Latest fromRDP - Opinion

Steve Chadwick - Supporting local businesses has never been so important
NZME has launched GO LOCAL! to encourage people to buy and support local.

Zizi Sparks: Why I've agreed to run/walk 100km in two weeks
Comment: 100km in 14 days doesn't appeal in the slightest but I've signed up anyway.

Scott Inglis: Now is the time to go local
COMMENT: Today NZME launches the GO LOCAL! campaign.

Stephanie Worsop: Alert level 3 not the time to get complacent
Opinion: Restrictions at level 3 must be adhered to if we are to reach level 2.

'We all knew about the war but no one spoke of it'
Times have changed and as a country we are much better at observing Anzac Day.

Kelly Makiha: Lockdown homeschooling benefits not always chaos
Plenty of good things can be taken out of this devastating time.

Dr Phil Shoemack: Remembering the good from a bad situation
Comment: Let's make sure we remember all the good from a really difficult situation.

Stephanie Worsop: What we have learned from Covid 19
Opinion: There are positives that have come out of our lockdown.

Bryan Gould: Bridges' leadership safe ... for now
Comment: Simon Bridges felt impelled to show that he was his own man.

Stephanie Worsop: Isolation will not end for everybody
Opinion: The isolation of some will go on long after the national lockdown ends.

Stephanie Worsop: 10 tips I wish I knew as a new mum
COMMENT: There's a lot to learn. These are the things I wish I'd known.

Bryan Gould: Our model of fighting Covid-19 crisis stands up against the rest
COMMENT: This small country in the South Seas has performed at least as well as any other.

Kiri Gillespie: Ardern has made the right decision
COMMENT: The impact will be far-reaching and affect every one of us.

Bryan Gould: Now is the time to stay strong
COMMENT: Now is the time to stay strong.

Comment: Lockdown stirs memories of when life was simple
Is every day a Sunday in our bubbles?

Juliet Rowan: Why am I having weird dreams lately?
Comment: Waking life is increasingly surreal; disturbing dreams may be a sign of trauma.

Letters to the editor: Rotorua lucky to have local paper
Rotorua readers have their say.

Letters to the editor: Symbolic gesture acknowledges the suffering
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Comment: We can't rush permanent decisions
We're not out of trouble yet - Businesses are struggling but health takes priority.

Comment: Kiwi musos are in the fight against Covid-19 together
Bay of Plenty musicians join fight against Covid-19.

Comment: Lockdown experiences are different, comparisons are unfair
Teachers and staff will be dealing with some of the same lockdown issues as everyone else.

Bryan Gould: What we can learn from earlier generations
COMMENT: The crisis is a chance to draw strength from earlier struggles.

David Beck: Why I ban my phone after 8.30pm
It may feel as though the couch has its own gravitational pull but you can resist.

Rob Rattenbury: When men become monsters
COMMENT: Domestic violence is blight on this land that brings shame.

Kristin Macfarlane: Stop the stupidity, stay in your bubble
The actions of self-centred individuals are a real threat to New Zealand.