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Chiefs woes likely to continue
The Chiefs have had a woeful start to the season and it's not getting any easier.
Letters: Toll roads - where is the fairness?
Letters: Toll roads - where is the fairness?
Rachel Stewart: Can we separate the art from the artist?
COMMENT: I don't believe you can rewrite history. It's already made.
Opinion: Kiwis shouldn't need to resort to DIY dentistry
Can you imagine taking pliers to your own teeth?
Opinion: Bewildered by Momo Challenge terror
Opinion: Momo Challenge playing to the fears of parents.
Letters: Bridges' ideas are good, they're just not his
Letters: Time to cut out the middleman.
Opinion: Air NZ fare cuts are welcome news
Wary Bay travellers will welcome news that Air NZ plans to cut fares by up to 50 per cent.
Bryan Gould: Landlords vs children
Comment: Why do some pay no tax on a big windfall - while others pay tax on every penny.
Graeme Simpson: Ebikes are well and truly here
Ebikes handle the Rotorua trails well.
Letters: Bus problems must be fixed
Letters: Tauranga's bus problems must be fixed, a reader says.
Letters: Traffic improvements need to go
Letters: Traffic improvements creating even worse situation
Making the most of life and other stories from a local race
Looking for inspiration? Watch or take part in an entry-level triathlon.
Letters: Ministry of Education staff should do refresher courses
Letters: Ministry of Education staff should do refresher courses.
Comment: The worst rental I ever lived in
Bring on the new healthy homes standards
Breakdancing over squash, seriously?
What will it take for squash to be included at the Olympic Games?
Letters: Tauranga's new bus service is a disaster
Letters: Tauranga's new bus service is a disaster
Letters: Common sense needed over Base Track
Letters: Common sense should prevail over Base Track
Bryan Gould: Trump, Kardashian and the cult of celebrity
We live, like it or not, in the age of the celebrity.
Letters: Greerton roading changes don't help traffic issues
Readers have their say.
Government helping Bay to get ahead
NZ First's Fletcher Tabuteau talks of the Provincial Growth Fund's impact in the Bay
Letters: Capital Gains Tax idea should be dismissed outright
Readers have their say
Opinion: No one wants your junk
Charity shops can't keep up with an onslaught of cheap goods
Polytech merger may stymie tourism growth
Regional polytechnics provide the most practical, industry-grade training
Dawn Picken: What's your cult of choice?
Dabbling with demons can be dangerous, sweat-inducing and addictive.
Letters: Teaching of history must be based on facts
Readers have their say on the teaching of history in New Zealand.
Comment: Drought or tempest on a farmer's land may fall
As extreme weather events become more common, resilience will be the word.
Opinion: Super Rugby is a yawn
2019 is a Rugby World Cup year, shouldn't there be more hype around Super Rugby?
Comment: Tax review – don't hold your breath
Tax Working Group report will be a 'waste of time' says Stuart Pedersen.
Letters: Why the delay in fixing the Mount base track?
Letters: Why the delay in fixing the Mount Base Track and the Totara St cycleway?
Letters: Action needed on State Highway 2
Letters: Action needed on State Highway 2