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Opinion: Homelessness no longer rarity

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

Opinion: Stop playing with our children's future

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

Hey, Hekia, leave those teachers alone!

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

Opinion: Using star's legacy for good

Heath Ledger was a good looking and talented actor, father and son who seemingly had it all. Yet he died, as too many do, far too

Opinion: Damage to election signs simply annoying

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.eps Election season is a funny old time and brings out the best and worst in us. The best - because suddenly

Opinion: No quick fix to help homeless

teururoaflavell.eps Tena ano tatou katoa. It's a fine balancing act being the local MP for Waiariki, co-leader of the Maori Party

Bennett: I'm committed to helping Rotorua's vulnerable

I WAS surprised to see Tamati Coffey (Opinion August 27) suggest the Government wasn't taking homelessness seriously or didn't have

Opinion: Changing outdated law huge step forward

For almost 30 years, Rotorua people have had to fight to be on a level playing field with other popular tourist spots, but that is

Opinion: Quake a timely wake up call

WELL, that was a wake up call - quite literally. While plenty reported sleeping right through it, plenty more in Rotorua were rudely

Ngahi Bidois: Annual events in our lives

What are the annual events in your life? I am not just talking about your birthday, Christmas Day or New Year's Day because everyone

Opinion: Snubbed hopefuls may yet triumph

THE THREE "Te Arawa endorsed" candidates for the upcoming Rotorua Lakes Council election have been publicly revealed. And the story

Opinion: Put Kiwis first

New Zealand First's Mahesh Bindra had his private member's bill drawn from the ballot last week. Simply asking for a Land Register

Prohibition - it should be banned

COMMENT: The deeper I delve into the issue, however, the more I am struck by just how frightening the consequences of prohibition are.

Opinion: Nothing beats live sport

THE way the last couple of days have gone for the New Zealand Olympic team, sports fans without Sky may not be all that worried right

Opinion: Commerce versus culture

When 'alcohol meets ancestry' was the talk of social media last fortnight and it all stemmed from a little micro brewery in Auckland

Editorial: Charity theft unacceptable

I think one of the lowest things a person could do is steal from a charity. Under normal circumstances, I'd say nobody would dare

Rosemary McLeod: Ambition and stilletos don't mix

How flattering of Hillary Clinton to borrow fashion tips from Helen Clark while they both audition for top jobs. It was Prime Minister

Eva Bradley: Mum sings the birthday blues

Celebrating is something that transcends cultures, demographics and history. No matter when you were born, in what country and even