Transport is key this election year for Tauranga and the Bay, so let's take a moment to celebrate one success, before looking again

People who are unvaccinated are in the most danger, writes Sonya Bateson.

The report released last week showing that more than half a million New Zealanders cannot afford to see their GPs, and that the underfunding

A day after September 23 is where the real election action takes place, says Tommy Wilson

I'm shooting backwards over rocks while clutching a thin rope in a PVC raft. A white water symphony fills my ears as our guide's voice

It's cynical because deferring the date by 20 years allows National-friendly baby boomers to pass safely into retirement.

Debate on superannuation should be held.

Rosemary McLeod talks about the transgressions of former All Blacks Dan Carter and Ali Williams.

Vessel evicted from Tauranga refused entry to Fiji.

By Scott K MacLeod I was wandering around central Auckland a couple of weeks ago when I stepped in a pile of spit that had emanated

If there is one thing that gets on my goat, it is lazy thinking, writes Tommy Wilson.

Free buses a safe investment "We are all painfully aware of how Tauranga has changed in the space of just a few years, and we all

Let's hear it for supermarket's odd bunch.

Art of the Obit Who will write about you when you're gone? Anyone who's penned a story after a loved one has drawn his final breath

Fine common sense shown by police says one writer.

I'm really looking forward to presenting the GONS Bill for its First Reading next month. The people I've spoken to and the respondents

The dunny drama of 2017 was a happy moment for liberal-minded people to puff out their chests, preen, and congratulate themselves

It's strange how the death of someone you never met and hadn't seen or heard or in years can bring you to tears. Not to mention giving you a sharp reminder of life's priorities.

The art of storytelling comes in many forms, writes Tommy Wilson.

I don't mind queuing for ice cream, standing in line for a cafe table or waiting for the doctor. But I hate inching along in my car

"I'm writing in response to a column published in the Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times on February 22, 2017, titled: Stock

It was Jane Doe's fate to be the fragile basis on which American women won abortion rights back in 1973. When she died this week her

​Periods. Pads. Tampons. Have I lost you yet? It seems for some the topic is an uncomfortable one not suitable for public discussion.

COMMENT: There's something about animal farming and meat-eating that defies rational gravity.

Over the centuries, the courts have developed a range of remedies to protect the ordinary citizen when governments behave in an arbitrary fashion, writes Bryan Gould.

Homeless need compassion I was very disturbed to read some of the comments the public made in the street view comments in Friday's

WORKING CLASS BOY: A group of homeless men treated to a Jimmy Barnes concert soaked up everything he had to say. PHOTO/SUPPLIED A_190916NZHSPLBARNES.JPG When

Credit cards are dangerous things. In today's paper, Tauranga's budget advisory service tells of one family who sought help after

We all know that traditional media are not New Zealand First's biggest support base. In fact, most of the time we come up with a great

It's been ages since I thought about my grandmother's underpants. I never pondered their deep significance at the time, but thanks