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Zizi Sparks: The Covid-19 vaccine race is on
Opinion: Getting the vaccine is a no-brainer and NZ needs to pick up the pace.

Letters: New bins 'absolutely ridiculous' for retirement village residents
Our readers have their say.

Cira Olivier: Otūmoetai, Bellevue, Brookfield - where is the grass really greener?
Opinion: Pitting Otūmoetai, Bellevue and Brookfield against one another.

Rob Rattenbury: New Zealand's rate of homelessness is shameful
OPINION: Where is the action on our homelessness issue?

Letters: Building more roads is a long-term liability
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Opinion: Time will tell if Kawerau can survive mill closure as a single entity
OPINION: Time will tell if whether the town can remain a district in its own right.

Zizi Sparks: How I'm learning to embrace winter
Opinion: But don't talk to me about the cold.

Dawn Picken: Bracing myself for an empty nest
OPINION: You know you've raised an independent soul if they flee the nest.

Letters to the editor: Il-thought out responses to climate change
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Letters: Highway near growing town is a disgrace
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Luke Kirkness: This is not the time to delay SH2 roadworks
Opinion: Some things can wait, other's can't ... or at the least, they shouldn't.

Opinion: Leadership is being steadfast in the tough times
OPINION: No party needs the unnecessary distractions Judith Collins has had to stomach.

Kelly Makiha: Wait a second, could things be going well?
OPINION: Could we be seeing a turning of the tide?

Letters: It isn't wrong to want the same advantages
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: We're a humble lot but we should be proud
OPINION: Our Queen's Birthday Honours recipients deserve to be proud.

Luke Kirkness: Taking on the biggest doughnut I've ever seen
Opinion: I can't look at doughnuts the same way after taking part in an eating contest.

Zizi Sparks: Who says you can't be happy in a nine-to-five?
Opinion: It feels like some life coaches imply I need to quit my job to be truly happy.

Dawn Picken: Listen up, I've got something to say
OPINION: We know when someone's focusing on our words and when they're not.

Letters: Communities need facilities and amenities to grow
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: School leaders burning candles at both ends
OPINION: A happy medium needs to be found for burnt-out school leaders.

Letters: Treatment of speaker at ratepayers' meeting shameful
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Samantha Motion: Marriage is so last century, but we can still learn from it
OPINION: The qualities that make a good marriage apply to any sort of long-term union.

Letters: Newspaper reporting of crowd jeering correct
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Waikato cyber attack should come as no surprise
OPINION: Software protection must be taken seriously, otherwise it could be our undoing.

Luke Kirkness: Pāpāmoa is nice but it could be better
Opinion: Pāpāmoa is a nice place but it has a few problems too.

Letters: Abuse at ratepayers meeting appalling
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Carmen Hall: I've been a 'Karen' and have been a rude customer
OPINION: I did not scream and shout or make a scene but I ruined their day

Dawn Picken: Support the Aotearoa renaissance when it comes to buying local
Opinion: We need to support Aotearoa artists if we want to keep enjoying their gifts.

Rob Rattenbury: Has the sun set on the day of the conservative?
OPINION: Has Labour stolen the centre swing voter forever?