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Capping off a big year for MTB in Rotorua
It's been a big year for mountain biking in Rotorua
Peter Williams: Tax set to become major political issue
COMMENT: It's pretty darn hard to do anything these days without being taxed.
Helping foodbank 'a beautiful circle'
In this line of work, you really do see the best and worst in people.
Joy to the world whanau, Meri Kirimete
Tommy Wilson gives his thoughts on kindness at Christmas.
Opinion: Practical purpose of name forgotten in Phoenix carpark decision
The name of Tauranga's newest 'urban space' is Te Papa O Ngā Manu Porotakataka.
Opinion: Trumped in the Oval Office
Opinion: US President Donald Trump disastrous meeting.
Letters: Pedestrian crossings being ignored
Letters: Tauranga drivers ignoring road rules
Letters: Tauranga's warm welcome for visitors
Letters: Tauranga's warm welcome for visitors
Dawn Picken: End of Year Report - the 3 Rs
Look back and give yourself a pakipaki for an adult version of the three Rs.
Letters: Tauranga transport ... motorway madness or a rail choice?
Letters: Tauranga transport.. motorway madness or a rail choice?
Letters: Gridlock is only going to get worse
Letters: Gridlock is only going to get worse
What should we do about child poverty?
Opinion: Children have no power to decide how income is distributed in our society.
No short-term answer to violence
Fairyland front lawn wins Tommy Wilson's Joy Chip award
Peter Williams: The internet has compromised justice in Grace Millane case
COMMENT: There's been many disturbing moments in the aftermath of Grace's death.
Letters: Systems rigged to favour the poor
Letters: Systems rigged to favour the poor.
Opinion: Funding proposal could benefit region
Opinion: Controversial iSite project could get a boost if funding proposal wins support.
Dawn Picken: Ensuring teens put off adult vices
We know more than ever how alcohol and tobacco affect young bodies - time to take action.
Letters: Increase in house valuations criminal
Houses far too expensive, a reader says.
Rachel Stewart: Environment, Facebook, free speech among big issues of 2018
COMMENT: Rachel Stewart looks back on 2018.
Poor rules reason for school rugby mess
NZ Rugby governs our national game, but not necessarily the game at secondary school level
Bryan Gould: Charity should not be equated with public funding
There's a bigger picture to charity at Christmas.
Plastic waste a scourge on our country
Plastic bags and plastic packaging are a blight on the country.
Letters: Carbon credits may be a way to save the planet
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Opinion: Time to chill out at the beach
Will Johnston has decided life is not all about work; it's important to take time out too.
Letters: NZ and Norway not a good comparison
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Tommy Wilson: Alcohol is the taniwha in the whare
Real need for grateful beds to ease the burden for those addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Opinion: Are my breasts going to kill me?
Cancer screenings can save lives - and cause anxiety when results are inconclusive.