Letters: Racial abuse damages Tauranga's reputation
Verbal attack on international visitors has damaged Tauranga's reputation
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Even old allegations of sexual assault deserve a hearing
Women have been socialised to be friendly. Sometimes, we must be fierce.
Santa parades shadow of their former selves
Sign-written cars covered in tinsel are replacing the decorated floats of yesteryear.
Letters to the editor: No encouragement to teach
Why would a former teacher return to the profession, a reader asks.
Tommy Wilson: Cherry blossoms a metaphor for life
Time to take a step back and smell the roses - or, in this case, the cherry blossoms.
Bay's growth impacting food security
Council planners have to start dealing in reality, says Federated Farmers' BOP president
Letters: 1080 lies used to intimidate public
Some anti-1080 protesters use lies to mislead and intimidate the public, a reader says
Bryan Gould: Does our monetary system need reviewing?
Petition calls for review of our monetary system to be considered by a select committee.
Information vacuum fueling SH 2 fears
Why is State Highway 2 suddenly an issue for national debate?
Letters: 'Freedom camping control is a joke!'
Letters to the Editor, September 24, 2018.
Budget blow out, drivers and language
Letters: Budget blow out, driver behaviour and language
Tuturumuri School situation is a nonsense
If a school has no kids it should close down, writes Peter Williams.
Opinion: Education sector at breaking point?
Opinion: Education sector at breaking point?
Dawn Picken: Weed out bad sports
Sometimes, the conflict in sports is between fair play and wanting to win too badly.
Opinion: We've come a long way in 125 years
If it wasn't for those suffragists 125 years ago, the world would be a different place.
Peter Williams: Athlete disenchantment a growing sport
Williams on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.
Rachel Stewart: Women must unite against hard-line patriarchy
COMMENT: Kiwi women are eye-wateringly over-represented in domestic violence statistics.
Tommy Wilson: Increasing acceptance of te reo
For Māori, the normalisation journey of its treasured language is well on the way.
Solution mooted to SH2 roading crisis
A reader comes up with an idea he thinks may help lower the road toll
Opinion: AIMS Games a winner all round
Intermediate-aged kids are lucky to have an event such as AIMS Games to take part in.
Opinion - Bryan Gould: Lifejackets are lifesavers
Individuals, families and society all pay a price for bad decision-making.
Letters: Focus on women on boards unnecessary
A reader questions why the percentage of women on boards receive so much press
Williams: Help te reo Māori gain acceptance
Let's follow Wales, and Ireland and Canada and have our road signs in two languages
McLeod: Price of defying expectations
Serena Williams is so many things that men hate in a woman
Letters: Why now for SH2 campaigners?
A reader wonders why SH2 campaigns are ramping up at this point in time.
Too many of us wasting a hard-won opportunity
Are you okay letting other people make your decisions? Then vote.
Opinion: Shop owners face tough choice
Opinion: No shop owner should have to put their own wellbeing at risk to supply cigarettes
Letters: Look at your own driving before blaming road
Gambling in any form exploits greed and desperation, a reader says.
Letters: Small Nelson beats Tauranga to All Blacks match
Nelson has a population of 51,400 and Tauranga has a population of 131,500.
Te reo Māori important for Māori and Pākehā
Sonya Bateson talks about what te reo means to her.
Time to embrace te reo Māori place names
Māori place names have been around hundreds of years, yet most don't know what they mean
Mistakes happen- let's make them less deadly
18 deaths between 2012 and 2016 is horrific and something needs to be done.
Increasing syphilis rates sign of times
High syphilis rates are another sign of the degeneration of NZ, a reader says
Opinion: Only 16 Mondays until Christmas
We're nearing the end of another year and approaching another Christmas.