There's nothing like Rotorua in the summer. The combination of the No Vacancy signs out along Fenton St, the increased number of

Street View: Will you be making a New Year's resolution? Probably not because I haven't thought about it. WHITU ROIRI, 60 Central 020117kd01.JPG No

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

Thank you for your recent editorial regarding the award of Persons of the Year to Gina and Elmer Peiffer of Love Soup Rotorua. What

Welcome to 2017 - and hasn't Rotorua welcomed it in with a bang? The city has come a long way from the days when New Year celebrations

CLEAN UP: A reader says the rubbish along Te Ngae road is disappointing. PHOTO/FILE A_270111bf14.JPG I walked along Te Ngae Rd [recently]

Turn bags into oil If one thing gets up the noses of a lot of people it's the fact that since the advent of the new rubbish collection

Street view: What do you think was the best part of 2016? 291216sp1.JPG My birthday yesterday, I had a fantastic day. I went to

Things ain't what they used to be. So the song goes. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Change can be good and complaining "it

Street View: What are your plans for New Year's Eve? Spend New Year's Eve with my kid, we'll be in Rotorua. DARRION MOKE, 43 Eastside 281216sp1.JPG In

HANDY: Online shopping is great, but let's leave it alone on Christmas Day. PHOTO/FILE A_150811aw9.JPG They say there's something

MORE FUNDS: A letter writer says ratepayers' money should be for core services, not funding the likes of Crankworx. PHOTO/FILE A_130316bf4.JPG We

Street view: What's the best part about spending summer holidays in Rotorua? 271216bf1.JPG The lake, we have a lake house at Lake

CHRISTMAS MEANING: "God bless" those who volunteered to put on the Rotorua Combined Church Christmas Lunch, says a letter writer

Street View: What's the best Christmas present you've ever been given? My baby girl, she was born just a month ago. DINO GOVERNOR

Kids love toys, technology, flashy things, things that make loud noises and things that sparkle. Their wee eyes light up when they

Santa's sack is empty - much like our credit cards and staff canteens, but our pukus and our memories of 2016 are full, like the rich

I noted that in her column on December 16, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait said that "John Key knows when to go" and that "We don't see this

The Rotorua Daily Post caught up with people at Rotorua Airport yesterday to see where they were heading for Christmas. We're going

POSITIVE: The deputy mayor says all elected councillors are proud to be around the table. PHOTO/FILE A_261016bf2.JPG It was a long

Wow. There was genuine delight when the final tally from this year's Rotorua Daily Post Salvation Army Foodbank Christmas Appeal was

Street view: What's on your menu for Christmas? 231216sj01.JPG I believe it's lamb and roast vegetables. BARBARA SPENCER, 65 Galatea 231216sj02.JPG A

WELCOME: Eraia Kiel is happy to have welcomed a family in need to Apumoana Marae just before Christmas. PHOTO/BEN FRASER Throw open

I applaud the Apumoana Marae committee for opening their doors and their hearts to those currently in need of temporary housing in

Street view: Describe your perfect Christmas. With all my family, all my children and grandchildren around. MARY TAYLOR, 76 Rotoiti The

Street View: What was the best school trip you ever went on? There were none when I was at school. RUSSELL BAWDEN, 70 Springfield 211216kd01.JPG Going

A_040310NZHGBCHURCH1.JPG There appear to be some inconsistencies around our application of hate speech. After watching TV shows

More choice when it comes to schooling can't be a bad thing, can it? We report today on an application which, if approved, could

Keith Garrett's opinion (Letters December 19) avoids the fact that Steve Chadwick and most of her incumbent supporters on council

Street View: Have you spent more on Christmas presents this year? 201216aw03.JPG Yes, but it's all for my kids. I think they are