Samantha Motion: We are not powerless in the path of this virus
COMMENT: Community spirit is a force more than equal to this virus.
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Savouring small moments in the time of Covid-19
Many of us have the equivalent of a personal pandemic running parallel to coronavirus.
Samantha Motion: Coronavirus has arrived, but it's the rumour-mongering that worries me
COMMENT: False information is spreading more virulently than coronavirus.
Letters: Homeless situation in Rotorua must be fixed urgently
Readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Working from home - and making the most of a bad situation
These are some strange times.
Letters: Coronavirus battle positive outcomes need more attention
Our readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: No moral leadership in Trump's vaccine grab
COMMENT: Why was it not enough just to obtain access to the vaccine?
Jane Trask: I am worried. I am scared. But I'm not panicking
We need to live in a preventative world now to help stop the spread of Covid-19.
Samantha Motion: Confessions of a panic buyer
COMMENT: Stop trolley shaming people who are just stocking up a little.
Bryan Gould: Coronavirus can be overcome if we pull together
Now is the time for governments to step up to the plate and use their powers for good.
Letters: Time to stop shaking hands
We all need to stop handshaking, says a reader.
Mosque attacks - 'I'm so sorry your dreams were shattered'
Comment: Those who lived through the trauma will have mental scars to the day they die.
Margriet Theron: The main lesson we have learned from Christchurch tragedy
COMMENT: Multicultural leader speaks out one year on.
Samantha Motion: We are all in this pandemic together
COMMENT: As coronavirus spreads, people in our community are hurting - but you can help.
Graeme Simpson: How to go 'full immersion' during Crankworx
For events like this, volunteers are the first people those attending will encounter.
Jane Trask: Coronavirus panic buying doesn't help those who are genuinely sick
COMMENT: Practising basic hygiene is the best measure to take - to ward off all ills.
Letters: Why won't governments introduce a capital gains tax?
Rotorua readers have their say.
Jane Trask: We need to fix the homeless problem now
What can be done about increasing numbers of homeless people within Rotorua?
Carmen Hall: Drivers who flee the police are idiots
Police plea for fleeing drivers in the Bay of Plenty to stop.
Bryan Gould: I urge customers to stand up for themselves
Customers need to stand up for themselves just as Bryan Gould has done.
Rob Rattenbury: Dual naming needed in Aotearoa New Zealand
'We have nothing in common with Zeeland but everything in common with Aotearoa.'
Graeme Simpson: Crankworx puts fine riding and skill on display
From kids through to the pros, the riders are magnificent.
Letters to the editor: Ngongotaha congestion and assisted dying
Readers have their say on issues.
Fine riding and fist bumps - marshalling at Crankworx
'The best thing about the day? I don't use my radio, not once.'
Carmen Hall: Crankworx great for competitors and city
COMMENT: The event is going from strength to strength.
Letters to the editor: Ashburton trip needs to pay off for Rotorua
Readers have their say.
Letters: 'Our dirty little secret has got a little messy'
Should Rotorua's homeless issue be taken on by just one man?