Street View: Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or a fake one? It's got to be real, because of the smell. Fake ones are cheating. 241116bf1.JPG EMMA

The judge ruled that Dr Macpherson could not have someone join him as a petitioner, when he had just ruled that the [council] chief

Mita Mohi was one of the finest people I have ever worked with. He was an inspirational kaumatua at Waiariki when I knew him. And

Street View: Would you consider being a bone marrow donor? Most probably not because of our tikanga. With Maori what we were born

There are thousands of people who, like me, are appalled by what Brian Tamaki had to say in his sermon about the cause of earthquakes

Street View: Do you know how to do CPR? 221116sp2.JPG No. I think I should really try to learn it, but I've never got round to it. LINDSAY

Street view: What should Barack Obama do if he visited Rotorua? 211116sp2.JPG I suppose go up to the Skyline and look at the view

I am writing this article in Singapore where I am staying with a friend after speaking at an international conference in Kuching

The problem with taking the required break from writing this column, being a candidate in the Local Government and District Health

In the last two weeks, Te Arawa have lost two rangatira and we continue to mourn their passing. Reverend Te Napi Tutewehiwehi Waaka

Whatever happened to democracy? Why can we not give Donald Trump a chance to prove his worth? I was disappointed with the result

Street view: Do you think a mountain bike patrol in the forest is a good idea? 171116sj01.JPG I don't think so, anyone going mountain

In her November 11 letter Deidre Barnett suggests the 120 Koutu residents objecting to a proposed hotel in their suburb landscape

Like a lot of people in Rotorua, we were woken by the earthquake that seemed to go on forever. No damage thankfully but it makes me

Street View: Do you use contactless credit or debit cards? 161116bf1.JPG Yes. I do. It's easier, you don't have to type your numbers

It's a real shame. Don't worry, this is not another Trump opinion piece - if you're anything like me you have seen, read and heard

I am getting over the hand-wringing and whining from media people giving air to Western democracy's electorates not delivering their

Street view: Do you have an emergency kit? 151116sj01.JPG I don't, I just came back from Christchurch as a university student. BLAKE

I strongly oppose the proposed $5 million Rotorua Airport revamp. We upgraded the airport five years ago and it is still very much

Street view: Did you feel the earthquake? 141116sj01.JPG We think we did, the windows rattled a little bit. GRACE MORGAN, 65 Kawaha

Street View - Do you think Donald Trump will be a good president? * 131116paulDP.JPG I don't think he will be. He's too involved

What Americans have seen for decades is an elite system where a few have hijacked a political system which had convinced the masses

In an attempt to shake the feeling of consternation as the reality of a Trump presidency sunk in, I browsed through local political

It's that time of year again - the Christmas decorations are starting to sneak into the shops and the festive season will soon be

The speed limit on some New Zealand roads looks set to go up. Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss yesterday released a new "speed

We asked people at Rotorua Airport: What do you like about Rotorua Airport and what changes would you like to see? 101116bf11.JPG It's

I cannot let John Dyer's letter (November 9) go unchallenged. I was involved with the work programmes of the 1970s and 80s. I was

OPINION: John Paul College students (from left) EJ Dubouzet, 15, Kate Bird, 15, Brianna Lewis, 15, Cody Hunter, 15, and Harrison Hill

Street View: Do you Know what Armistice Day is? What does it mean to you? I have heard of the word but I don't know. WILLIAM SKIPWITH

091116bf5.JPG Yes I do. I don't have one yet, but I will get one. $44 million is quite a bit. I think I'd spent it wisely. Good luck