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Editorial: A food and fashion fix for ailing CBD
There needs to be a dining and fashion focus for Tauranga city. That's the way to go. Downtown needs to have a unique selling point, writes Amy Wiggins.
Why do people get so angry?
It is the hardest thing to maintain your composure when someone you are speaking to takes an abrasive turn, writes Marcel Currin.
Being a twit in a Twitter world...
Things have changed since Einstein's day. We not only have to worry about the universe, but something equally unfathomable - the Twitter-verse, writes Annemarie Quill.
Editorial: Tighter laws to improve rentals
The Government's decision to tighten rental property requirements is likely to be welcome news for Tauranga's rental population.
Women and the dark side of wine
The dark humour does the rounds. We read the same jokes again and again but they still make us smile. They express a shared understanding, writes Annemarie Quill.
Region will prosper as newcomers buy homes
The latest property figures came as a bit of a shock even though I have suspected it was heading that way for some time, writes Amy Wiggins.
Hey, climate change isn't a game
Do you watch Game of Thrones? This immensely popular TV series can be seen as an allegory for climate change. Marcel Currin tells us why.
Editorial: Why I'm driven to despair
I had the dubious pleasure of driving behind a master of the art of annoying driving, someone I would assume had spent many years perfecting this art, writes Matthew Martin.
Editorial: Rent hikes leave sectors struggling
Prospective home buyers need to be able to save more than $95,000 to achieve a 20 per cent deposit. Pretty tough going for a young family, writes Dylan Thorne.
Marcel Currin: I am a proud coffee snob
Some people are able to cheerfully smash their way through any old cup of dirt. I wish I could be that indiscriminating but no, I'm a bit of a snob, says Marcel Currin.