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Letters: Is Labour neglecting SH2 for political reasons?
Forget the politics and get our bloody road sorted, a ready says
Dawn Picken: When travel insurance won't pay
If you're very unlucky, you get critically ill overseas.
Cashless society hitting charities in pocket
What's a charity to do when people increasingly stop carrying cash?
Peter Williams: Why Tauranga doesn't need a new stadium
Does a booming, fast-growing city like Tauranga really need a new rugby stadium?
Rachel Stewart: Fed up with over-sharing
COMMENT: 'Confessional' female writers setting feminism back generations.
Letters: Greerton's new crossing 'unsafe'
A reader shares their struggles using mobility scooter on Greerton pedestrian crossing
Tommy Wilson: The moment the light came on
The first Whare for Freedom will help prisoners adjust to life on the outside
Opinion: Cost isn't only factor to consider
Two large poles will soon mar the view of Tauranga Harbour
Time to protest lack of SH2 action
Time to hire buses and drive to Wellington, a reader says
Gould: Farewell to my good friend Doug Short
In memory of a good, kind and decent man.
Letters: Council lacks leadership
Are councillors providing Tauranga with the services they were elected for?
Opinion: Leave the school library alone
This is the latest example of how unprepared our schools are, writes Scott Yeoman.
Peter Williams: Let's say what it really was - death by suicide
We have a serious issue and we cannot hide behind fancy words, writes Peter Williams.
McLeod: When eating meat begins to matter
Age is a drawback to feeling good about the way we farm.
Opinion: Renting is hard work
Who do you keep happy - the renters or the landlords?
Williams on Wednesday: All Blacks, Black Ferns and Netball NZ
Peter Williams talks All Blacks, Black Ferns and New Zealand.
Letters to the editor: NZ's justice system is broken
Prison rates need to be decreased, for our good and theirs, a reader says
Good buzz on sports sponsorship
It's nice to see a positive branding campaign on a sports team
Letters: Don't blame Māori suicides on Pākehā
A reader objects to the Mental Health Foundation listing colonialism as a suicide factor
Opinion: The sad state of New Zealand book readers
Fewer Kiwis are reading books, according to new research.
Letters to the Editor: Thank you Peter Williams, let kids be kids and speed humps needed
Letters to the Editor: August 27, 2018.
Hosking: Simon Bridges hopelessly exposed on leak
COMMENT: National leader remains open to speculation, rumour, and innuendo.
Learning lessons on plastic - from the kid
Reducing my plastic bag use is a slow process, but I'll get there.
Soper: Someone's out to get Simon Bridges. They'll likely succeed
COMMENT: To know the enemy from within but perhaps the truth is too hard to bear.
Trump trials fail to hold true offenders to account
The latest in the Trump Trials will be watched eagerly by many in the US and elsewhere.
Letters: Cyclist avoids dangerous cycleways
Cyclist says local roads can be too dangerous while another reader critiques council spend
Opinion: Boys and men should feel it's okay to open up
Telling boys to stop acting 'like a girl' can have far reaching consequences.
Peter Williams: Council fails to impress
Tauranga has some of the highest rates in New Zealand, but are we getting what we pay for?
Opinion: Why do so many people hate cyclists?
When did cyclists become such an issue for people?
Poor life syndrome has a lot to answer for
The divide between the haves and the have-nots continues thanks to s*** life syndrome.
Some life hacks better left undone
When life hacks fail: sometimes old-fashioned solutions taste best.
Opinion: Memorial Park walkway would be a sight to see
Imagine watching the sun rise across the harbour from a beautiful boardwalk