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![Pessimists sound smart, optimists make money - Mark Lister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Pessimists sound smart, optimists make money - Mark Lister
OPINION: Optimism pays in investing
!['Living concept': Māori lunar calendar users share how they embrace ancient knowledge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
'Living concept': Māori lunar calendar users share how they embrace ancient knowledge
'It’s about the cycle as a whole.'
![Dress code 'smart-casual': How to get the look right and still be professional](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Dress code 'smart-casual': How to get the look right and still be professional
Some office workers say they aren’t paid enough to look 'fly'.
![Tauranga mayoral race: Doug Owens says council needs renewed perspective](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Tauranga mayoral race: Doug Owens says council needs renewed perspective
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.
![Tauranga mayoral race: Chudleigh Haggett’s priorities for council](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Tauranga mayoral race: Chudleigh Haggett’s priorities for council
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.
![Tauranga mayoral race: Hori BOP – mascot to mayoral hopeful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Tauranga mayoral race: Hori BOP – mascot to mayoral hopeful
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.
![Minister green-lights six-storey buildings in downtown Mount Maunganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Minister green-lights six-storey buildings in downtown Mount Maunganui
The changes will allow greater development capacity, the minister says.
![Port's majority shareholder green-lights share sell-down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Port's majority shareholder green-lights share sell-down
The council holds a 54.1% stake in New Zealand's biggest port.
![Holiday traffic building as travellers leave Auckland for Matariki long weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Holiday traffic building as travellers leave Auckland for Matariki long weekend
There is life south of the Bombays, but it’ll take you twice as long to reach it.
![One person trapped after SH2 crash involving truck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
One person trapped after SH2 crash involving truck
The eastbound lane of the highway is blocked.
![Prices reduced for Tauranga parking buildings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Prices reduced for Tauranga parking buildings
It will cost less to use the parking buildings in Tauranga city centre from July 1.
![Superstars from 70s and 80s to tour NZ next summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Superstars from 70s and 80s to tour NZ next summer
Boy George, Little River Band, Bonnie Tyler and Starship in the line up.
![Family feud: Olympian clashes with uncle in Tauranga mayoral race](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Family feud: Olympian clashes with uncle in Tauranga mayoral race
Owens claims his Olympic champ nephew is a 'patsy pawn' for a property group.
!['Unlock the unheard voices': Election hopeful pushes new way to include community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
'Unlock the unheard voices': Election hopeful pushes new way to include community
Citizens’ assemblies are about 'empowering communities' - candidate.
!['I lie awake worrying about money': Middle-income Kiwis on the brink](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
'I lie awake worrying about money': Middle-income Kiwis on the brink
They're okay, but only just - and not without sacrifices and side hustles.
![Food delivery app DoorDash launches in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Food delivery app DoorDash launches in Tauranga
It comes six years after competitor Uber Eats launched in Tauranga.
![Tauranga mayoral race: John Robson’s plan for affordable housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Tauranga mayoral race: John Robson’s plan for affordable housing
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.
![‘Heartbreaking’ reality of air pollution in Mount Maunganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
‘Heartbreaking’ reality of air pollution in Mount Maunganui
'The chronic exposure [to pollutants] that is creating the harm in our community.'
![Tauranga mayoral race: How Greg Brownless would fix Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Tauranga mayoral race: How Greg Brownless would fix Tauranga
A Q&A with one of Tauranga's 15 mayoral contenders.
![Teen actors in BoP launch TikTok series](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Teen actors in BoP launch TikTok series
A new TikTok series has launched, created by a group of teens from Bay of Plenty.