The freak shows of old which made these overeaters objects of fun and entertainment didn't die out in the Victorian age, writes Annemarie Quill.

Once again shows how many Tauranga residents value arts and culture, says Amy Wiggins.

There needs to be a dining and fashion focus for Tauranga city. That's the way to go. Downtown needs to have a unique selling point, writes Amy Wiggins.

It is the hardest thing to maintain your composure when someone you are speaking to takes an abrasive turn, writes Marcel Currin.

Things have changed since Einstein's day. We not only have to worry about the universe, but something equally unfathomable - the Twitter-verse, writes Annemarie Quill.

The Government's decision to tighten rental property requirements is likely to be welcome news for Tauranga's rental population.

The dark humour does the rounds. We read the same jokes again and again but they still make us smile. They express a shared understanding, writes Annemarie Quill.

The latest property figures came as a bit of a shock even though I have suspected it was heading that way for some time, writes Amy Wiggins.

Do you watch Game of Thrones? This immensely popular TV series can be seen as an allegory for climate change. Marcel Currin tells us why.

I had the dubious pleasure of driving behind a master of the art of annoying driving, someone I would assume had spent many years perfecting this art, writes Matthew Martin.