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Editorial: Nonsensical to leave city off air routes
Hopefully Jetstar will review its decision not to include Tauranga in its initial list of provinces it is considering for a regional service, writes Dylan Thorne.

Marcel Currin: 'Science no place for cry babies'
For a quick lesson in how to sabotage your own credibility see British biochemist Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position at University College London, writes Marcel Currin.

Editorial: Missed chance to plug our city
No one wants the new highway to become a race track for boy racers who will put other lives at risk, writes Amy Wiggins.

Getting offended is udderly daft
Not everyone has found the ambiguity of Lewis Road Creamery's breast milk labelling as funny as we did. In fact, breast feeding advocates have slammed it as "unacceptable".

Editorial: Let's honour right to die with dignity
Danielle Nicholson writes: While Lecretia Seales' High Court case was going on, I didn't broach the subject with friends although it was on my mind a lot.

Editorial: Educational needs must get proper Govt funds
A classroom needs order before children can learn and disruptive students can derail a lesson and that's why parents rarely object the school's standards, says Dylan Thorne.

Marcel Currin: Greatness lies in simple success too
I don't recall enjoying The Da Vinci Code a whole lot. Still, I wouldn't mind having written it myself if it meant I could now be an internationally successful author, writes Marcel Currin.

Editorial: Tricky for first home buyers
The building industry is booming and competition is fierce. I have seen first-hand just how much people are willing to pay for a property they want, writes Amy Wiggins.