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Letters: Why is Scott Watson still languishing behind bars?
Our readers have their say.
Letters: Soldiers who died for NZ would not support selfishness
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Comment: Luxon needs true-blue leadership, not a political makeover
OPINION: Time will tell if Christopher Luxon has what it takes to take on Jacinda Ardern
Luke Kirkness: Delta has changed team of 5 million for the worse
OPINION: We were a team of five million last year but now we're completely divided.
Jo Raphael: You have a choice about vaccines, make the right one
OPINION: Anti-vaxxers are not being discriminated against.
Rob Rattenbury: Failure teaches the realities of life
OPINION: It's dreaded exam time again.
Letters: Landlords must be allowed to penalise rule breaking tenants
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Samantha Motion: The biggest losers of the vaccine pass era aren't the unvaccinated
Councils can choose whether they require vaccine passes at public facilities.
Dawn Picken: Keep your friends close and conspiracy theory fans closer
OPINION: Talking to science deniers requires technique and patience.
Zizi Sparks: That's zed-eye-zed-eye
Opinion: Having a unique name has its ups and downs.
Carmen Hall: Traffic light system already seems to be a shambles
Opinion: Proof is in the pudding for traffic light system and it could turn to custard.
Letters: First-home buyers should rethink priorities
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Tenants' behaviour needs a code of conduct
Intensification in our towns and cities will change our residential settings.
Premium Debate: Subscriber views on the National Party leadership contest result
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Samantha Motion: Home is not a safe place for everyone
OPINION: Crime novels lose their escapism when the real stories are all around us.
Carmen Hall: Government should buy land for state homes
OPINION: The younger generation needs a leg up on housing.
Rob Rattenbury: Galway Bay and the pattern of colonisation
Comment: 'That is what it is like to be colonised'.
Dawn Picken: We're missing the mark in debate about sexual harassment
Opinion: Sexual harassment - and the way we've failed to curb it- transcends politics.
Matt Cowley: Our labour force drought is about to get dryer
OPINION: Government must prioritise home isolation for low-risk, skilled overseas workers.
The Premium Debate: Subscriber views on bayofplentytimes.co.nz
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Jo Raphael: There's a light at the end of the tunnel for Kiwis to fly home
OPINION: It's about time a plan was in place to open our borders.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Christmas won't be cancelled but it'll be different
OPINION: Home is really where I want to be this summer. I'll be staying put.
Comment: My painful reminder to prepare before enjoying the sun
OPINION: It's only November and I've already ticked up a summer first I'm not proud of
The Premium Debate: 'Abusive behaviour': Rejected rental tenants lash-out
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Luke Kirkness: Why do we bite the hand that feeds us?
OPINION: More respect needs to be shown to farmers, especially in times like these.
The Premium Debate: Subscriber views on bayofplentytimes.co.nz
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Rob Rattenbury: The freedom of choice to be selfish
OPINION: Most of these people just do not like being told what to do.
Jo Raphael: Give generously to those who need it
OPINION: It's time to look ahead - Christmas is coming - Covid-19 be damned.
Jo Raphael: Covid is here, the urgency is real
OPINION: Vigilance is more important than ever now that Covid has arrived in our patch.
Dawn Picken: Thanks to the silent majority
We need to recognise people who are trying to do the right thing each day.