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Juliet Rowan: The dark reality of week one in lockdown
'I almost panic buy two puppies we have been eyeing in Whakātane.'
Separating work from home while working from home
If you're like me, separation between home and work is needed for productivity in both.
Letter: Being kind making the most of the situation
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Jane Trask: Level four lockdown shock: No one needs to panic
With a level 4 lockdown under way, there are bound to be a lot of emotions to be felt.
David Beck: It's crucial Covid-19 pandemic isn't followed by a mental health pandemic
COMMENT: The fear of isolation is real but we can get through it together.
Beck Vass: Tauranga is like a ghost town
It's like it was a decade ago, before the population expanded.
Letters to the editor: Grateful to the volunteers of predator-free New Zealand
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Opinion: Be kind to people working in retail, including travel agents
Whenever you come across people just doing their jobs, remember to be a decent human.
Samantha Motion: We are not powerless in the path of this virus
COMMENT: Community spirit is a force more than equal to this virus.
Savouring small moments in the time of Covid-19
Many of us have the equivalent of a personal pandemic running parallel to coronavirus.
Letters: Council should revisit rates raise amid coronavirus pandemic
Our readers have their say.
Samantha Motion: Coronavirus has arrived, but it's the rumour-mongering that worries me
COMMENT: False information is spreading more virulently than coronavirus.
Jo Raphael: Working from home - and making the most of a bad situation
These are some strange times.
Bryan Gould: No moral leadership in Trump's vaccine grab
COMMENT: Why was it not enough just to obtain access to the vaccine?
Samantha Motion: Confessions of a panic buyer
COMMENT: Stop trolley shaming people who are just stocking up a little.
Letters: Passenger rail ignored at our demise
Handshakes and future transport options are among subjects readers have written about.
Bryan Gould: Coronavirus can be overcome if we pull together
Now is the time for governments to step up to the plate and use their powers for good.
Mosque attacks - 'I'm so sorry your dreams were shattered'
Comment: Those who lived through the trauma will have mental scars to the day they die.
Samantha Motion: We are all in this pandemic together
COMMENT: As coronavirus spreads, people in our community are hurting - but you can help.
Dawn Picken: Why working from home works for staff and businesses
COMMENT: Flexible work is useful for reasons other than avoiding disease.
Saima Anis: Do we have the courage to understand our differences?
COMMENT: We need to teach our children the power of acceptance and diversity.
Letters: How did Transport Hub get consent in the first place?
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Carmen Hall: State home lottery draw not good enough
I understand the housing crisis is historic but it is not good enough.
Jane Trask: We need to fix the homeless problem now
What can be done about increasing numbers of homeless people within Rotorua?
Carmen Hall: Drivers who flee the police are idiots
Police plea for fleeing drivers in the Bay of Plenty to stop.
Letters: Region dodges a bullet as rain breaks drought
Our forests need a 1080 drop so they can recover from pests, restoring drought protection.