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Tenby Powell - Our local businesses need our communities to support them
NZME has today launched GO LOCAL! to encourage people to buy and support local.
Zizi Sparks: Why I've agreed to run/walk 100km in two weeks
Comment: 100km in 14 days doesn't appeal in the slightest but I've signed up anyway.
Scott Inglis: Now is the time to back Go Local! campaign
COMMENT: Now is the time for us to support local businesses.
Stephanie Worsop: Alert level 3 not the time to get complacent
Opinion: Restrictions at level 3 must be adhered to if we are to reach level 2.
'We all knew about the war but no one spoke of it'
Times have changed and as a country we are much better at observing Anzac Day.
Dr Phil Shoemack: Remembering the good from a bad situation
Comment: Let's make sure we remember all the good from a really difficult situation.
Stephanie Worsop: Anzac sacrifices feel more real than ever
The men and women who fought for our country have given us more than just our freedom.
Matthew Hooton: Simon Bridges' leadership beyond salvaging
National must find a replacement who the public might at least listen to.
Juliet Rowan: Lockdown a strange mix of normalcy and emergency
COMMENT: Just as I start to feel better about Covid-19, I also feel worse.
Will Johnston: Tauranga's full of ingenuity in these trying times
COMMENT: This week I heard that close to $6000 is heading to the foodbank.
Stephanie Worsop: What we have learned from Covid 19
Opinion: There are positives that have come out of our lockdown.
Bryan Gould: Bridges' leadership safe ... for now
Comment: Simon Bridges felt impelled to show that he was his own man.
Stephanie Worsop: Isolation will not end for everybody
Opinion: The isolation of some will go on long after the national lockdown ends.
Stephanie Worsop: 10 tips I wish I knew as a new mum
COMMENT: There's a lot to learn. These are the things I wish I'd known.
Bryan Gould: Our model of fighting Covid-19 crisis stands up against the rest
COMMENT: This small country in the South Seas has performed at least as well as any other.
Kiri Gillespie: Ardern has made the right decision
COMMENT: The impact will be far-reaching and affect every one of us.
Bryan Gould: Now is the time to stay strong
COMMENT: Now is the time to stay strong.
Comment: Lockdown stirs memories of when life was simple
Is every day a Sunday in our bubbles?
Matt Cowley: Businesses, councils and Government are in this together
Comment: Small changes could make a big difference to getting businesses earning again.
Will Johnston: My weird list for a weird world
COMMENT: Ladies and gentlemen … Allow me to present a list.
Dawn Picken: Covid 19 coronavirus breeding an obsession with data
COMMENT: We are obsessed, terrified and reassured by pandemic numbers at home and abroad.
Zizi Sparks: City leaders should take Covid-19 pay cut
COMMENT: Taking a pay cut should be a no-brainer for elected officials and council chiefs.
Juliet Rowan: Why am I having weird dreams lately?
Comment: Waking life is increasingly surreal; disturbing dreams may be a sign of trauma.
Letters to the editor: Virus an opportunity for humans to change ways
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Laura Boucher: Lockdown a chance to connect in new ways
COMMENT: It's a chance to experiment with digital technology to overcome barriers.
Comment: We can't rush permanent decisions
We're not out of trouble yet - Businesses are struggling but health takes priority.
Comment: Kiwi musos are in the fight against Covid-19 together
Bay of Plenty musicians join fight against Covid-19.
Letters to the editor: Time to encourage farming
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Comment: Lockdown experiences are different, comparisons are unfair
Teachers and staff will be dealing with some of the same lockdown issues as everyone else.
Bryan Gould: What we can learn from earlier generations
COMMENT: The crisis is a chance to draw strength from earlier struggles.