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Letters: Westpac bank closure in Greerton will impact elderly

A bank closure and a good move by the council are topics for letter writers today.

Katee Shanks: Raising a grandchild was not my life plan

But it is my life.

Magical night under the Bethlehem stars

A Night Before Christmas celebrates music and festive magic in Tauranga's own Bethlehem.

Carmen Hall: The first time it was two black eyes and a bruised face

OPINION: Men need to keep their fists to themselves.

Dawn Picken: More solutions needed for recycling

Consumers have been asked to shoulder the recycling burden for too long.

Letters: Tauranga needs better access to public transport

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Kiri Gillespie: Okere Falls red tape sad and short-sighted

Letting red tape stymie the future of a successful festival is sad.

Jane Trask: Moving house is an emotional time

Moving house can be an emotional time for some and straightforward for others.

Kiri Gillespie: White Island eruption a tragedy on many levels

COMMENT: It's not as if White Island volcanic activity was a secret. We all knew it.

Buddy Mikaere: White Island a reminder nature is a monstrous, unfeeling force

Nature is not always a giver of the ineffable sweetness, according to Buddy Mikaere.

Letters: Lighten up on 'humorous' Hastalavista

Readers have their say.

Bryan Gould: The Government has to do better

Ministers give the impression they think talking about something is as good as doing it.

Opinion: Rob Rattenbury - Te reo Māori needs nurturing

Unless you are immersed in the language daily it is hard to maintain any fluency.

Dawn Picken: Moving sparks existential crisis

Shifting house triggers existential crises, begging the question: "Why do we have stuff?"

Dawn Picken: Free speech isn't always free - and it comes at a price

Saying whatever we want can have consequences.

Letters: Is new lane expensive joke or misunderstanding?

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.