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Smokers should light up at home
The new move to ban smokers from any al fresco outdoor dining and drinking areas has been criticised by some in the Tauranga hospitality scene as a step too far. But is it really?

Editorial: Spotlight on Parliament as prisoners seek vote
Being sent to prison deprives an offender of their liberty. What else it should deprive them of is not so black and white, writes Katie Holland.

Currin: Be wary of letters from princes
Marcel Currin writes: Incredible news, everyone. I am heir to a business tycoon who died in 2008 along with his family in Myanmar. Yea, right.

Opinion: Speed-eating contest hard to stomach
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.

Overlooking an already vibrant arts tradition
Once again shows how many Tauranga residents value arts and culture, says Amy Wiggins.

Editorial: A food and fashion fix for ailing CBD
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.

Why do people get so angry?
It is the hardest thing to maintain your composure when someone you are speaking to takes an abrasive turn, writes Marcel Currin.

Being a twit in a Twitter world...
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.

Editorial: Tighter laws to improve rentals
The Government's decision to tighten rental property requirements is likely to be welcome news for Tauranga's rental population.