Latest fromBOPT Opinion

Zizi Sparks: What it's like being drawn into the Black Friday hype
COMMENT: I was in and out in record time.

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.

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?

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.

Letters: No good reason not to vote for End of Life Choice Bill
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Foodbank Christmas Appeal: Pitch in and do your bit
The Tauranga Foodbank Christmas Appeal begins today.