A few months ago our late regional councillor and iwi leader, Awanuiarangi Black told this newspaper that the majority of us know

Not all progress is good. Think of the mobile phone, through which many people live their entire lives, not believing they exist

COMMENT: The US has the best raptors for falconry - eagles, falcons, hawks. I go often. The thought of not going breaks my heart. Yet, here we are.

The Radio New Zealand Building on The Terrace, Wellington. Photo/FileA_050516NZHMMRADIONZ2.JPG I had the privilege of serving for

Urban designer Mark Wassung's vision for Tauranga's transport network is ambitious - and possibly just what is needed to counteract

A few months ago I wrote of my battle with an aggressive stage 4 cancer and my ongoing treatment with chemotherapy. I feel that "battle"

Riding a luge down the Kaimai Range - an act of bravery or reckless danger? This week we reported on the actions of a Tauranga man

Ashley Highnam and Moira MacDonald bringing an attitude of gratitude to their community. Photo/Supplied Tommy_pic.jpg Haere mai

City growth brings traffic chaos John Cousins' story "Clogged Up" (Benefits of $225m Tauranga roading project lost after 8 years)

Congratulations are due to some of our young local sports people, with Mount Maunganui's Jonas Tawharu taking the Under-18 Boys' Division

COMMENT: Not even a week into Trump's presidency, it's crystal clear that US citizens are now dealing with a fascist regime, writes Rachel Stewart.

LOVE TRUMPS HATE: Demonstrators march in support of the Women's March in Washington in Phoenix. PHOTO/AP AP170122105900.JPG When

There's no doubt about it. Tauranga's roads are certainly getting more and more congested. Given the city's recent population growth

MAKE ROOM: Holding tightly to stuff means stuff owns us. PHOTO/DAWN PICKEN 190117sp50bop I was going to write, for publication on

A leading obesity campaigner is suggesting that paying children to eat their greens could halt the obesity crisis. While I'm all

Your definition of obscenity may be what Donald Trump is accused of getting up to in a hotel in Russia. Mine is about the money

COMMENT: To block someone is not censorship. It's just that I don't want to hear you, or more to the point, for you to hear me, writes Rachel Stewart.

So-called "casual racism" hit the headlines recently, following the publicity attending the Mad Butcher's reported remarks to fellow

Provisional figures showing Bay police nabbed 1258 people drink driving in the Bay are truly frightening. Alarmingly, the number

I can understand why Prime Minister Bill English has decided not to go to Te Tii Marae for Waitangi Day celebrations. Mr English

COMMENT: Reliable as clockwork, and right on cue, DairyNZ stepped up to the microphone and shot themselves in the head.

Like so many of my generation, I was the first person in my family to go to university. In one way or another, though, universities

If decorating the Christmas tree is the most exciting time of the year, then felling it is surely the most gloomy. There are few

VISITORS: Eric Hoyeau and wife Anne Konitz in front of Sir Tristram House, the beach bach of Sir Patrick Hogan, who they were hosted

What a nightmare it was driving down State Highway 29a after the Bay Dreams event. I got a phone call from my younger brother on

While I was out surfing (well, attempting to surf) this week I was reminded of just how powerful the ocean is. The surf was small

Imagine being called Anal, 3rd, Lucifer or 4real. Eleven Kiwi babies have narrowly escaped being called by such awful names. And

The baying of young males on the wind, and the distant, delighted squeals of young girls on the pull, told me the New Year was imminent

Fresh on the tail of the announcement of the New Year honours it might be pertinent to look ahead 12 months and reserve one for whoever

COMMENT: Over a summer beer, someone casually asked me what I wanted for 2017. I just as casually said "world peace."