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Comment: Why I'm cancelling generational cancel culture
COMMENT: Listen up, Gen Z. I've got a message for you, you ungrateful little scamps.
Michele Hunter: Ferry service will only enhance our city
OPINION: Ferries are a perfect opportunity to add value to our city.
Opinion: I dream of a day when we can all walk our streets with Pride
OPINION: It's been an interesting month, writes Gordy Lockhart.
Sonya Bateson: Why adaptability is so important
OPINION: Adaptability is a precious skill and one adulthood helps grow.
Jo Raphael: Winter ills and chills just as disruptive as Covid
OPINION: It's time to look at how to adapt with a second wave of Covid looming.
The Prem Debate: Mandatory iso for the flu would be 'horrific' for hospo
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say about Covid-19 isolation rules.
The Prem Debate: Ex-boozers on Dry July and beyond
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on Dry July and giving up booze.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: talk to teens about drinking
OPINION: We must keep talking to our teenagers. Life does not deliver us a Plan B.
Letters: Three Waters opposition about retaining democracy, nothing else
Our readers have their say
Comment: Iso mandate stems from lack of trust in public
OPINION: Can we be trusted to do the right thing when we're sick?
Tauranga lawyer Mary Hill: Let's keep commissioners on a bit longer
Opinion: They are intensely interested in what the community wants, thinks, and needs.
Dr Tony Farrell: Documentary on booze confronting but necessary
OPINION: What is now required is a legislative change to stop the continuing harm.
Premium Debate: Firefighters threaten industrial action
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say over the firefighters' strike action plan
Sonya Bateson: There's a reason abortion is referred to as healthcare
OPINION: It may sound like an oxymoron but, in my opinion, abortion saves lives.
Letters: 'Haranguing' kids from sidelines at sports games is not okay
Our readers have their say.
Samantha Motion: US opioid crisis is lapping at our shores - is NZ ready?
Many who die from the drug do not know they have taken it.
Comment | Let MPs share controversial views - then let the voters decide
OPINION: Voters deserve to know where individual MPs stand on controversial issues.
The Premium Debate: Lower GST on new builds needed
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the slide in new builds.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No substitute for independent Children's Commissioner
OPINION: The idea to replace the Children's Commissioner with a board is backwards.
Luke Kirkness: What we can learn from a businessman about Covid-19
OPINION: Why have so many people stopped following health advice?
Letters to the editor: Country gone soft on warrants and regos
Our readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Forking out for a 15 per cent surcharge?
OPINION: It may be distasteful to some, but let's turn a blind eye to a surcharge.
Rob Rattenbury: US is a beautiful but complex nation
The investigation into the attack on the US Capitol is well underway
Jo Raphael: Political cracks widening on gun control in the US
OPINION: Cracks are widening in the US political landscape over gun violence.
Sonya Bateson: Rainbow Youth centre fire: Hate brings out the love in others
OPINION: Fire is a dark cloud over the LGBTQ+ community's continuing fight for acceptance.
A former meth addict's inspiring story of recovery has touched our readers
OPINION: Premium subscribers weigh in on the issues.
Why Matariki is far more than a new public holiday
Opinion: It was during a hīkoi I realised the depth of knowledge associated with Matariki.
Opinion: New Year in summer is terrible - Matariki makes it right
Opinion: It's good to set goals - but summer's a sucky time to start.
Bethlehem College chair Paul Shakes on religion, rights and mutual respect
OPINION: Bethlehem College's Christian beliefs include loving and caring for everyone.
Letters: If you didn't vote - 60pc of those eligible didn't - don't complain
Our readers have their say on the Tauranga byelection and unregistered vehicles.
Zizi Sparks: Councils should consult openly and often
Opinion: Bring communities along on the journey to give them ownership.
Luke Kirkness: I didn't vote in the Tauranga byelection. Here's why.
OPINION: It is vital politicians connect with young people on relevant issues.