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A worrying time in global and domestic politics
What a week in global and domestic politics.
Bridges victim of character assassination
Letters: CBD speed limit a daft decision
Going bush with a bird-watcher
Tom Lynch spends 300 days a year outside with his business, Foris Eco-Tours.
Peter Williams: It's royal tour time again
Royal visit will be a slap in the face for those who would cut ties with the monarchy.
Will Johnston: Battle of the Bays - Hawkes Bay or BOP?
My first destination was Hastings with friends I've known since kindy.
Letters: Tauranga City Council should move ahead with pokies plan
Letters: Tauranga City Council should move ahead with pokies plan.
Dawn Picken: Khashoggi killing tip of the iceberg
"Democracy dies in darkness" may be a prediction, rather than a media slogan.
Tough stance needed on psychoactive substances
Opinion: Tough stance needed on psychoactive substances.
Letters: Council to blame for demise of CBD
Letters: Jami-Lee Ross' behaviour appalling
Peter Williams: Make cannabis legal for personal use
Opinion: The world will not be any worse off with legalised dope.
McLeod: Politics never seemed so shabby
Side partings are danger signs in men, but combined with hair oil they become explosive.
CBD retailers closed at weekends bad business all round
It astounds me a CBD in a city with a pop. of 130,000 doesn't cater to weekend crowds.
Letters: We need more eco-villages to cope with climate change
Letters: Call for more eco-villages, houses in Tauranga; Kohimarama Conference clarified.
Letters: Kiwis hurting more over the cost of fuel
Letters: Kiwis feeling the pinch over petrol costs
Opinion: A solution to the housing crisis?
Opinion: A solution to the housing crisis?
Tommy Wilson: Truth still inconvenient, and clock is ticking
COMMENT: It's the mana of our leaders who can turn global warming around Tommy Wilson says
Rachel Stewart: Climate - Don't say I didn't warn you
COMMENT: It needs WWIII to turn this overloaded, burning, sinking global ship around.
Letters: No such thing as affordable housing
Letters: No such thing as affordable housing
Gould: Celebrate All Blacks victories
Comment: There is no shortage of those who want to see the All Blacks fall from the top.
McLeod: The trouble with side partings
Side partings cause much serious trouble in the world, writes Rosemary McLeod.
Dawn Picken: Ten Survival Strategies for Life
Ten survival strategies I want my son to understand as he blasts into his teen years.