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![Rob Rattenbury: Māori asking for their right, not a privilege](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters to the editor: Support still there for Tenby Powell
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Letters to the editor: Slow drivers are also a problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters to the editor: Reserve decision the right one
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
![Comment: Property report paints a good picture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Comment: Property report paints a good picture
Comment: Now could be the time to buy.
![Rob Rattenbury: Could Labour govern alone?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Rob Rattenbury: Could Labour govern alone?
National is in a pickle with a long list of members leaving politics or being booted out .
![Dawn Picken: My advice for young people trying to plan their future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dawn Picken: My advice for young people trying to plan their future
Comment: It can be tough working out a path amid the all the planet's chaos.
![Letters to the editor: Future high rates if Panepane Pt proposal goes ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters to the editor: Future high rates if Panepane Pt proposal goes ahead
OPINION: Readers have their say.
![Letters to the editor: Minister's marine reserve decision a sad one](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters to the editor: Minister's marine reserve decision a sad one
OPINION: Readers have their say.
![Bryan Gould: Never mind the gutter politics - let's count our blessings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bryan Gould: Never mind the gutter politics - let's count our blessings
COMMENT: The contagion seems to have spread rapidly.
![Kristin Macfarlane: The best version of yourself isn't drenched by mental pressure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Kristin Macfarlane: The best version of yourself isn't drenched by mental pressure
Hundreds of people seek medical help every week for work-related stress.
![Letters to the editor: Time beneficiaries made decision on TECT's future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters to the editor: Time beneficiaries made decision on TECT's future
OPINION: Readers have their say.
![Kristin Macfarlane: The youth revolution we need now is at the ballot box](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Kristin Macfarlane: The youth revolution we need now is at the ballot box
COMMENT: The general election is on September 19. Will young voters be heard?
![Letters to the editor: Try bus service before passing judgment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Letters to the editor: Try bus service before passing judgment
OPINION: Readers have their say.
![Opinion: Few things pose a bigger threat than meth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Opinion: Few things pose a bigger threat than meth
Comment: The Government needs to take a hard-line approach against methamphetamine.
![Rob Rattenbury: The important and loving gift of reading to a child](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Rob Rattenbury: The important and loving gift of reading to a child
Comment: Reading just as important in today's world for developing children.
![Dawn Picken: How do we keep getting up after getting punched in the face?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dawn Picken: How do we keep getting up after getting punched in the face?
We're learning a lot about resilience during the pandemic, writes Dawn Picken.
![Zizi Sparks: Holidays over but businesses still need support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Zizi Sparks: Holidays over but businesses still need support
Comment: The time to explore New Zealand isn't over just because the holidays are.