Latest from RDP - Opinion

Tommy Wilson: Te Matatini serves as a benchmark and a beacon
OPINION: Te Matatini showcases another avenue for our kids to explore their identity.

Opinion: Our already anxious country is about to come under a lot more pressure
OPINION: We will do what we can to get through this hard time together.

Jo Raphael: We must take the bad with the good - we can handle it
OPINION: These days it’s like we’re all punching bags.

Opinion: Brainless scumbag looters soaking up precious police time
OPINION: One Hawke’s Bay village has resorted to blockades to deter looters.

Letters: Why does Rotorua seem to have more graffiti and litter than other towns?
Our readers have their say.

Zoe Hunter: When one region is hurting, others need to step up
There are already examples of help flowing from the Bay of Plenty to cyclone-hit regions.

Kiri Gillespie: Greater insight into teenage mental wellbeing a no-brainer
Opinion: We should be learning more about why kids skip school

Sonya Bateson: Social media - we can’t live with it; we can’t live without it
OPINION: I hate social media.

Cyclone Gabrielle shows how real the threat from climate change is
OPINION: The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle are utterly devastating.

Looks matter when it comes to shopfronts
OPINION: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says the shopping experience starts at the shop entrance.

Opinion: Community effort needed in cyclone response
OPINION: Emotions are going to be running high after a wet summer and recent flooding.

Crispian Stewart: Rotorua teens make their mark in Māori cricket
OPINION: There is a movement in motion within the Māori sporting space.

Sonya Bateson: Why is tipping rearing its ugly head in our society?
OPINION: 'Now I fear that tipping is creeping more and more into everyday life.'

Jo Raphael: Even my dog is more prepared for an emergency than I am
OPINION: Soggy Shaky Isles forces need for emergency preparedness.

Ngahi Bidois: Sharing the fruit of the knowledge tree
OPINION: There is no new knowledge that someone did not know before you.

Sonya Bateson: Expensive school uniforms a yoke around parents’ necks
OPINION: If we got rid of uniforms, we could see hand-me-downs back in the schoolyard.

Jo Raphael: Personal attacks on ex-PM shameful
OPINION: At least eight people were charged with threatening to kill her during her term.

Opinion: Building up not out needs embracing
Opinion: The days of the quarter-acre dream could be in the rearview.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Which politicians impressed at Rātana
There was plenty of laughter and good advice for the politicians.

Carmen Hall: Food price hikes will hurt poorest most
Vegetable soup has got me through a few winters.

Two things could prevent fatal drownings. Why is New Zealand not doing them?
Opinion: Dozens of human lives would be saved this year. Here's how.

Jo Raphael: Young people to be praised for their NCEA efforts
OPINION: Our young people are unfazed by small failures.

Should I let my child have a YouTube channel?
OPINION: Age-appropriate channel creation wasn’t a topic my parents had to ponder.

Mark Lister: We’re beating inflation, but it’ll come at a price
OPINION: The most crucial development has been increasing evidence of slowing inflation.

Paul Hickey: Searching for summer, Superstock excitement, giveaways
"This week I’ve really started to feel pretty ripped off."

The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to PM’s resignation
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Sonya Bateson: Where’s the plan to combat a looming recession?
OPINION: I found myself investigating how to make reusable toilet paper this week.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Trevor Maxwell a pioneer for local politics
OPINION: Trevor Maxwell's a local government legend.