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It's going to be a long road to recovery for Edgecumbe.
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Tommy Wilson: Jolting war memories painful
Tomorrow, on Anzac Day let us not forget the wars fought in our own back yard.
It's time our politicians woke up to spiralling P problem
I have never tried meth, and near my 50th birthday, I have no intention of doing so.
Local news still matters
Dawn Picken talks about why Bay people reporting on Bay people is so important.
Jukendo - survival of the fittest
Rosemary McLeod talks about the Japanese art of jukendo.
Editorial: When is Facebook deemed too big?
Latest studies suggest over half of people get their news from Facebook.
Stewart: Thrill of flight never leaves
COMMENT: The sense of wonder, of rising above it all, never gets old, says Rachel Stewart.
Bryan Gould: Good reasons behind Brexit decision
Comment: The British wanted to regain control over their own affairs, says Bryan Gould.
Editorial: Select your own holiday
You cannot help but sympathise with Tauranga retailers who opened for the long weekend.
Tommy Wilson: Why baptisms are beautiful
COMMENT: For me, it is what Mahatma Gandhi said of Jesus, writes Tommy Wilson.
Opinion: Dropped out of a plane - for a good cause
One week ago today I was dropped out of a plane.
Clarke made us appreciate ourselves
COMMENT: John Clarke's genius was what made him distinct, writes Rachel Stewart.
Trump strikes to win support
Knee-jerk missile strike seems a grab for approval by a struggling President.
Flood drives home need to prepare a survival kit
The Edgecumbe flood brings home just how quickly you have to act in an emergency.
Tommy Wilson: Be brave and tell New Zealand's saddest stories
There were two memorable battles among locals last Saturday.
Opinion: Tenacity of human spirit shines through
Opinion: The scale of the devastation in Edgecumbe is difficult to comprehend.
Technology a godsend in emergencies
It was with a pounding heart that I heard the news Edgecumbe was about to flood.
Eva Bradley: Overthinking everything
Babies are profound. They prompt all sorts of profound pronouncements.
Opinion: Debbie taking her toll in Bay
Opinion: If ever a weather event was deceptively named, it's Debbie.
Rachel Stewart: Make the polluters pay
COMMENT: I've always suspected NZ's scarcity of environmental enforcement was willful.
Your view: Letters to the editor
Readers share their views on the week's news in letters to the editor.
Opinion: University students need carparking
Head of news Sonya Bateson shares her disbelief at no parking for a 392-room hostel.
Graeme Simpson: Busy time for mountain biking
Graeme Simpson: So much to talk about at the moment when it comes to mountain biking.
Your view: Letters to the editor
Readers share their views on issues affecting Tauranga this week.
Dawn Picken: Beating around in the bush
Dawn Picken volunteered for three days at camp with her son.
Editorial: E-smoke move makes sense
The Government will change the law to legalise the sale of nicotine e-cigarettes.
Of hair and military cover-ups
It's hard to believe any school insists on military-style boys' haircuts
Failing user pays plan for tourism disappointing
Targeted rate on hotels and accommodation providers is struggling to attract support.
'Appalling' jail sentence, rivers and history disputes
Readers share their views on stories happening in the Bay with letters to the editor.
Midwives - overworked and underpaid
COMMENT: Women taking care of women challenges the status quo, writes Rachel Stewart.
Foodbank SOS - who helps the helpers when in need?
Three months after the Christmas Appeal, the Tauranga Community Foodbank needs more food.
Tommy Wilson: Reconnect our troubled youth
Bad news has the market cornered, writes Tommy Kapai.
Dawn Picken: Own your age
As we collectively grow older, do we lionise youth? It doesn't have to be that way.
More morals needed in sex ed
Rosemary McLeod looks at the realities of sex ed in New Zealand.