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Zizi Sparks: Now is the time to be patriotic

OPINION: Whether you wanted the Olympics to be cancelled or not, they are happening.

Letters to the editor: Next leader must be equally as bold

OPINION: Our readers have their say.

St Chads a heart-warming way to volunteer your time

Rotorua Weekender's Shauni James experiences volunteer work at St Chads Charitable Trust.

Patrick Walsh: School exclusions need to end

OPINION: The effect of exclusion on students is often severe and long term.

Carmen Hall: I've left my kids home alone and they survived

OPINION: In my view, if your children are mature enough at that age, I see no harm in it.

Matt Cowley: Big opportunity if region works together

OPINION: The Government appears to be signalling that there are too many councils.

Letters to the editor: At least make the lakefront boardwalk safe

OPINION: Our readers have their say

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Marae can do exactly what motels are doing, only better

OPINION: In early times marae were surrounded with families living around and close by.

Zizi Sparks: It's the perfect time to re-examine debt

OPINION: Interest rates are at a low and you could save thousands by revisiting debt.

Letters: I was sceptical but lakefront revamp is beautiful

Our readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Let's keep world at arm's length until we're all jabbed

Opinion: Britain shouldn't throw in the towel and neither should New Zealand.

Paul Hickey: I don't really know how to feel about the Olympic Games

OPINION: Sports fan Paul Hickey is struggling to get enthused about Tokyo Games.

Luke Kirkness: Potholes are there to be fixed, let's do it

Opinion: No one likes a pothole, so why aren't we doing more about fixing them?

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Three Waters loomed large at LGNZ forum

OPINION: Overriding concern was accountability to local ratepayers would be removed

Kiri Gillespie: Natural disasters are telling us something

Increasing natural disaster events should be considered a prompt for getting prepared.

Letters to the editor: Losing the fight against plastic

Our readers have their say.

Zizi Sparks: School exclusions warranted, but more could be done to prevent them

OPINION: We should be trying to help children first.

Letters: Understanding the key to long marriage

Our readers have their say.