Comment: Okere Falls zipline a winner
We don't want the Bay of Plenty to become another Maya Bay.
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Letters: Ratepayers can't be expected to pay business owners
Readers have their say on the Bayfair overbridge and CBD business owners.
Comment: Don't let measles ruin the AIMS Games
If this outbreak has taught us anything, it's that we should listen to the experts.
Revoke licence to print money: Time to take back power from the banks
OPINION: It is time politicians took back commercial banks' monopoly to create money.
Opinion: MPs and leapfrogging salaries
MPs are benefiting from the public sector's hefty pay rises.
Our view: Fixing the housing crisis a tall task
The Government committed to building houses "as quickly as we can", whatever that means.
Rod Vaughan: Fixing our killer highways is years overdue
COMMENT: Regional New Zealand in revolt over horror highways.
Letters: Politicians to blame for low turnout
A reader believes council hopefuls are not making enough effort.
Dawn Picken: Time to strike back at people who don't vaccinate
Inactions that threaten public health deserve consequences.
Matt Cowley: Who wants to be the mayor anyway?
The mayoralty is a complex and largely thankless role, says Matt Cowley
Jane Trask: No New Zealand child should go hungry
Jane Trask has been upset at responses to Labour's new food in schools initiative.
Opinion: Pharmac funding boost gives hope to many
Sadly the announcement is too late for thousands.
Letters: AIMS Games should be cancelled
A reader believes the AIMS Games should be cancelled due to measles risk.
Rachel Stewart: Nope, I'm not taking a guilt trip in my V8
COMMENT: Gripe about my dream car and I'll rip the Velcro off your Tevas.
Our view: Vaccinations crucial amid measles outbreak and looming Aims Games
EDITORIAL: Measles is a risk for the 11,500 students heading to the games next week.
Letters: Delay in Mauao track repairs disappointing
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Dogs teach us about ourselves
Pets can teach us a lot about how we view ourselves.
Calculating the brevity of a long life
It's easy to see our days are numbered, but not so easy to change our lives because of it.
Opinion: What can leadership do for a city divided?
No one has the mayoralty of New Zealand's fifth biggest city in the bag.
Opinion: How councils can be more business friendly
Opinion: There's a straightforward approach councils can adopt to help businesses.
From the Sidelines: Unstoppable Carrington
There appears to be no way to beat Bay of Plenty's Lisa Carrington, writes David Beck.
Letters: Keep the Bayfair underpass to save lives
It was empowering to see locals fighting to keep the Bayfair underpass, a reader says.
Opinion: Mission St debate issues go back to Tauranga's early days
The 11 Mission St issue is quite simple, the Friends of the Elms says.
How much proof do we need before we save our noggins?
We need to use our heads - and science - to protect against head trauma in sport.
Rachel Stewart: Fate of Fonterra - don't say you weren't warned
COMMENT: Years have been spent ignoring fact Fonterra was heading toward the rocks.