Carmen Hall: Cigarette addiction has cost me tens of thousands of dollars
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It's during the downtime when thoughts of December 9 come to the fore.
Zizi Sparks: We'll never be the same again after White Island
One month on the effects of the eruption are still seen in the small community.
Buddy Mikaere: Let's hail the delicacy that is the New Zealand mussel
COMMENT: They deserve an international reputation.
Zizi Sparks: Help Surf Life Saving NZ so it can help you
COMMENT: Help lifeguards stay afloat. You never know when they might do the same for you.
Letters: Tauranga's housing shortage and rates comparison
Opinion: Readers have their say.
Kiri Gillespie: Harsher penalties needed for fleeing drivers
COMMENT: Offenders are putting lives at risk.
Bryan Gould: What we can do to make the world a better place
COMMENT: We can each set our own standards.
Review: One last boogie in the bay before holidays end
Fat Freddy's Drop sent Tauranga dancing through the night.
Kiri Gillespie: We're getting fat and lazy and we're to blame
And now we're paying the price at our funerals.
Buddy Mikaere: The Treaty is all about a fair go
Waitangi Day and the Treaty… are we there yet?
2020: The year the Bay gets a real transport plan
Other projects may need to take a back seat.
Todd Muller: Clean waterways are everyone's responsibility
Our country's reality is that we all need to play a role in a clean water solution.
Letters: Thanks for getting the track opened
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Opinion: Shout out to the unsung gems behind our honourees
Recognising the people who quietly make way for greatness.
Bryan Gould: A time for reflection, and change
There is no salvation for any of us if we go on asserting that nothing need change.
Dawn Picken: Eight things that could make life better
Aspirations for a better Bay of Plenty in 2020
Jo Raphael: Former water baby grateful for lifeguards
Between the Flags campaign highlights work our surf lifesavers do.
Zizi Sparks: Christmas appeals making all the difference
The past six weeks have seen donations for food banks flow in.
Bryan Gould: Parting company with the voters is never a good idea
The lesson is not so much about how to win an election as about how to lose one.
What is New Zealand society doing to men?
"Many New Zealand men have developed a fear of being alone with small kids."
Letters: Westpac bank closure in Greerton will impact elderly
A bank closure and a good move by the council are topics for letter writers today.
Magical night under the Bethlehem stars
A Night Before Christmas celebrates music and festive magic in Tauranga's own Bethlehem.
Carmen Hall: The first time it was two black eyes and a bruised face
OPINION: Men need to keep their fists to themselves.
Dawn Picken: More solutions needed for recycling
Consumers have been asked to shoulder the recycling burden for too long.
Letters: Tauranga needs better access to public transport
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Kiri Gillespie: Okere Falls red tape sad and short-sighted
Letting red tape stymie the future of a successful festival is sad.
Jane Trask: Moving house is an emotional time
Moving house can be an emotional time for some and straightforward for others.
Buddy Mikaere: There is a real joy in sharing life with chickens
One of the little-known joys in life is quietly sitting in the middle of your hen pen.