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Saying whatever we want can have consequences.
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Bryan Gould: A catalogue of American cultural takeover
New Zealand might as well have been transplanted to the American Mid-West.
Zizi Sparks: What it's like being drawn into the Black Friday hype
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Dawn Picken: How to make family gatherings merrier and less scary
It's time to change our attitudes.
Letters: No excuse for the damage done to our children
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Zizi Sparks: Things need to change before more lives are lost
COMMENT: Children are being found with unexplained brain injuries and broken skulls.
Scott Yeoman: Why the Jofra Archer racism incident angers and embarrasses me
I was in the crowd at Bay Oval, I saw Jofra Archer stop and talk to security.
Kelly Makiha: Why chicken poo taught me the value of money
Why meeting BurgerFuel's new young franchise owner Ashley Nairn was a breath of fresh air.
Letters: Current political situation an affront to democracy
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Letters: Families should have been told of murderer's release
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Zizi Sparks: Kerbside rubbish collection overdue in Tauranga
The council is proposing to introduce a kerbside collection and it's about time.
Bryan Gould: Haka makes me feel at home
The most impressive moments of a school prizegiving were the many haka performed.
Opinion: Armed tactical police needed on the ground
No New Zealand cop wants to shoot anyone.
Letters: Village more pleasant since begging by-law passed
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Samantha Motion: Creeping costs are ruining Christmas
COMMENT: All this festive spending is getting out of hand.
Samantha Motion: Good riddance to Tauranga's begging ban
COMMENT: What was the end goal of banning begging and rough sleeping?
Jane Trask: It's time to start thinking about our own funerals and their cost
How can we reduce costs in our own funerals? What are our options?
Zizi Sparks: Pride parade needed in Rotorua and Tauranga
More can be done to support pride in the Bay of Plenty.
Bryan Gould: The lucky country's luck runs out, and it could be the same for NZ
We should not feel so smug in NZ, climate change is coming for us, too.
Comment: Life wasn't always so easy for baby boomers
Kids, don't judge us all by those wealthy boomers, writes Rob Rattenbury.
Dawn Picken: Go ahead - chat up a stranger
Researchers say one way to boost mental health is to chat with someone you don't know.
Jo Raphael: Dying with dignity is an option we all should have
Assisted dying should be available to those who need it.
Letters: Mockery is cruel and builds no bridges
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Letters: Disheartening pohutukawa may have to be felled
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.