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Letters: Learning te reo Māori should be a choice

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Rachel Stewart: Farm leaders in dance over freshwater plan

COMMENT: Finally long-delayed "action plan for freshwater" discussion document has arrived

Opinion | Weird and wonderful Bay political slogans

It ain't easy coming up with a pithy political catchphrase, but candidates have tried.

Letters: Students should find spot for Mountie statue

City bus service performance also questioned.

Stephanie Worsop: Vaping has parallels with synnies

COMMENT: Lack of regulations is giving the vaping industry free rein.

Sonya Bateson: Knowledge of New Zealand history sadly lacking among Kiwis

COMMENT: History tells us where we came from - and where we're going.

Bryan Gould: Save the criticism and give credit where due

Sometimes, giving credit where it's due can be the best policy.

Letters: Government needs to resort to blackmail over vaccinations

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jane Trask: How do we move forward in face of measles outbreak?

COMMENT: Immunisation is important in my whānau, writes Jane Trask.

Letters: Ratepayers can't be expected to pay business owners

Readers have their say on the Bayfair overbridge and CBD business owners.

Comment: Don't let measles ruin the AIMS Games

If this outbreak has taught us anything, it's that we should listen to the experts.

Revoke licence to print money: Time to take back power from the banks

OPINION: It is time politicians took back commercial banks' monopoly to create money.

Opinion: MPs and leapfrogging salaries

MPs are benefiting from the public sector's hefty pay rises.

Our view: Fixing the housing crisis a tall task

The Government committed to building houses "as quickly as we can", whatever that means.

Rod Vaughan: Fixing our killer highways is years overdue

COMMENT: Regional New Zealand in revolt over horror highways.

Letters: Politicians to blame for low turnout

A reader believes council hopefuls are not making enough effort.

Dawn Picken: Time to strike back at people who don't vaccinate

Inactions that threaten public health deserve consequences.

Matt Cowley: Who wants to be the mayor anyway?

The mayoralty is a complex and largely thankless role, says Matt Cowley