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What values should a principal have?
We asked pupils what kind of principal they wanted as theirs prepared to leave.

Bryan Gould: Why are teachers striking now?
COMMENT: Teachers' strike a long time coming, but why now with a sympathetic Government?

Opinion: Food allergy sufferers should feel confident eating out
Mixing up food when someone's got a food allergy is serious - even life threatening.

Letters: No need to be bored or lonely with clubs like Rotorua U3A
U3A, the Lakefront development and a gang member's actions are letters topics today.

Graeme Simpson: Saul a talented bike mechanic
The bike business in Rotorua is like a cut diamond.

Review: Rotorua students knock the socks off Footloose
Footloose is on until August 25 and is well worth supporting.

Opinion: Targeting Māori youth not discriminatory
Māori youth are bombarded daily with all the negative stereotypes.

Opinion: Teachers share why they're on strike
Rotorua teachers share why they decided to become teachers and to strike.

Dower: Why Wally Haumaha must quit police
COMMENT: For the sake of front line cops, and for the sake of the force, call it quits.

Letters: NZ's property market needs reforms
Readers discuss the current property climate, parking fines and SHMPAC.

Letters: Banning plastic bags has other motives
Readers discuss plastic bag ban, plant growth, footpaths and the battle of Thermopylae.

Panel: What was your favourite memory from Tudor Towers?
We asked some Rotorua people what their favourite memory from Tudor Towers is.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why Wally Haumaha should resign
COMMENT: The case of Wally Haumaha is one that defies all political understanding.

Opinion: Banning gangs a noble idea
Opinion: Maybe NZ should follow Queensland's lead and make gangs illegal.

Raukawa-Tait: Parking fine surprise
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: A letter from the Ministry of Justice reveals an unwanted surprise.

Rachel Stewart: Why kill animals after an 'attack'?
Comment: Animals attack us when we invade their space and we need to realise this.

Editorial: Please be careful with rates take
Put up your hand and say 'sorry ratepayers, we got that one wrong'.