Kiri Gillespie: It's time to end the silliness over fire sirens
OPINION: The sirens should stay. It's the complainants who should go.
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OPINION: Career advisers to set up shop in Rotorua library
For several weeks Rotorua jobseekers will have access to a Career Advice Pop-up shop.
Angela Frank - Print Council Aotearoa show at Toi Ohomai
Angela Frank discusses the Print Council Aotearoa show at Toi Ohomai.
Letters to the editor: The Earth is stuffed
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: Government must tackle issue of importing fishermen from virus hotspots
OPINION: Ministers and officials need to show clarity and decisiveness.
Kristin Macfarlane: If so many are jobless, what does the future of the region look like?
OPINION: With increasing unemployment, what does the future of the BOP look like?
Kieran Madden: Half-right no substitute for the whole truth
OPINION: Politicians need to become comfortable with the whole, complicated truth.
Jo Raphael: Virtual malls great way of supporting local businesses
OPINION: There is a certain appeal to shopping online.
Kristin Macfarlane: I found my lack of common sense while surfing in Bali
Opinion: Having a false sense of security while on holiday can have lasting consequences.
Jo Raphael: Long live weekend and holiday road trips around NZ
OPINION: Road trips can be an effective spreader of Covid-19.
Now to the biggest show on the planet - the US general election
America has never come to grips with its history, including slavery.
Stephanie Worsop: How I really feel about Christmas coming early
Stop complaining when Christmas stock hits the shelves early, it's not hurting anyone.
Samantha Motion: We've bin had - why a good move got bad reviews
OPINION: There's a lesson for councils in the public reaction to waste collection changes.
Zizi Sparks: Why charging people in emergency housing 25pc of income is wrong
OPINION: Cost-cutting can't be at the expense of those facing hardship.
Kelly Makiha: Do we have enough beds left for long weekend visitors?
OPINION: And for those who do come here, we need to make them welcome.
Jo Raphael: We must plug the border gaps
OPINION: Why haven't we been focused on ports?
Letters to the Editor: The correct way to refer to a knight's wife
Only a woman who bears a title in her own right may use that title, a reader says.
Letters to the editor: Building more units is an urgent priority
Readers have their say.
David Beck: There is a thin line between political debate and toxicity
OPINION: Keyboard warriors were out in force during the 2020 election.
Opinion: Jacinda and Clarke - Just salt of the earth Average Joes
Even if you aren't a Labour supporter you can't not be a Jacinda and Clarke supporter.
Bryan Gould: The 2020 general election shows shifting landscape
It also suggests that something quite fundamental has changed in New Zealand politics.
Letters to the editor: Moving in the wrong direction
OPINION: Readers have their say.
Rob Rattenbury: Election is humbling and history-making
OPINION: Success in protecting NZ from crippling Covid death tolls deserves respect.
Opinion: McClay has been given a wake-up call by Labour's Claire Mahon
OPINION: Rotorua in a strong position for representation.
Zizi Sparks: Why the East Coast could be the one to watch next election
OPINION: Allan and Tapsell were strides ahead of any other candidate.
Mark Lister: Could the New Zealand economy be in better shape than some might think?
OPINION: A few strong economic indicators recently are painting a more positive picture.
Caroline Fleming: Māori Party's possible re-election a win for Māori
Opinion: A victory for Waititi could well be a win for Māori representation in Parliament.
Stephanie Worsop: How pregnancy taught me to love my body
If your body doesn't "bounce back" after pregnancy, that's okay, it doesn't have to.
A face full of bugs leads to a lesson in biodiversity
OPINION: "We must rewild the world."
Samantha Motion: Jean Batten was my childhood hero. I've just learned she wasn't perfect.
Opinion: We can't always expect perfection of character from our pioneers and heroes.
Letters to the editor: Rotorua doesn't need scooters
OPINION: Rotorua readers have their say.
Paul Hickey: Election weekend here, emojis, jeans and Christmas cheer
Paul Hickey discusses election weekend, emojis, jeans and a Christmas cheer competition.