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When a 7.7km journey takes 53 minutes in Tauranga
Traffic congestion is frustrating
Lessons from Leaving Neverland are a bitter pill
Handling the cult of celebrity - we don't know these people. We only think we do.
Opinion: Land supply crisis could have silver lining
Opinion: Land supply crisis could have a silver lining
Letters: Homeless families need support not judgment
Letters: Homeless families need support not judgement
Opinion: Fantasy NRL study intensifies
Think you can beat sports reporter David Beck at NRL Fantasy? Here's your chance.
Rotorua's James Tauariki makes national team
Rotorua Boys' High School golfers have enjoyed an impressive few weeks.
Letters: National's housing solution came up short
Letters: National to blame for housing crisis
Bryan Gould: Tackle climate change at home
Bryan Gould: Climate Change: part of the solution in our own hands
Opinion: Health authorities need to go on front foot in vaccination debate
Opinion: Health authorities need to go on front foot in vaccination debate
Letters to the editor
Hedonistic lifestyles borrow heavily on our planet's future.
Snapshot of our cultural compass
Tommy Wilson: A snapshot of where our cultural compass is headed
Letters: Lead urgently needed on climate change
Letters: Urgent action on climate change needed.
Dawn Picken: Personal experience leads to review of evidence on routine screening
Rethinking routine breast cancer screening following three tries at biopsy
Chiefs woes likely to continue
The Chiefs have had a woeful start to the season and it's not getting any easier.
Letters: Toll roads - where is the fairness?
Letters: Toll roads - where is the fairness?
Opinion: Bewildered by Momo Challenge terror
Opinion: Momo Challenge playing to the fears of parents.
Letters: Bridges' ideas are good, they're just not his
Letters: Time to cut out the middleman.
Opinion: Air NZ fare cuts are welcome news
Wary Bay travellers will welcome news that Air NZ plans to cut fares by up to 50 per cent.
Bryan Gould: Landlords vs children
Comment: Why do some pay no tax on a big windfall - while others pay tax on every penny.
Graeme Simpson: Ebikes are well and truly here
Ebikes handle the Rotorua trails well.
Letters: Bus problems must be fixed
Letters: Tauranga's bus problems must be fixed, a reader says.
Letters: Traffic improvements need to go
Letters: Traffic improvements creating even worse situation
Making the most of life and other stories from a local race
Looking for inspiration? Watch or take part in an entry-level triathlon.
Letters: Ministry of Education staff should do refresher courses
Letters: Ministry of Education staff should do refresher courses.
Comment: The worst rental I ever lived in
Bring on the new healthy homes standards
Breakdancing over squash, seriously?
What will it take for squash to be included at the Olympic Games?