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OPINION: I won't buy anything from a multi-level marketing firm.
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OPINION: If we want our CBDs to thrive, we need to take responsibility as consumers.
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OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Letters to the editor: Commission got it right for Bay Venues
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Let's keep the travel bubbles open as long as possible
OPINION: Freedom is based on trust and we rely on every single person to do their bit.
Letters to the editor: School attendance issue unforgivable
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Rob Rattenbury: A reckoning is coming over the history of New Zealand
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Luke Kirkness: why Greerton is the place to be in Tauranga
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Kiri Gillespie: Ratepayers will have to clean up the mess of Bella Vista saga
Opinion: Construction cowboys need reeling in but $200,000 fines don't cut it.
Samantha Motion: We need a living wage to ease impact of rising rents
Opinion: Shocking accommodation supplement stats show full-time workers are struggling.
Opinion: The local government system is broken
Opinion: What government does now could make or break the future of our growing region.
Zizi Sparks: Health shakeup also needs to look at GP fees
OPINION: The current range of GP fees is astonishing.
Letters to the editor: Boxing should be banned
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Zizi Sparks: Careers in creative sector should be encouraged
OPINION: But children need to learn all parts of the digital world.
Opinion: Beware of personal debt: it may come back to haunt you
OPINION: Collectively we need to become more financially literate and wise to risk.
Letters to the editor: Stair removal a loss for Mauao users
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Kiri Gillespie: Reducing speed limits only half the battle to stop speeders
Simply doing the paperwork isn't going to cut it, in my view.
Jo Raphael: Transcending squabbles with Anzac spirit
OPINION: We will remember them.
Rob Rattenbury: Our lives could have been so different without the Anzacs
The Gallipoli campaign left families without sons, husbands, fathers and brothers.
Samantha Motion: How to spot lifestyle creep before it's too late
My goal is a balance between future-focused frugality and enjoying my money.
Dawn Picken: Justice for George - a sad, small victory
OPINION: Are we inching closer to a world where Black Lives Matter?
Samantha Motion: Land use changes par for course in housing crisis
Opinion: Golf courses are not exactly multifunctional spaces open to the community.
Luke Kirkness: The subtle art of being a scavenger
Opinion: Embrace your frugal side and keep your head on a swivel.
Dylan Thorne: Everyone losing in emergency housing crisis
Opinion: We desperately need more social housing to accommodate families in need.
Rob Rattenbury: Ardern backs off media interviews while Labour struggles
OPINION: Labour may quietly be struggling.
Jo Raphael: India travel ban temporary, will save lives
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