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Letters: Roundabout sculpture creates debate

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

Opinion: Museum still face of our city

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

Readers' views on museum closure

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

Easter trading looks a done deal

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

Letters: Guitar orchestra a musical treat

The lobby of the Rotorua Energy Events Centre played host to a rare musical treat last Sunday afternoon. Students of music teacher

Street view: What do you think of Rotorua's Christmas tree this year?

Street view: What do you think of Rotorua's Christmas tree this year? 011216sj01.JPG I think they have done it a lot better, putting

Street View: Do you like the proposed sculpture for Rotorua's southern entrance?

Street View - Do you like the proposed sculpture for Rotorua's southern entrance? 301116sp4.JPG It's a good concept. But, I'd like

Letters: Safety concern with sculpture

Much as I like the sculpture planned for the southern entry to Rotorua (though not its price tag) I am not happy with such a large

Street view: Have you started Christmas shopping yet?

Street view: Have you started Christmas shopping yet? 291116bf4.JPG Yes, I always try and start early. PANIA GILMER, 41 Western

Letters: Thumbs up to motorhome facility

Rotorua District Council, you have set a high benchmark to the many regions in our country. My partner and I live in an 8m self-contained

Lizzie Marvelly: Don't fall for fake news

COMMENT: We urgently need to educate our society about media literacy and critical thinking.

Street View: Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or a fake one?

Street View: Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or a fake one? It's got to be real, because of the smell. Fake ones are cheating. 241116bf1.JPG EMMA

Letters: Petition should have been tested

The judge ruled that Dr Macpherson could not have someone join him as a petitioner, when he had just ruled that the [council] chief

Street View: Would you consider being a bone marrow donor?

Street View: Would you consider being a bone marrow donor? Most probably not because of our tikanga. With Maori what we were born

Letters: Mita an inspirational kaumatua

Mita Mohi was one of the finest people I have ever worked with. He was an inspirational kaumatua at Waiariki when I knew him. And

Letters: Preach love, not hate

There are thousands of people who, like me, are appalled by what Brian Tamaki had to say in his sermon about the cause of earthquakes

Street View: Do you know how to do CPR?

Street View: Do you know how to do CPR? 221116sp2.JPG No. I think I should really try to learn it, but I've never got round to it. LINDSAY

Street view: What should Barack Obama do if he visited Rotorua?

Street view: What should Barack Obama do if he visited Rotorua? 211116sp2.JPG I suppose go up to the Skyline and look at the view