Samantha Motion: When roads become bitumen battlegrounds
Opinion: We all play a little justification game to excuse our bad driving behaviour.
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Jo Raphael: Closure needed for Whakaari/White Island victims
OPINION: No investigation, charges, or prosecution can bring those loved ones back.
Rob Rattenbury: Sport is in our DNA - and we're darn good at it
Rob Rattenbury: To say that I am useless at golf is an understatement, I am pathetic.
Stephanie Worsop: The truth about the dreaded 'first winter in daycare'
OPINION: People will warn you about how bad it is for kids but not how bad it is for you.
Letters to the editor: Labour's economics an easy target
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Dawn Picken: Big Brother is watching
OPINION: Facial images may be collected at a distance, without consent or knowledge.
Dylan Thorne: Support for foodbank appeals overwhelming
The massive response means that more food parcels can be given out.
Letters to the editor: Landlords should be able to ask for pet bond
Readers have their say.
Stephanie Worsop: Winners and losers with more paid sick leave
Opinion: Increasing paid sick leave a double-edged sword for some.
Zoe Hunter: Property market running hot good - and bad
Zoe Hunter: Bay of Plenty's house prices have continued to climb. When will it stop?
Opinion: Permanent fix needed for hole created by migrant labour
OPINION: Investing in local labour is a permanent fix to the seasonal labour shortage.
Letters to the editor: Slowing down of SH2 'tragic'
Readers share their views on what's making news in Tauranga.
Bryan Gould: Sport highlights the good, bad and 'nasty'
Opinion: International sport is a wonderful way of spreading goodwill.
Tie-wearing requirement unnecessary and outdated
OPINION: The ability to get a job done isn't affected by wearing a tie or not.
Stephanie Worsop: Why trolls attacked Meghan Markle over miscarriage news
Opinion: Sexism and internalised misogyny has a role to play.
Rob Rattenbury: Housing needs to be Government's top priority
OPINION: If the Government makes homeownership more accessible, it will be rewarded.
Stephanie Worsop: For the love of concerts, get me those tickets
OPINION: The chance to buy tickets for an unexpected act reignited my concert fever.
Samantha Motion: Concerns over homeless stem from pride of place
Opinion: It's time for some straight answers and real solutions on emergency housing.
Dawn Picken: A lot to be thankful for in this weird year
OPINION: For all its weirdness and sadness, 2020 has produced moments of gratitude.
Zizi Sparks: Bad behaviour on buses; how to stop it
OPINION: Everyone has a right to be safe at work.
Zizi Sparks: Why Black Friday isn't just another American fad
OPINION: Not everything about consumerism is bad.
Letters to the editor: Welfare nation has become a too well-fed nation
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Letters to the editor: Parking meters a simple solution
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Royal Commission of Inquiry needed into violent child deaths
OPINION: Too many children are dying at the hands of those supposed to look after them.
Tiraroa Reweti: Tauranga ructions follow a waka-load of grievances
Opinion: Enough of the 'consultation' thanks, the people of Tauranga deserve respect.
Zizi Sparks: Time for major review of local government
OPINION: When tensions and problems cost money and affect progress, things need to change.
Letters to the editor: Tauranga will stagnate
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Kieran Madden: Ardern's disappointing reaction to child poverty pleas
Opinion: Child poverty will be an election-defining, touchstone issue this term.
Review: Quirky characters and comedic incidents
REVIEW: Last Legs runs at 16th Ave Theatre until December 5.
Samantha Motion: It's not fair to say renters just shouldn't get pets
Opinion: Tenants with pets are being put through the wringer in the rental market.
Jo Raphael: World leaders to blame for virus deaths
OPINION: The coronavirus seems to be ramping up.
Opinion: The language New Zealanders speak is changing
Te reo is influencing New Zealand English, writes Rob Rattenbury
Diabetes shock: I watched my boy's health deteriorate
OPINION: Type 1 diabetes is a cruel, fickle disease.
Dawn Picken: He'll be right: non-conformity is the new norm
OPINION: Why would we say hurtful things about people who don't conform to gender norms?