You cannot help but sympathise with Tauranga retailers who opened for the long weekend.

COMMENT: For me, it is what Mahatma Gandhi said of Jesus, writes Tommy Wilson.

One week ago today I was dropped out of a plane.

COMMENT: John Clarke's genius was what made him distinct, writes Rachel Stewart.

Knee-jerk missile strike seems a grab for approval by a struggling President.

The Edgecumbe flood brings home just how quickly you have to act in an emergency.

There were two memorable battles among locals last Saturday.

Opinion: The scale of the devastation in Edgecumbe is difficult to comprehend.

It was with a pounding heart that I heard the news Edgecumbe was about to flood.

COMMENT: I've always suspected NZ's scarcity of environmental enforcement was willful.

Readers share their views on the week's news in letters to the editor.

Head of news Sonya Bateson shares her disbelief at no parking for a 392-room hostel.

Graeme Simpson: So much to talk about at the moment when it comes to mountain biking.

Readers share their views on issues affecting Tauranga this week.

Dawn Picken volunteered for three days at camp with her son.

The Government will change the law to legalise the sale of nicotine e-cigarettes.

It's hard to believe any school insists on military-style boys' haircuts

Targeted rate on hotels and accommodation providers is struggling to attract support.

Three months after the Christmas Appeal, the Tauranga Community Foodbank needs more food.

Bad news has the market cornered, writes Tommy Kapai.

As we collectively grow older, do we lionise youth? It doesn't have to be that way.

Rosemary McLeod looks at the realities of sex ed in New Zealand.

Opinion: Why those of us in the Bay of Plenty are perfectly placed to enjoy Auckland.

Schools should not face cost of police vetting

OPINION: The eighth of this month was International Women's Day - and appropriately enough it saw the role of women in our society making the headlines.

Are you ready to pay forward your second-half invoice?

Six large new murals are coming to the central city. National and international artists have been commissioned to create works of

Tiny houses are the way of the future, writes Amy Wiggins.

Don't let wage parity distract "The bleating from the wage parity faction is really quite unbelievable. It is readily accepted that

My own St Patty's Day jig with serendipity.