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Reformed crime boss Billy Macfarlane is proving that his Pūwhakamua programme can rehabilitate hardened criminals
Opinion: With a 95 per cent success rate, Pūwhakamua should be considered for other areas.
Letters to the editor: Govt needs to intervene in house prices
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
Rob Rattenbury: Why is the world so obsessed with looks?
Opinion: And how do you fare when you're photogenically-challenged?
Dawn Picken: Inequity hurts everyone - it's time to fix the whare
Opinion: We are still living in the house colonialism built and it's time to fix it.
Stephanie Worsop: The new obsession that's made us drop our phones
Stephanie Worsop has a new hobby - and she's on a roll.
Samantha Motion: Changes to school names are remaking history
Opinion: Name changes can be met with grumbles of history erased.
Jo Raphael: What's next for tourism and hospitality?
OPINION: We're basking in a summer glow but it'll soon be back to reality.
Paul Hickey: Speedway, barbecues, Hilary Barry and Valentine's Day
Paul Hickey discusses speedway, barbecues, Hilary Barry and Valentine's Day.
Matt Cowley: The changing environment for businesses
Opinion: An increasingly vocal majority of customers are mindful of climate change.
Zizi Sparks: Long weekends a reminder of how lucky we are
Opinion: We can't become complacent with Covid-19 tracing.
Zizi Sparks: Spotting a rip should be part of swimming lessons
Opinion: About 700 people need rescuing from rips each year.
Jo Raphael: We need clarity on essential workers
OPINION: Russell Howard and the Wiggles are a hoot but are they 'essential workers'?
Rob Rattenbury: Memo fun police - NZers won't tolerate a Nanny state
Well-meaning people try to remove risk from every single part of our lives.
Why I'm lucky I bought my first home a year ago
Opinion: I thought being a first home buyer was hard enough a year ago let alone now.
Jacob McSweeny: Two road rage incidents with vastly different outcomes
Opinion: When the middle finger fails to deliver your road rage message.
Stephanie Worsop: Am I in danger of becoming an entitled 'Karen'?
Opinion: A situation at a restaurant had family members labelling me as a 'Karen'.
Dawn Picken: Advice for a 17-year-old in a new world
Opinion: For a teenager, postponement looks permanent. But this pause is not forever.
OPINION: Long weekends, happiness with water and '5 Words for 5 K'
Paul Hickey discusses long weekends, happiness with water and '5 Words for 5 K'.
Zizi Sparks: Give green waste collection green light
Opinion: There's no reason we shouldn't embrace a green waste collection.
Kelly Makiha: New food rules shouldn't be hard to swallow
Opinion: Why wouldn't you take all steps to be careful?
Stephanie Worsop: Are the Ministry's new food guidelines a step too far?
Opinion: The purpose of these guidelines is not to make our jobs as parents harder.
Rob Rattenbury: Generations connect us to our past, and history holds lessons
OPINION: The connection we have to our ancestors is closer than we think.
Stephanie Worsop: The Covid casualty I'm scared we won't get back
Opinion: Will movie theatres fade into extinction in the coming years?
Dawn Picken: Relief the word of the day as Biden takes reins
OPINION: America is on the path to rejoining the world.
Zoe Hunter: Let locals entertain you! Why we should support community theatre
OPINION: Zoe Hunter says bums on theatre seats are more important than ever.
Letters: Should Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre be renamed?
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
Zizi Sparks: Keeping rental pool afloat everyone's responsibility
Opinion: Landlords need to embrace new tenancy laws and tenants need to be good ones.
Dawn Picken: A new chapter opens for America
"You don't have to be American to have felt the pain and betrayal."
OPINION: Hospitality, honesty and speedway
Paul Hickey discusses hospitality, speedway and what's coming up on radio next week.
Dawn Picken: Is Martin Luther King jnr's dream still alive?
OPINION: King's dream is not dead, but it does appear to be on life support.