Latest from RDP - Opinion

Keefe takes out Masters Golf Nationals
The tournament was made up of four representative players from each province.

Opinion: 'Jacindamania' and Ardern's legacy for NZ
This week marks the beginning of Jacinda Ardern’s life outside Parliament.

Jo Raphael: Grow some vegetables to shrink the cost of living
OPINION: It’s good to know there are people out there ready to help others.

The Prem Debate: Govt the big spender driving inflation
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Sonya Bateson: Is this generation entitled or do they just know their worth?
Opinion: All relationships are, to some extent, transactional.

Opinion: It's time to stop pussyfooting with Covid rules
Other countries have moved on, and so should we, writes Luke Kirkness.

The country’s brain drain - who to blame?
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the brain drain.

Opinion: Ability to evolve keeps club in good health
Dedicated volunteers work behind the scenes to further the club's legacy.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: If people see the ugly face of family violence, they will demand change
Opinion: We need to mitigate the predicted increase in family violence incidences.

Opinion: The key to plugging New Zealand's brain drain
OPINION: There's no quick fix to get people to stay in New Zealand.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on ‘rife’ tradie poaching
One business has lost four apprentices in about six weeks and its staff were 'groomed'.

Hinemoa Elder's Super solution to child poverty
Opinion: A child and adolescent psychiatrist offers a simple solution.

Jo Raphael: Paws for thought - why dogs are better than cats
OPINION: Dogs are as attached to us as we are to them.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to opinion on how to handle redundancies
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Megan Wilson: Why I don’t like dogs - and why cats are so much better
OPINION: It's an unpopular opinion, but cats are so much better.

Sonya Bateson: How dare I suggest introducing a fee for a public space, right?
OPINION: I can feel the anger of some letter writers and social media commenters already.

Opinion: Made redundant? Here's what to do instead of getting bitter
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait's advice for people losing their job.

Record number of teams set up bumper netball season
Opinion: Netball Rotorua trialling a new initiative this season.

Michael Johnston: The path toward a more content-rich curriculum
Opinion: 'A focus on the basics at primary school, is what opens the curriculum up later.'

The Premium Debate: When ‘the customer is always right’ is wrong
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Protection of retail workers is paramount
OPINION: Retail workers don't deserve to go to work fearing for their lives.

Opinion: 'I felt like dirt. Low. Worthless.' Why horrid customers are the memorable ones
OPINION: Make low-wage jobs more attractive by being nicer.

Opinion: Rugby club housing plan epitome of blue-sky thinking
OPINION: Necessity is the mother of invention.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on the state of the region’s mental health support
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Opinion: Let's not forget the lives on the line in road cone debate
Opinion: Road workers are at the coalface of public roadworks rage.

Richard Prebble: Improve education for the sake of our children - and our country
National's focus on schooling is driven by what matters, not by the polls.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: There is no mana in this particular speaker being here, she courts conflict and incites negativity
Opinion: Wāhine toa has a message for Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull - haere atu.

Jo Raphael: Elderly abuse is despicable, predatory and selfish
Because of love and family ties, the elderly are often silent victims.