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Opinion: Historic deluge scary to witness
No, no one was hurt, but hours of clean up, stress and frustration lies ahead.

May Day - remembering lost lives
Te Maori columnist Te Taru White reflects on May Day.

Tommy Wilson: Maori seat only fair
TV debate between Hobson's Pledge spokesman and 'born-again racist' will be enlightening.

Letters: Time to get real about Bible
Taking the Bible literally and thanking hospital staff are letters topics today.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: All servicepeople have done NZ proud
Opinion: No war, big or small, should be taken lightly.

Street view: What does Anzac Day mean to you?
Locals share what Anzac Day means to them.

Opinion: People are proud of their Anzac links
Opinion: Anzac Day is a day of commemoration.

Letters: Rugby player's comments blown out of proportion
Letters: Readers discuss Israel Folau's comments on homosexuality and how media reacted.

Letters: What will North Korea do next?
Readers discuss North Korea, speed limits and environment-friendly initiatives.

Dancing Diary: No turning back now
David Beck gives an insight into his Harcourts Dancing with the Stars journey so far.

Letters: Rugby player no expert on teachings of God
Readers have their say on synthetic drugs and Israel Folau.

Opinion: Staying still is moving backwards
Move forward or get stuck in the mud - the delicate balance of council spending.

Merepeka Raukawa Tait - Hope for new offender programme
We should be prepared to look at any solution to stop reoffending.

Rachel Stewart: The sun has already set on oil
COMMENT: Industry anger with Govt baseless given global shift away from fossil fuels.

Opinion: Change of government hard for winners, harder for defeated
New governments grow into the role – it's not so easy for recently defeated oppositions.

David Beck: Landers-Murphy a champion
Rotorua's Amanda Landers-Murphy is truly our golden girl, writes David Beck.

Letters: Solution to save rescue chopper
A reader discusses the rescue chopper while others discuss the ban on new oil exploration.

Opinion: Maori-based programme worth a shot
Opinion: Billy Macfarlane's new programme for high risk offenders is worth a shot.

Letters: Ngongotaha development views differ
Differing views on a new housing development planned for Ngongotaha.

Opinion: Baby boomers know their own minds
Opinion: We run the real risk of starting to see older people as some sort of deficit.

Letters: We must save our rescue helicopter
A plea to the community to help save the Rotorua-based rescue helicopter.