Latest from BOPT Opinion

Jo Raphael: We're all vulnerable to cyber attacks, Waikato DHB just proved it

OPINION: Cyber attack on DHB was blatant and cruel.

Matt Cowley: Council needs a plan that drives progress

OPINION: Our members generally prefer action and progress over inaction and indecision.

Letters: Police college needs to be reopened

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Felix Desmarais: Running is hard, but facing bigotry is harder

OPINION: As a young queer person, the world taught me how to internalise the bullying.

Zizi Sparks: Why the nurses' strike is justified

Opinion: Nurses are vital, so they should be valued and paid accordingly.

Jo Raphael: We need more help to stamp out meth scourge

OPINION: Meth users in the Bay are wasting more than $1 million a week.

Letters to the editor: What about the pensioners?

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Mark Lister: Budget was upbeat but what about our debt?

Spending cuts don't win votes especially if parts of the economy are fragile.

Dawn Picken: Refuse the jab, lose the job

Opinion: Some employees need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to protect public health.

Letters: Reading has served me well

Readers have their say.

Letters: Tauranga could be a great place to live

Readers have their say.

Zizi Sparks: Programmes to address racism should be embraced

OPINION: Systemic racism is still very much alive.

Jo Raphael: Migrants stuck in limbo need answers

OPINION: Let's try to get answers for migrants stuck in limbo.

Luke Kirkness: Nothing seems to happen here but is that bad?

Opinion: Does anything ever happen in this part of town?

Rob Rattenbury: Love of books needs to be developed early

OPINION: Collecting books is now becoming an issue at the love shack on the hill.

What was I thinking? Credit card debt a weight on the shoulders

COMMENT: There comes a point when you realise there is no quick fix to debt.

David Beck: Self development: Small goals, big results

COMMENT: Small daily goals have helped keep me in line.

Mark Lister: Things can get very ugly if you have overstretched in property market

Economic prospects will ultimately depend on the global containment of Covid.