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!['Terrified on a daily basis': Govt blasted over inaction on emergency housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'Terrified on a daily basis': Govt blasted over inaction on emergency housing
Police have refused to comment on whether crime has increased around emergency housing.
![Luke Kirkness: Let's stop making life out like it's a bed of roses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Luke Kirkness: Let's stop making life out like it's a bed of roses
OPINION: The sooner people realise life isn't easy, the better
!['Relief' mixed with 'frustration': What going orange for New Year's means for Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'Relief' mixed with 'frustration': What going orange for New Year's means for Rotorua
'It is good news that we have got it but I am disappointed it has not come sooner'
![Third time lucky? Macpherson running for mayor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Third time lucky? Macpherson running for mayor
Rotorua Residents and Ratepayers will also put forward three councillor candidates.
![Tourist bus fatal crash driver's appeal to stay in New Zealand declined](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Tourist bus fatal crash driver's appeal to stay in New Zealand declined
An immigration tribunal has decided Junwei Zhang will be deported in January.
![Jo Raphael: Let's have clear rules to follow when making sunscreens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Jo Raphael: Let's have clear rules to follow when making sunscreens
OPINION: It's unacceptable sunscreens should fail tests and still be allowed to be sold.
![Rotorua funeral directors say families adapting to new rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rotorua funeral directors say families adapting to new rules
Rotorua funeral directors say families are adjusting well to the traffic light system.
!['A second pandemic': $40m spent on mental health services](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'A second pandemic': $40m spent on mental health services
The board's chief executive says there are high mental health needs in the rohe.
![Three new cases in the Bay of Plenty, one in Lakes DHB](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Three new cases in the Bay of Plenty, one in Lakes DHB
The Government will review traffic light system settings tomorrow.
![Comment: Kittens are cute but will our cat stand for it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Comment: Kittens are cute but will our cat stand for it?
Our cat was the one asleep at the back of her cage at the shelter.
![11yo driver crashes car with kids inside, gives cop the fingers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
11yo driver crashes car with kids inside, gives cop the fingers
"The youth 'flipped the bird' to the police officer and sped off again."
![Dawn Picken: This is weird - leaving NZ in the Covid age](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Dawn Picken: This is weird - leaving NZ in the Covid age
I flip out before any trip, but pandemic travel has multiplied my freak factor.
!['So overwhelmed': Rotorua elderly delighted by early food parcel deliveries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'So overwhelmed': Rotorua elderly delighted by early food parcel deliveries
There is only one week left to donate to the Rotorua Daily Post Christmas Appeal.
!['Worst Christmas': Quiet start to holiday accommodation bookings but some 'optimistic'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'Worst Christmas': Quiet start to holiday accommodation bookings but some 'optimistic'
Rotorua's accommodation industry is facing Christmas with realism and hope.
![Quacking good time: Iconic duck drives Rotorua to higher vax rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Quacking good time: Iconic duck drives Rotorua to higher vax rates
Mum got her first dose so her daughter could go on the duck and won an iPhone 12 Pro Max.
!['Double vaxxed': Family lived with positive case for two weeks - and didn't catch it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'Double vaxxed': Family lived with positive case for two weeks - and didn't catch it
'I couldn't hug my mum': 11-year-old speaks out about having Covid-19.
![Rotorua Hospital reopens for visitors but with conditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rotorua Hospital reopens for visitors but with conditions
Visiting hours are 11am to 1pm and 4pm to 7pm.
![Luke Kirkness: The housing market is tough but rocks and cardboard are plenty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Luke Kirkness: The housing market is tough but rocks and cardboard are plenty
Opinion: Things are looking grim for first-home buyers but there are a few options.
![Local Queen's Birthday Honours recipient recognised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Local Queen's Birthday Honours recipient recognised
A local Fire and Emergency NZ personnel was presented with Queen's Birthday Honours.
![Opinion: Paul Hickey - Fill the Bus spirit, farewelling Sky TV, giveaways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Opinion: Paul Hickey - Fill the Bus spirit, farewelling Sky TV, giveaways
Paul Hickey discusses Fill the Bus fun, cancelling Sky TV and Christmas giveaways.
![Talented children to see winning designs on truck fleet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Talented children to see winning designs on truck fleet
Seven designs by local kids will adorn the Rotorua rubbish and recycling trucks in 2022.
![Looking ahead to 'bright 2022' for local performing arts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Looking ahead to 'bright 2022' for local performing arts
Next year is shaping up to be a bright one for local performing arts, after a tough 2021.
![New Fish and Game chairman learnt to fish before he learnt to ride a bike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
New Fish and Game chairman learnt to fish before he learnt to ride a bike
Ngahihi Bidois is believed to be the first Te Arawa chairman of Eastern Fish and Game.
![Letters: On vaccination, New Zealand is actually not divided](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Letters: On vaccination, New Zealand is actually not divided
Our readers have their say.
![Bowls and BBQ fundraiser a hot ticket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Bowls and BBQ fundraiser a hot ticket
The Bowls and BBQ fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters Rotorua raised $4200
!['Heightened levels of anxiety': Student demand for mental health services rises](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'Heightened levels of anxiety': Student demand for mental health services rises
One principal says students are expressing worry about Covid-19 and climate change.
!['Don't Duck The Vax' campaign rolling around Rotorua streets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'Don't Duck The Vax' campaign rolling around Rotorua streets
Duck boat rides, free sausage sizzles, ice cream, music and a lucky dip.
![Cannabis a 'victimless' drug, says jailed grower](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Cannabis a 'victimless' drug, says jailed grower
The $4.2 million cannabis-growing operation involved bogus companies and stealing power