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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.

Kiri Gillespie: Lane change: Trying to commute by bus in NZ's most car-reliant city

But is it worth it?

Zizi Sparks: Holidays over but businesses still need support

Comment: The time to explore New Zealand isn't over just because the holidays are.

Letters to the editor: Cruise ship tours should restart

Readers have their say.

Scott Yeoman: Midnight marauders causing beef in the night

COMMENT:

Samantha Motion: There must be a better way to sort out council bickering

COMMENT: Elected officials should think carefully before wielding the complaint stick.

Letters to the editor: Jacinda, council, and The Elms

OPINION: Readers have their say.

Letters to the editor: Transfer station's 'minimum-charge regime' questioned

OPINION: Readers have their say.

Matt Cowley: Make time for the important things

COMMENT: One of the biggest issues facing businesses is time.

Dawn Picken: The deadliest choices are extreme choices

COMMENT: The pandemic shows how a leader's choices can affect whether we live or die.

Letters to the editor: Serious cyclists have better options

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Zoe Hunter: Domestic tourism great to see, but what about our travel agents?

COMMENT: Reporter Zoe Hunter challenges you to travel your own backyard

Letters: We don't need more cannabis users

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Kiri Gillespie: The time for kindness is over

The time for kindness is over.

Letters to the editor: Take a step forward, on to the bus

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Samantha Motion: Our councils need to fail faster. Here's why

COMMENT: Grand plans are all well and good until they fail and it's too late.

Opinion: New Zealand a melting pot like few others

Rob Rattenbury: we are an interesting mixture of cultures and beliefs.

Dawn Picken: Kiwis returning from overseas should consider themselves lucky

Dawn Picken rants and raves about isolation escapees, jar lids and driving lessons.