The article regarding the proposed development of Mt Tarawera (Rotorua Daily Post, September 26) is to my mind long overdue and if

I am truly alarmed at the figure given for percentage of voters at local elections - 42 per cent! This is truly alarming. Having

Will you be checking out the new Rotorua Farmers Market on Sunday? 260916sp7.jpg Is there a new farmers' market? I'll have to check

Sydney Harbour. Photo/Ngahihi Bidois Last weekend I presented a leadership keynote to Strategic IT in Sydney. To be more precise:

ACTION: Blair Hartley and other Hamurana and Kaharoa residents are taking action about roads in their area which they think are dangerous

Street view: What's the best part about daylight savings? 250916sj01.JPG Extra daylight time at night. ALLEN THEOBALD, 70 Central 250916sj02.JPG It

There's nothing that gets people going more than talk about bad drivers and dangerous roads. On Tuesday last week the Rotorua Daily

Street view: What is the best thing in Rotorua to keep kids entertained during the holidays? 230916rd01.JPG The lakes, parks and

The Human Rights Commission has this week stopped short of endorsing the legalisation of assisted dying. On Wednesday the commission

A letter writer suggests it would not be too difficult to buy a motel to house the city's homeless.

Street view: The Rotorua Business Awards finalists are announced today. What do you think makes great customer service? 200916sp5.JPG Staff

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps They say when you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. But what do they say when you run

Street view: What are your thoughts on medicinal cannabis? 190916sp1.JPG Get rid of it all together because it affects a lot of people

Tena ano tatou katoa. A few weeks ago, a piece of legislation was passed through Parliament under urgency which sought to amend the

Letter writers tackled lack of housing for Maori and also the real reasons for empty shops and declining patronage in the CBD.

We asked four people at the Grey Power meet-the-candidates event what they look for when choosing their councillors.

COMMENT: Things are about to get desperate for Rotorua's 130 homeless families housed in motels as the town prepares for the tourism season.

A letter writer is appreciative of the incredible care she received at Rotorua Hospital.

Be out and about for the people. - YVONNE WHITNEY, 34 Western Heights. We need more buskers, more street performers, more entertainment

Teachers are - in my view - some of the hardest working and undervalued people in New Zealand. Sure, they get more official holidays

I disagree with RLC's Strategy/Partnership Leader Jean- Paul Gaston's belief that the changes to the CBD over the last three years

Street view: Are you looking forward to kerbside recycling? Yes absolutely. It's going to be heaps easier to keep the rubbish somewhere

Street view: Do the local body elections interest you? Why/why not? Seeing I've come back to Rotorua, yes. I went to the Baptist

With the local body elections fast approaching I am becoming increasingly concerned with the number of people who believe they are

Well I for one am excited about my new rubbish and recycling bins arriving - as we report today, they will start being delivered this

This may be old hat to some but watching the All Blacks' haka in their latest test match versus Argentina made me very proud to be

Street View: Where were you when you heard about 9/11? 120916sp1.JPG I was 3, so I don't remember. KATIE STEVENSON, 18 Holdens Bay 120916sp2.JPG I

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps Homeless people used to be a rarity. I remember as a kid, a homeless man turned up in my hometown of Timaru

The Minister for Education dropped a few bombs on teachers, parents and our children recently. The first one is a funding proposal

COMMENT: Funding for schools should be focused on what matters most: education.