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Kiri Gillespie: Society to blame for a lack of respect

Is a little respect so hard to come by?

Letters: Elms decision clarified

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Gould: Voter turnout - why do we struggle to cast our votes?

Budding politicians see local elections as a step on the ladder to a political career.

Letters: Humanity has been missing in modern times

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Dawn Picken: This is more painful than childbirth

Trying to sell a home in the Bay can be more painful than root canal and childbirth.

Opinion: Losing Maketu Pies would be losing an icon

Maketu Pies has been placed in receivership and had some interested buyers.

Letters: Council's left hand doesn't know what the right is doing

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jane Trask: Have your say, go vote

We should all care enough about our place to vote.

Letters: More humanity needed

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Our View: Why we should listen to Greta Thunberg

Great Thunberg urgently beats the climate change drum.

Letters: Nanny state in action

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jane Trask: Why I still drive a big SUV despite rising fuel prices

COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I could drive from Hamilton to Rotorua on just $6.

Comment: Unravelling the many messes of 11 Mission St

Delving into a cascade of messes.

Letters: Solution for 'Nightmare on Elm St'

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Meth is a scourge but some have broken free

Meth casts a long shadow in New Zealand but there are pockets of light out there.

Opinion: Census shows Government must take action on housing

Our cities are growing, and now we have the figures to prove it.

Letters: Realistic rail costings needed

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Letters to the editor: Te reo Māori rules there for a reason

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.