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![Rachel Stewart: Why women will decide this election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rachel Stewart: Why women will decide this election
COMMENT: Labour's leader is aspirational for women and won't pull ponytails.
![Dial set to move on clock and politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Dial set to move on clock and politics
Daylight saving starts Sunday, will it be a harbinger of a new government?
![Opinion: Respect fading in election campaign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: Respect fading in election campaign
New Zealand politics are becoming more partisan.
![New political flag to fly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
New political flag to fly
All of us should ask ourselves what we want from the vote we cast, Tommy Wilson says.
![So I have a cold. Big deal.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
So I have a cold. Big deal.
The day after my birthday last week, I got what I never want. A cold.
![No language is irrelevant or pointless](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
No language is irrelevant or pointless
Languages are worlds that open up new ways of thinking and understanding.
![Our future sports stars are probably in Tauranga right now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Our future sports stars are probably in Tauranga right now
Anchor AIMS Games is an event to be celebrated.
![Rachel Stewart: Don't feel sorry for farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rachel Stewart: Don't feel sorry for farmers
COMMENT: National is talking up the urban-rural divide to get votes, says Rachel Stewart.
![Opinion: Take pride in indigenous language](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: Take pride in indigenous language
Maori Language Week helps New Zealanders celebrate their unique identity.
![Opinion: The driftwood sofa story and the people behind it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: The driftwood sofa story and the people behind it
In the end, the story was no longer just about a popular sofa.
![Christmas preparations underway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Christmas preparations underway
Organised residents will no doubt appreciate Christmas decorations being on sale now.
![Your view: Tie wearers, popularism and human rights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your view: Tie wearers, popularism and human rights
Readers share their views on tie wearers, Labour's rise and Paula Bennett's gangs remark.
![Kiwi winter a shock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kiwi winter a shock
There has been plenty of rainfall in Tauranga but let's hope it dries up soon.
![Your view: Driftwood sofa, te reo Maori and parking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Your view: Driftwood sofa, te reo Maori and parking
Readers share their views on a controversial driftwood sofa, te reo Maori and Easter.
![Rachel Stewart: Men in suits scariest gang of all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rachel Stewart: Men in suits scariest gang of all
COMMENT: Out here in the real world things are not so black and white.
![Gould: Ardern finds economic weak spot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Gould: Ardern finds economic weak spot
The economy will be a main issue in New Zealand's 2017 election campaign.
![What will the cost be of Winston as kingmaker?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
What will the cost be of Winston as kingmaker?
Utu runs red in the blood of ousted politicians.
![Opinion: Can we trust the polls?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Opinion: Can we trust the polls?
Polls failed to predict either Brexit or President Donald Trump. What's going wrong?
![Water levels make for tough fishing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Water levels make for tough fishing
There is the equivalent of 28 bath tubs of water per second flowing over the weir
![Sometimes it's about the noise you make](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Sometimes it's about the noise you make
There are a lot of aspects of working on events that resonate and reward.
![Flexing the muscles of fairness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Flexing the muscles of fairness
Inside my head simmers a cauldron of prejudices and assumptions.
!['Market forces' no help for needy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Market forces' no help for needy
When I think of voting I think first of health care and what it should provide.
![Rachel Stewart: That's right polluters, it's time to pay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Rachel Stewart: That's right polluters, it's time to pay
COMMENT: There is overwhelming public support for a water royalty, says Rachel Stewart.
![Bryan Gould: Cheika merely a victim of Aussie culture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Bryan Gould: Cheika merely a victim of Aussie culture
Michael Cheika's coaching record is spotty at best.
![A full night shelter a concern to us all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
A full night shelter a concern to us all
Homelessness seems to be getting worse in Tauranga.
![Tommy Wilson: Water is the new oil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Tommy Wilson: Water is the new oil
We may have plenty of water in the Bay of Plenty, but much of it is undrinkable.
![Old heads and young hearts make Cup stronger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Old heads and young hearts make Cup stronger
Mike Delany at age 35 has made a great start on his return to playing for Bay of Plenty.