John Pakes' letter (December 12) attempts to use the recent addition of one Lakes and Rural Community Boardcommunity board representatives

We asked new Kiwis at today's citizenship ceremony what they liked about living in Rotorua. 131216gn05rdp.JPG People are really

Whilst I must agree with the title of John Pakes letter " Groups deserve place at table" (Letters, December 12) I cannot support the

Street view: What do you like most about Christmas? 121216sp1.JPG I like family get-togethers and the food. JOHN RONGO, 47 Western

After attending various tangi it was a nice change to recently attend a fundraising event for Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Koutu students

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps Growing up, we lived on a farm south of Timaru right on the main road. While we had the tranquillity of farm

The governance of our city has been put in place with the important Strategy and Operations committees remaining as "committees of

The Rotorua Daily Post talked to some of our new citizens.

The Rotorua Lakes Council's proposed Community Housing Partnership is a carefully considered but in my view slow and ponderous response

Wow, what a week we've had in New Zealand politics. Like everyone else, I did not see John Key's resignation coming and in fact felt

An independent inquiry similar to Australia's. You must be joking. In my view, it's never going to happen in New Zealand - we are

Why doesn't the council just hold up on the Hemo Gorge sculpture project for now and exercise some common sense and concentrate on

Street view: Do you like the new rubbish collection system? I live in Tokoroa and we don't have them, I'm disappointed. CALEB JOLLIE

COMMENT: Blame internet giants for allowing fake news to spread globally.

Street View - Do you think the council should enforce its proposed smokefree areas? 071216sp3.JPG No. I think we should help people

I would have thought that when the extensions to the museum were done a few years ago at a cost of millions of dollars this sort of

Rotorua, you rock. We asked for your help to "Fill the Bus" for the Salvation Army and you did just that, making sure it was overflowing

Street view: What do you think makes a good prime minister? 061216sj01.JPG Someone upfront and honest. You've got nothing to hide. BRIAN

The resignation of Prime Minister Key should not be heralded as some noble act of succession or demonstration of commitment to family

WHO'S NEXT: Rotorua's Thomas Cousins, 21, says New Zealand needs Helen Clark back. PHOTO/BEN FRASER Reporter Kyra Dawson took to

Street view: Do you think shops should be able to be open on Easter Sunday? Why/why not? 051216sp1.JPG I think it should be up to

It is very pleasing to see that our council has taken a step towards underwriting the budget for the Hemo Gorge sculpture. It is a

When John Key became our 38th Prime Minister on November 8, 2008 it was an extraordinary turnaround from the previous election. In

It's that time of year again - the silly season is well and truly upon us. But if you were not convinced, you only had to pop into

TRADING: Shops could be set to open next Easter Sunday. PHOTO/FILE A_261214bf15.JPG (Trading: A reader takes issue with the fact

Tourism is now agreed to be the country's largest export earner, with total expenditure in the year ended March 2015 at $29.8 billion

Re funding for sculpture. Now what I would like to know is what benefits can we expect as a taxpayer and ratepayer? What will we

The words 'iconic' and 'icon' get thrown around a lot these days, sometimes a little loosely. According to my Concise Oxford English

Street view: The museum is going to be closed indefinitely, what do you think? 021216sj01.JPG It's a big icon for Rotorua and world

When even church leaders and the workers' union are not opposing calls to allow trading on Easter Sunday, it does seem like it could