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Letters: Land costs, petrol prices, PM, future leader
Letters to the Editor, May 24, 2018.
Opinion: Let's not raise the drawbridge in the Bay
The Bay's promise as a great place for newcomers to settle comes with a caveat.
Tommy Wilson: The United Tribes of Tauranga Moana marching for mana
Witnessing history in the making as Tauranga Moana's three iwi make common cause
Opinion: What could the royal couple do in New Zealand?
Opinion: The spotlight on the next royal power couple is far from over
Letters: Stop coming up with more taxes
The last thing Kiwis need is another tax, a reader says
New boss named for Acorn Foundation
A new general manager of the Acorn Foundation has been announced.
Bryan Gould: Trump and Kim owning their stories
It is becoming obvious who really holds the trump cards
Family Markle lack sparkle
More than heart trouble at play in the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry wedding drama.
Hosking: Good riddance to Māori ward nonsense
COMMENT: How in 2018 can you single out a race and offer them something no one else gets.
Mike Williams: Nats leadership is weak; Judith Collins' time is coming
COMMENT: Nat leader's limp Budget-day monologue may have helped someone in the wings.
Letters: Cast racial division aside
We should embrace one law for all, a reader says
OPINION: My royalist confession
How following the royals helped me feel connected to my British kin.
Opinion: Simon Bridges' response to Budget 2018
Tauranga MP and Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges responds to the Budget.
Opinion: Jan Tinetti responds to Budget 2018
Tauranga Labour list MP Jan Tinetti shares her thoughts on the Budget announcement.
Bryan Gould: 'Rock solid' Budget
There is some limited but welcome new thinking, Bryan Gould says
Opinion: Housing dream still a dream after Budget 2018
The reduction of the KiwiBuild policy disappoints.
Letters: Tauranga's congestion problem needs addressing
If councillors want to change driver behaviour, they should take the bus, a reader says.
Gender pay gap: Love's labours not lost on women
Emotional labour is the extra chore that can cause insoluble resentment.
Rachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails again
COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.
School balls memories last a lifetime
School balls are a highlight of the year but can be an expensive experience.
Stop judging able-bodied beneficiaries
Not all able-bodied unemployed are able to get work, writes one reader.
Letters: Retirees untapped source of kiwifruit workers
The Government should look at supporting pensioners into kiwifruit work, a reader says
Wilson: Remember the good sorts in life
If you had the opportunity to meet anyone alive on the planet today, who would that be?
Our own SOS appeal for foodbank donations
Help us help the Tauranga Community Foodbank.
Rosemary McLeod: What is one to wear to a Royal Wedding?
One would wear one's diamonds, but they slipped down the back of the sofa
'Other' mothering happening all over Bay
Motherhood has drenched my spirit in humility and etched my face with worry.
Why Elton John in NZ is a 'must see' event
Elton John will play more than 300 shows on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour.
Letters: Museum vote a resounding no
Regardless of voter turnout, the museum vote was still a no, a reader says
Letters: Better uses for Gate Pa Bowling Club
The empty bowling club is a missed opportunity, a reader says.
Bryan Gould: Social media and politics
Social media has a widespread influence - including in the political arena