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Peter Williams talks All Blacks, Black Ferns and New Zealand.
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Prison rates need to be decreased, for our good and theirs, a reader says
Good buzz on sports sponsorship
It's nice to see a positive branding campaign on a sports team
Letters: Don't blame Māori suicides on Pākehā
A reader objects to the Mental Health Foundation listing colonialism as a suicide factor
Opinion: The sad state of New Zealand book readers
Fewer Kiwis are reading books, according to new research.
Letters to the Editor: Thank you Peter Williams, let kids be kids and speed humps needed
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Hosking: Simon Bridges hopelessly exposed on leak
COMMENT: National leader remains open to speculation, rumour, and innuendo.
Learning lessons on plastic - from the kid
Reducing my plastic bag use is a slow process, but I'll get there.
Soper: Someone's out to get Simon Bridges. They'll likely succeed
COMMENT: To know the enemy from within but perhaps the truth is too hard to bear.
Trump trials fail to hold true offenders to account
The latest in the Trump Trials will be watched eagerly by many in the US and elsewhere.
Letters: Cyclist avoids dangerous cycleways
Cyclist says local roads can be too dangerous while another reader critiques council spend
Opinion: Boys and men should feel it's okay to open up
Telling boys to stop acting 'like a girl' can have far reaching consequences.
Peter Williams: Council fails to impress
Tauranga has some of the highest rates in New Zealand, but are we getting what we pay for?
Opinion: Why do so many people hate cyclists?
When did cyclists become such an issue for people?
Poor life syndrome has a lot to answer for
The divide between the haves and the have-nots continues thanks to s*** life syndrome.
Some life hacks better left undone
When life hacks fail: sometimes old-fashioned solutions taste best.
Opinion: Memorial Park walkway would be a sight to see
Imagine watching the sun rise across the harbour from a beautiful boardwalk
Letters: Western Bay risks losing democracy
Democracy has its flaws, but it's still preferable to a dictatorship.
Rachel Stewart: Animal cruelty – a storm is coming
COMMENT: If you're shocked now, your hair will soon curl.
Opinion: Trying a little tenderness in troubling times
Tommy Wilson reflects on how times have changed over the past decades.
Opinion: Food allergy sufferers should feel confident eating out
Mixing up someone's food is dangerous - even life-threatening.
Letters to the editor: Does Tauranga really need an 'Eat Street'?
A proposed upgrade to liven up Tauranga's Wharf St has been questioned by a reader.
Bryan Gould: Why are teachers striking now?
COMMENT: Teachers' strike a long time coming, but why now with a sympathetic Government?
Letters to the editor: Plastic not so fantastic
Readers share their thoughts on plastic and roadworks.
When did farmers stop being heroes?
Farmers used to be our heroes, but times are a'changin'.
Opinion: Will is part of the problem on the slope
Will Johnston takes a visit to the snow, as does everyone else.
Letters: A Tauranga alien?
A Wellington ex-pat asks if Tauranga's history is relevant to her.
Opinion: Plastic bag ban a small win for the environment
Every plastic bag you use is going to end up back in the environment.
Opinion: Death comes to us all
It may be morbid to think about, but it's the one thing we all have in common.
Letters: Brash not racist but egalitarian
How can it be unjust to seek fair treatment for all Kiwis, a reader asks.