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Pōhiri for Czech band helps open their minds and hearts
Rotorua resident Frank Grapl reflects on the bond between Māori and the Czech Republic

Graeme Simpson: 'There's a powerful calmness' to the forest
"Riding through the Whakarewarewa Forest I get a sense of magic and spirituality."

Te Rangihakahaka students share their views
Te Rangihakahaka Centre students describe their favourite parts of school.

Letters: Support our local polytech
Polytech roposal strips Toi Ohomai of its current legal autonomy, a reader says.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: The racists I look out for are the covert ones
Merepeka Ruakawa-Tait: The racists I look out for are the covert ones.

Letters: Immigrants provide much needed skills to the county
Letters: Immigrants provide much-needed skills to the county

Letters:Criticism of Lakes and other DHBs is rude
Letters: Criticism of Lakes and other DHBs is rude.

Stop blaming climate change for environmental blips
Letters: Stop blaming climate change for environmental blips

Review: Lack of an audience the only disappointment
The Shambles' version of A Midsummer Night's Dream is bursting with talent.

'Our love was turned into a circus': Woman's tirade against Marvelly, partner
COMMENT: This years pride feels like a bandaid trying to staunch the bleeding..

Letters: US the envy of other countries
Letters: the USA is the envy of other countries, a reader says.

Letters: Questions need to be asked over immigration
Letters: Questions need to be asked over immigration

Opera In The Pā Review: Standing ovation as setting strikes right note
Review of Opera in the Pā held at the Arts Village.

Letters: Has Rotorua forgotten Waitangi Day?
Letters: Has Rotorua forgotten Waitangi Day?

Opinion: Black Ferns Sevens are electric
Sports reporter David Beck says there is no limit to what the Black Ferns Sevens' success.

Rachel Stewart: Fry me a river, climate denialists
COMMENT: There's no ignoring what's happening with the weather all over the world.

Letters: No simple solutions to littering problem
Letters: No simple solutions to littering problem

Graeme Simpson: Adventures with gravel bikes
Doctor takes on new adventures in gravel biking.

Letters: Medicating children, school lunches and new playground
Readers have their say.

Opinion: Cyclists are the road users we all love to hate
There's nothing more frustrating to drivers than bad cyclists.

Comment | Make all kids wear same uniform and stop fleecing parents
COMMENT: Why can't schools sell their emblems to parents to add to generic uniforms?

Opinion: Tipping point reached on bad workplace culture
'If you can't treat someone with dignity and respect then you need to get out'

Time to put Colin Munro out of his misery
The Colin Munro ODI experiment has been far from successful. But what's the solution?