There is no question something needs to happen to revitalise Tauranga's central business district. It's a beautiful spot but there

Both my grandfathers made it back from the Somme, which is miraculous. Commemorations this past week for that appalling waste of

Sometimes the Sensible Sentencing Trust fails to live up to its name. It thought it had a "gotcha" when it asked the Corrections

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Call it entrapment if you like, but something's not quite right about the Lotto fever. With Powerball's first division expected to

Not a lot impresses me these days. I guess it's the combination of having seen and experienced so much by so many in such a small

One of my first jobs at the Rotorua Daily Post 20 years ago was calling our lovely kaumatua Anaru Rangiheuea to ask for his comment

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The Brexit decision made for a very sad day for the British Labour Party, noted the Right Honourable Winston Peters to a standing-room-only

The first text came: "You're getting a bit on the heavy side Annemarie," signed "a citizen in Tauranga".