Latest fromRDP - Opinion

Rob Rattenbury: NZ ripe and ready for UK trade deal
Opinion: There has been talk about the formation of a fourth international trading bloc.

What would have happened if Capitol Hill rioters weren't white?
OPINION: Capitol riot highlights the ongoing issues of racism and inequality in the US.

New Year's resolutions are the absolute worst
Opinion: Every year I suffer from the New Year's resolution hangover.

Samantha Motion: What's behind the rise in shoplifting?
Prosecution rates are at a five year high in Tauranga and Rotorua.

Samantha Motion: There's one 2020 lesson we shouldn't forget
As many people head back to work, let's remember what we learned the hard way last year.

Stephanie Worsop: 2021 wishlist a reflection of the year that's been
Opinion: 2020 was a whole lot of bad but there were good bits too. Let's remember those.

Hidden gems the secret to boosting local tourism
Opinion: Think you've seen everything a city has to offer? Think again.

Dawn Picken: Celebrating the small stuff
OPINION: It's important to celebrate the small victories we had in 2020.

Stephanie Worsop: Don't be an idiot like me, put on sunscreen
Opinion: Make sure every day you spend in the sun, the decision you make is the smart one.

Carmen Hall: Food hygiene and the waste-not want-not ethos
About 200,000 people across the country get food poisoning struck every year.

ACC funding decision puts mountain bikers in danger
Why would ACC stop funding a first response unit that has rescued nearly 1000 riders?

Kiri Gillespie: Drink-driving? Then you deserve to get caught
Such trauma is entirely preventable. All it takes a taxi.

A New Year's Eve to suit every life stage
Opinion: The way you celebrate New Year's Eve is dictated by what stage of life you're in.

Zoe Hunter: Don't ignore the safety signs, stupid
OPINION: Zoe Hunter says the signs are there for a reason.

Rob Rattenbury: Let's put 2020 behind us
It has been a challenging year for many so it is nice to think about happy events.

Dawn Picken: The wisdom of the Stoics - give yourself a break this Christmas
Opinion: Realising what we could lose can help us appreciate what we have.

Stephanie Worsop: Are the gaps in our knowledge getting worse?
Opinion: Everybody has gaps in their knowledge, what's yours?

Samantha Motion: A holly, jolly, news parody of the best Christmas song ever
OPINION: Is it even Christmas without the drunk tank or the boys of the NYPD choir?

David Beck: Christmas Appeal a heartwarming experience
COMMENT: This community continues to blow me away.

Stephanie Worsop: Home ownership available to some, not all
Opinion: A rent to buy scheme could help fix the inequality in the housing market.

Letters to the editor: Using Rotorua landfill a scary exercise
Readers have their say.

Appeal shows we are one generous community
Rotorua Weekender's Shauni James thanks the community for all of its appeal generosity.

Paul Hickey - 2020 reflection, parade fun, sundae creation and summer health
Paul Hickey discusses Boardroom Bash, Christmas Parade, a new sundae and summer health.

Kiri Gillespie: Wharf St upgrade just what city needs right now
Opinion: Could the dining precinct come to rival Rotorua's popular Eat Streat?

Letters to the Editor: Focus on solutions for homeless problem
OPINION: Readers have their say.

Kelly Makiha: Don't take stuff that isn't yours
Taking things you're not entitled to should result in a deterring level of punishment.