Letters: Issues driving homelessness need to be addressed
Addressing these issues should be a top priority.
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Bryan Gould: Could Trump be nurturing a dictatorship?
COMMENT: There are parallels between Trump and the rise of Hitler.
Jane Trask: Parents and schools need to work together to keep kids in school
There are many different reasons students miss school.
Bryan Gould: When disaster strikes, governments can only do so much
COMMENT: When natural disasters hit, is the rush to blame governments fair?
Rob Rattenbury: Housing problem began in the 90s
The state of our housing is a shameful blight on National.
Graeme Simpson: Rotorua's volunteers vital to successful events
Volunteers are at the heart of our city's big events.
Rules and bylaws won't address homelessness
Comment: Banning beggars and rough sleepers is simply moving the issue somewhere else.
Kelly Makiha: Charles Sturt truly loved Rotorua
Comment: Charles Sturt was a battler for Rotorua.
Zizi Sparks: School right to ban student's facial hair
Comment: You wouldn't go to work looking scruffy, so why go to school like that?
Why Elton John concertgoers shouldn't be mad
The concert was cut short due to circumstances outside the performer's control.
Letters: Is there really a shortage of houses in NZ?
Rotorua readers have their say.
Rob Rattenbury: The downside of reading too much
I am now more confused than ever about everything, writes Rob Rattenbury.
Letters: Saving Concert FM was the right thing for PM to do
Rotorua readers have their say.
Graeme Simpson: Big night of bike films coming to town
The Big Bike Film Night is coming back.
Letters: Brilliant display For the Love of the People
Rotorua readers have their say.
A sports reporter's quest for love
"My immediate reaction was that I'd rather head butt a Shakti mat."
Zoe Hunter: Police need more power to put hard line on gangs
People are scared. Crime like this has never been seen in the Bay, writes Zoe Hunter.
Todd Muller: Gang violence unprecedented for Tauranga
COMMENT: Police have our backs but who has theirs?
Jane Trask: Does having tattoos make you less professional?
Are tattoos as taboo as they used to be? Should we accept tattoos as an expression of Art?
Zoe Hunter: Smaller sections should be embraced
COMMENT: But they should also be accompanied by outdoor spaces.
Letters: Some children just have a 'different pitch' to others
Readers have their say.
Opinion: Allowing more single-use plastic bottles has potential to harm wildlife
Do we require more evidence single-use plastic bottles are a blight on our environment?
Bryan Gould: Printing money not always a bad thing
Hats off to the Chinese who took action to ensure coronavirus doesn't ruin the economy.
Kelly Makiha: 'Shhh kids, it's not all about you'
COMMENT: Not everyone loves your kids and the noises they make.
Rattenbury: Days of commemoration marked by only a few
New Zealand has yet to really grasp the concept of a national day.
Gould: Could money be the servant and not the master?
Can printing money be a bad thing?
Graeme Simpson: Giving back at the heart of Singlespeed Society
It's all fun and games but for serious causes.
Dawn Picken: Single can be satisfying on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day takes on a different meaning when you're single