COMMENT: The teddies and cupids Valentine's Day brings are vile but dedicating a day to romance is still a lovely idea, writes Lizzie Marvelly.

COMMENT: If risible views heard on plane above Godzone are pakeha norm then help us all.

COMMENT: February 6 marks the one day out of 365 on which we are encouraged to contemplate our unique and imperfect history.

COMMENT: The US has the best raptors for falconry - eagles, falcons, hawks. I go often. The thought of not going breaks my heart. Yet, here we are.

COMMENT: Trump's signing of death warrant for vulnerable women around world shows exactly what fight is about, writes Lizzie Marvelly.

COMMENT: Not even a week into Trump's presidency, it's crystal clear that US citizens are now dealing with a fascist regime, writes Rachel Stewart.

CUTTING COSTS: Phil Goff, who is pictured sworn as Auckland mayor by Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town, is already cutting

COMMENT: If there's one thing we can probably all agree on, it's that the slogan "love trumps hate" turned out to be about as useful as tits on a bull.

COMMENT: To block someone is not censorship. It's just that I don't want to hear you, or more to the point, for you to hear me, writes Rachel Stewart.

What do you like about camping in Rotorua? 281216sp12.JPG We're here until the 6th. We really love this place, it's great for the

COMMENT: We're entering that time of year when I remind people to be kind to atheists. Remember, Christmas capitalism has room for all of us.

COMMENT: New tectonic plates for Kaikoura would be a great way to start 2017 but if not world peace will do nicely.

We asked new Kiwis at today's citizenship ceremony what they liked about living in Rotorua. 131216gn05rdp.JPG People are really

COMMENT: Blame internet giants for allowing fake news to spread globally.

COMMENT: We urgently need to educate our society about media literacy and critical thinking.

Good things take time, and while Rotorua's new rubbish system has encountered some "glitches and issues" last week I believe one week

COMMENT: Reducing a woman you've never met to her physicality is not a compliment; it's weird and inappropriate.

COMMENT: We need to save the Kiwi dream before it's too late.

COMMENT: As a child of the Central North Island I can't think of a better place to be than the Bay of Plenty.

COMMENT: Funding for schools should be focused on what matters most: education.

Housing. It's been a topic that continues to plague the government in this their eighth year of sitting in the power seats. It's their

COMMENT: The deeper I delve into the issue, however, the more I am struck by just how frightening the consequences of prohibition are.

COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that both parents take equal responsibility for their children? Or that their workplaces support them equally?