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Opinion: An effective tsunami alert
Everyone has a cellphone, making a mobile alerting system effective in an emergency

Dancing in December
If you never stop loving your person, you never stop mourning them, either.

Truth behind Fiji's shock win
Peter Williams says we should not let the romance of Fiji's rugby win over France fool us.

Rachel Stewart: TERF wars - a derogatory term to shut down debate
COMMENT: All human beings deserve human rights and respect.

Opinion: Begging issue is more about coin and less about kai
Tommy Wilson takes aim at the heart of the begging issue.

Opinion: Bodies are beautiful - why do some of us have trouble with public nudity?
I've been wondering why public nudity makes me squirm ...

Opinion: Homeless ban a no-win solution
Begging and rough sleeping bans in Tauranga: Where does it end?

Peter Williams: It's time for stale Steve Hansen to go
Could New Zealand's World Cup campaign next year be over in the quarter finals?

Letters: Zero tolerance needed on begging and rough sleeping
Readers have their say.

Peter Williams: Making teaching attractive is the first step
Teachers' pay should be based on incentives and performance

How a new stadium in Auckland could affect Tauranga
Auckland Waterfront Consortium has great plans for our biggest city; should the BoP care?

Opinion: Ditch the screens, go back to books
The younger generations we are creating are skimming more and remembering less.

Opinion: Christmas, a season of consumerism
Giving often seems to benefit the giver more than the recipient

New blood for Tauranga Community Foodbank
Former Ballance boss Larry Bilodeau has been named board chairman of Tauranga's foodbank.

Dawn Picken: Supporting the arts to save souls
It's always the season to support the arts.

Opinion: We want to keep our good teachers and make them feel valued
Amazing teachers need to be kept.

Rachel Stewart: Why today's feminists leave me underwhelmed - and males contented
COMMENT: Today's 'feminists' generally leave me underwhelmed.