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Claiming citizenship in an invisible world
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Rachel Stewart: Journos, feel heat on warming
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Opinion: Looming crisis bad news for the elderly
Aged care is a hard job and should be valued as such.
Letters: Why we should keep GST on food
Letters: Why we shouldn't exempt food from GST.
Opinion: Common sense prevails in Tauranga Community Gardens saga
Common sense is set to prevail over planned change which looked to hit community groups.
Letters: Census, Maori wards and same sex marriage
LETTERS:Census, elections, Maori wards and same sex marriage
Bryan Gould: The murky world of espionage
Skilled diplomacy remains by far the best means of resolving international crises.
If children are learning, let them be
Don't worry about how children are learning, what matters is that they are learning.
Tommy Wilson - Knowledge is a powerful weapon
The taiaha of knowledge is a very powerful weapon when it is wielded in a book.
Letters: SH2, recycling, surveys and cartoons
Letters: State Highway 2, glass recycling, surveys and cartoons
Letters: Residents wonder if they're next accident on SH2
March 19: Residents fear highway, Skipper Simon, recycling a basic service, helping poor.
Time to cash in on big-city status
Tauranga's one of the biggest cities in New Zealand - it's time we start acting like it.
Letters: State Highway 2, surveys, TECT
Letters: State Highway 2, surveys, TECT and the Census
Unplug and recharge the batteries
Seeking solutions to a houseful of useless gadget chargers.
TECT funding in shareholders' hands
March 15: TECT proposal supporters pledging a donation of $9000, says letter writer.
Kerbside recycling service will benefit us all
In Tauranga, unless you're self-motivated to recycle, there's no real incentive to do so.
Letters: Road upgrades before a museum
March 14: Road safety priority over museum, Maori successes, Census, recycling issues
Opinion: Crime is an unintended consequence of growth
Tauranga has New Zealand's busiest port which risks it becoming an entry points for drugs.
Bryan Gould: Civilisation depends on taxation
The wealthy have an antipathy towards taxes, yet benefit most from public spending.
Letters: Emphasis on Maori blood unnecessary
March 13: Make use of the train tracks, roads before development, blood percentages, wards
To cheque or not to cheque: TECT question
Opinion: Tommy Wilson focuses on the TECT cheque debate.
The week's top 5 biggest stories - what you clicked on
A decision towards kerbside recycling is this week's biggest story online.
Opinion: Claimed efficacy of homeopathy is in stark contrast with evidence-based practice
Mark Hanna responds to a column on pet health care.
Matthew Hooton: Joyce satisfies Nats' bloodlust
National's new boss wants to win the next election and is on track to do it.
Get roading right first
Letters: Development, Air Force complaints, wildlife and public transport.
Opinion: Shot at Stability for Renters
Everyone deserves a chance to stay in their home, even if they don't own it.
Opinion: Less than a warm welcome
There was no warm welcome for tenants moving into Papamoa's emergency housing village.
Rosemary McLeod: Fronting a female is a PR ploy
Wheeling out a female lawyer or spokesperson in tricky situations is a predictable tactic.