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Letters: Residents should have a choice over kerbside collection
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Patrick Walsh: NCEA reforms pragmatic, but comes with risks
NCEA reforms a "victory for education and common sense."
Letters: Dangerous driving and election race
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Letters: Distance allowed for cars to use bus lane is too short
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Bryan Gould: Could we prosecute 'rapers and pillagers' of the environment?
Can we prosecute firms for the crime of "ecocide"?
Letters: Politicians' perks should be enough to pay for teachers
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Opinion: Baywide rugby reaches climax
After this weekend Baywide rugby teams split into Premier 1, Premier 2 and Division 1.
Rachel Stewart: Forget Mars - clean our mess up first
COMMENT: I don't want to go to Mars. I want to get Earth fixed.
Letters: Teachers protesting over pay and conditions
Letters: Teachers protesting over pay and conditions.
Bryan Gould: Birds of different feathers give us pleasure
Birds remind us that there is another world beyond our own
Letters: Tauranga city's traffic congestion is here to stay
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Dawn Picken: Happy Child-free Day
Is it wise to celebrate childbearing while we're choking the planet?
Letters: Legislation should focus on cannabis harm, not ideology
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Tommy Wilson: Do we really need to get high at all?
Time for a cool change, so the song says - is it time to change cannabis laws?
Kiwifruit - from bust to boom: Teaching the next generation
Teacher Hilary Johnson talks about Katikati College’s innovative pilot horticulture programme aimed at getting students into the kiwifruit industry.
Nikorima adds value in the wrong places
Kodi Nikorima is a versatile player but the Warriors need to strengthen other areas.
Letters: Current road toll approach is not working
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Letters: Councillors have power to change driver behaviour
Councillors have power to change driver behaviour, a reader says.
Gridlock: More gold plated expressways not the answer: Phil Twyford
Phil Twyford gives his view on how to solve the city's traffic woes.
Gridlock: We all need to be part of the solution, writes Dylan Thorne
Our traffic series has highlighted the complexity of the problem facing our city
Gridlock: Congestion isn't right problem to solve - international expert
A lecturer in Urban Infrastructure and Policy at University College London has her say.
Letters: Government and council need to act on traffic issues
The Government and council need to act on traffic issues, a reader says.
Gridlock: Cyclists aren't the enemy, says Kiri Gillespie
There needs to be greater awareness, and acceptance, of cyclists on our roads.
Gridlock: Congestion is a symptom, and it can be our vehicle to change
There is, however, a light shining through our congested tunnel.
Calling time out on disrespect towards developing referees
It's time to call time out on disrespectful attitudes towards developing referees
Wilson: Respect for kaumātua and elderhood diminishing
We are getting older - but not wiser, writes Tommy Wilson.
Gridlock: Hundreds of millions of dollars wasted, says Stuart Crosby
Total rethink needed on how we deliver transport for the future.
Opinion: Rugby field no place for violence
If you punch someone on the street you could go to jail, so why not on the sports field?
Gridlock: Tauranga's traffic issues reveal a dire situation, says Nigel Tutt
Transport congestion is cause for real concern, writes Nigel Tutt.