Letters: Priorities and walkways.

Shouting commands to your child during a sporting event does more harm than good.

Villé the cat isn't a conventional beauty but he is much loved.

Comment: Animals attack us when we invade their space and we need to realise this.

Save costs by combining Tauranga City and Western Bay District councils, a reader says.

What Tauranga lacks, Rotorua makes up for in spades.

Supermarkets just want you to buy bags, a reader says

Kiwi kids love their sport.

Jacinda Ardern has a strong case for satisfaction.

Opinion: Women were trivialised, badgered, insulted and disbelieved in rape cases.

Let's tidy pollution we can see – and that which we can't.

Letters: Council hotel deals sparks concern.

Dry July has been a real eye-opener.

The changes to the roads around the Maungatapu Underpass must be doing drivers' heads in.

A fun playground has been ruined by the health and safety police, a reader says.

Resident unimpressed with council handling of Bella Vista and where is Wairoa?

Bryan Gould shares his views on the impact of climate change.

Black Caps fast bowler Trent Boult and his wife Gert are expecting their first child.

COMMENT: If farmers don't find a new way forward soon, they'll feel more alone than ever.

Opinion: A digital health service makes sense.

Winter is a struggle for many families - charity Variety is helping out.

Mobility cars too large for Matapihi Rail Bridge, a reader says.

No government can please all the people all of the time.

Auckland is opening a $49m to rough sleepers - why can't we do the same?

Why not trial making Hairini St as a T2-plus lane, a reader asks

Readers share thoughts on charter schools, freedom of speech and Awanui Black claims.

Online shopping is a gamble.

When you're all over the internet, it's a bit rich to claim you're a martyr to free speech

Nothing will change without four-laning main arterial roads, a reader says.

Letters: Crashes and grave risks