readers' views on the ChristChurch Cathedral, Lake Okareka and Rotorua Museum.
Letters: Kapa haka competition thrilling and moving
A reader writes in praise of the recent schools kapa haka competition.
Letters: Make parking free to bring back customers
Our senior letter writers have a few requests to ponder.
Allison Lawton: Economic spinoffs of Cup
The America's Cup will benefit the whole of New Zealand.
Opinion: Museum needs fixing - at what cost?
The latest museum news will force the Rotorua community to weigh up the building's value.
Letters: Remove GST from groceries
GST on groceries, Special Housing Accord, North Korea and council spending.
Opinion: Kiwis can think for themselves
Opinion: I don't want to see New Zealanders turn into compliant zombies.
Letters: Lake Rotorua cycleway great idea
Cycleways, hydro slides, skate parks and paying for the Christchurch Cathedral.
Belief is a peculiar thing
People often say that you have to believe in something. The reverse is true, surely.
Letters: Skate park upgrade good for city
Readers comment on the skatepark upgrade and pose some questions to our local MP.
Letters: Well done on Hairspray show
Readers share praise for local show and concern about plastics in the environment.
Opinion: Chantelle Walker a true role model for young people
Opinion: Chantelle Walker was one of those people that stick in your mind as a journalist.
Opinion: What kohanga taught me
Columnist Ngaa Rauuira Pumanawawhiti explains what kohanga reo has given him.
Letters: Rotorua missing a trick with no lake cycle track
A reader says it would be great if cyclists could ride around the edge of Lake Rotorua.
Letters: Lions' top coach should be celebrated, not shunned
Letters: New Zealanders should be celebrating Warren Gatland's successes as Lions coach.
Opinion: Kiwi families need to learn the real meaning of moderation
Opinion: Kiwi families need to learn the real meaning of moderation when it comes to food.
Review: Students shine in production of Hairspray
Review: Students shine in high school production of Hairspray.
Street View: Do you think Rotorua has enough accommodation?
We asked people in the street how they feel about accommodation in Rotorua.
Allison Lawton: Confidence high in Bay of Plenty
This week Westpac released their NZ Regional economic quarterly confidence report.
Letters: Hobson's Pledge promotes equality for all
Letters: Hobson's Pledge stands for treating all citizens, whatever their ethnicity.
Clarity needed on meth-contamination
Some landlords with meth-contaminated houses are avoiding telling local authorities.
Opinion: Governance not just for over 40s
Experience counts. But so does youth and a youthful outlook.