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![Dogs teach us about ourselves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Dogs teach us about ourselves
Pets can teach us a lot about how we view ourselves.
![Calculating the brevity of a long life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
From the Sidelines: Unstoppable Carrington
There appears to be no way to beat Bay of Plenty's Lisa Carrington, writes David Beck.
![Opinion: Mission St debate issues go back to Tauranga's early days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
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.
![Alex Penk: Removing rage from our public debates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Alex Penk: Removing rage from our public debates
Alex Penk discusses the need for civility towards our opponents in political debates.
![From the Sidelines: Year of the Steamers?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
From the Sidelines: Year of the Steamers?
Opinion: It's early days but the Bay of Plenty Steamers are looking unstoppable this year.
![Letters: Bayfair underpass or overpass? That is the question](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Letters: Bayfair underpass or overpass? That is the question
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Letters: Assisted suicide could become legalised murder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Letters: Assisted suicide could become legalised murder
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Letters: Voters are capable of deciding on a referendum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Letters: Voters are capable of deciding on a referendum
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Tommy Wilson: Million-word heir hangs up his pen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Tommy Wilson: Million-word heir hangs up his pen
Tommy Wilson pens his final column for the Bay of Plenty Times.
![Letters: Expert view needed for 15th Ave work starts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Letters: Expert view needed for 15th Ave work starts
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![From the Sidelines: Aces' fighting spirit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
From the Sidelines: Aces' fighting spirit
Opinion: The Rotorua Aces women's hockey team were heroic in the Intercity final.
![Buddy Mikaere: Tauranga more oasis than desert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Buddy Mikaere: Tauranga more oasis than desert
There's a whole array of local talent that goes unnoticed.
![Letters: Generations of women have fought for abortion rights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Letters: Generations of women have fought for abortion rights
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Letters: Differing views on proposed Memorial Park walkway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Letters: Differing views on proposed Memorial Park walkway
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Climate change emergency now needs action plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Climate change emergency now needs action plan
Growing numbers of government entities have declared climate change emergencies.
![Call for online bullies to be named and shamed after councillor Leanne Brown cops abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Call for online bullies to be named and shamed after councillor Leanne Brown cops abuse
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Dawn Picken: Kiwi citizenship a privilege, not a right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Dawn Picken: Kiwi citizenship a privilege, not a right
Joining the ranks: Newly-minted New Zealand citizens are a blessed bunch.