Kevin Page writes: The guy standing next to me in the nervous mob has obviously done this event before and he's wearing what appears to be a purpose-built Lycra sports outfit.

There would have been a huge sigh of relief in the upper echelons of Bay of Plenty rugby this week, writes editor Kim Gillespie.

A new Baywide club format will be rolled out during the next couple of years and was agreed upon this week between the three sub-unions (Central, Western and Eastern Bay).

We asked people at Rotorua's inner city bus stop in Pukuatua St if they were happy with the decision to move the bus stop to Arawa St.

It's an exciting time for lovers of the arts in Rotorua - particularly the performing arts, writes Kim Gillespie.