Jo Raphael: Voting is so important this election
COMMENT: Voting is how our voices are heard.
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Kristin Macfarlane: How I spent my Lotto winnings ... in my head
Comment: FOMO gets the better of me.
Comment: A chance to rethink the way we vote
Should we maintain in-person voting or move to a postal vote? There are options.
Letters to the editor: Room to accommodate changes and not lose parking
Readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: Learnings as a lawyer I have carried through my life
COMMENT: "Once a lawyer, always a lawyer," writes Bryan Gould.
Jo Raphael: Lockdown is worst-case scenario - but we've got this
COMMENT: Now is the time to be grateful we've got a team of five million..
Rob Rattenbury: In these testing times we all need faith of some kind
Hope and faith are things we should all have, otherwise what is the point?
Dawn Picken: Don't let the virus deniers damage us
COMMENT: Outliers are busy poking holes in the fabric of our five-million strong team.
Kiri Gillespie: People charging on while sick are downright dangerous
Comment: We must change the she'll-be-right attitude.
Will Johnston: Look out for loved ones - and don't panic buy
COMMENT: Panic-contact some friends rather than panic-buying bread.
Comment: Whose job is it to get to know the candidates?
Comment: Is it on the candidates to get out there or the voters to do their research?
Letters to the editor: Postponement of election a wise idea
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Comment: Covid-19 resurgence emotions understandable
The past 24 or so hours have been a rollercoaster of emotions.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Matt Cowley: The surprise we knew was coming
COMMENT: The second wave of the virus was the most expected risk of the year.
World leaders need to follow NZ lead on Covid-19
Opinion: Despite 100 days without community Covid spread, things could still turn.
Bryan Gould: No need to demonise one's political opponents
COMMENT: We all know elections can be polarising as parties square off against each other.
Rob Rattenbury: Māori asking for their right, not a privilege
COMMENT: More Māori representation is needed at the local government level
Zizi Sparks: Government sending mixed messages about Covid-19
Comment: Do we need to buy masks or start planning our next island holiday?
Stephanie Worsop: Goodbye to 'she'll be right' attitude towards mental health
Todd Muller's open and frank discussion about mental health will help usher in new way.
Letters to the editor: Why not share the total Lotto prize money every week?
OPINION: Readers have their say.
Comment: Face mask suggestion should be taken seriously
Things could change with Covid-19 in an instant.
Dawn Picken: Why we should support voluntary euthanasia
Knowing we could exit on our terms would be like a hidden escape hatch.
Letters to the editor: Councillors must see each other as equals
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Letters to the editor: Support still there for Tenby Powell
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Comment: Returning travellers need to make sacrifices. We all did
Comment: Small sacrifices need to be made for the greater good.
Zoe Hunter: Why we should keep the toll roads
OPINION: Zoe Hunter says the toll roads should stay.
Letters to the editor: Slow drivers are also a problem
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: Why Donald Trump would welcome election defeat
COMMENT: This is hardly the behaviour of someone who wants to keep the job.
Are election hoardings becoming redundant?
Comment: I've never been tempted to vote based on anything seen on an election billboard.
Letters to the editor: Reserve decision the right one
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Comment: Property report paints a good picture
Comment: Now could be the time to buy.
Rob Rattenbury: Could Labour govern alone?
National is in a pickle with a long list of members leaving politics or being booted out .