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Samantha Motion: What's behind the rise in shoplifting?
Prosecution rates are at a five year high in Tauranga and Rotorua.
Samantha Motion: There's one 2020 lesson we shouldn't forget
As many people head back to work, let's remember what we learned the hard way last year.
Letters: Waikeria riots inquiry should be independent
Opinion: Readers discuss the Waikeria riots, traffic and look back on the old days.
What was this angry young man's beef?
Is it because home ownership is drifting out of reach for many young people?
Stephanie Worsop: 2021 wishlist a reflection of the year that's been
Opinion: 2020 was a whole lot of bad but there were good bits too. Let's remember those.
Hidden gems the secret to boosting local tourism
Opinion: Think you've seen everything a city has to offer? Think again.
Dawn Picken: Celebrating the small stuff
OPINION: It's important to celebrate the small victories we had in 2020.
Stephanie Worsop: Don't be an idiot like me, put on sunscreen
Opinion: Make sure every day you spend in the sun, the decision you make is the smart one.
Carmen Hall: Food hygiene and the waste-not want-not ethos
About 200,000 people across the country get food poisoning struck every year.
ACC funding decision puts mountain bikers in danger
Why would ACC stop funding a first response unit that has rescued nearly 1000 riders?
Kiri Gillespie: Drink-driving? Then you deserve to get caught
Such trauma is entirely preventable. All it takes a taxi.
A New Year's Eve to suit every life stage
Opinion: The way you celebrate New Year's Eve is dictated by what stage of life you're in.
Zoe Hunter: Don't ignore the safety signs, stupid
OPINION: Zoe Hunter says the signs are there for a reason.
Zizi Sparks: We can't fix child poverty with band-aids
OPINION: Addressing youth homelessness and poverty requires a collaborative approach.
Jo Raphael: The age-old conflict between landlords and tenants
OPINION: Who is the villain - the landlord or the tenant?
Rob Rattenbury: Let's put 2020 behind us
It has been a challenging year for many so it is nice to think about happy events.
Dawn Picken: The wisdom of the Stoics - give yourself a break this Christmas
Opinion: Realising what we could lose can help us appreciate what we have.
Stephanie Worsop: Are the gaps in our knowledge getting worse?
Opinion: Everybody has gaps in their knowledge, what's yours?
Samantha Motion: A holly, jolly, news parody of the best Christmas song ever
OPINION: Is it even Christmas without the drunk tank or the boys of the NYPD choir?
David Beck: Christmas Appeal a heartwarming experience
COMMENT: This community continues to blow me away.
Stephanie Worsop: Home ownership available to some, not all
Opinion: A rent to buy scheme could help fix the inequality in the housing market.
Letters to the editor: Using Rotorua landfill a scary exercise
Readers have their say.
Appeal shows we are one generous community
Rotorua Weekender's Shauni James thanks the community for all of its appeal generosity.
Paul Hickey - 2020 reflection, parade fun, sundae creation and summer health
Paul Hickey discusses Boardroom Bash, Christmas Parade, a new sundae and summer health.
Kiri Gillespie: Wharf St upgrade just what city needs right now
Opinion: Could the dining precinct come to rival Rotorua's popular Eat Streat?
Letters to the Editor: Focus on solutions for homeless problem
OPINION: Readers have their say.
Kelly Makiha: Don't take stuff that isn't yours
Taking things you're not entitled to should result in a deterring level of punishment.
Kiri Gillespie: Has retirement saving become a privilege?
We need to remember to think ahead.
Bryan Gould: Our country is in good health and good heart
OPINION: We were successful in limiting the numbers of both individual cases and deaths.
Kiri Gillespie: Jet skiers often in firing line - but is that fair?
Opinion: Jet skiers are some of the most responsible people I've met.
Rob Rattenbury: ACC doesn't deserve the bad rap people give it
Opinion: Compared to other schemes in developed countries, ACC is the most generous.
Many Kiwis scrambling for keys to the castle
OPINION: Investment in shares may be the way to grow a deposit for a home.