We once looked up to the United States as a pillar of democracy, a reader says.

State Highway 2 is a dreadful road, a reader says.

COMMENT: With the last poll putting him at nine per cent he knows he has cause for worry.

Single-use plastic permeates our daily lives.

It is hard to believe that the American people can stand idly by

There can never be enough money for enough roads, a reader says

Opinion: Strikes by nurses after whopping offer threaten to turn sentiment.

Letters: Government priorities and free speech

Fairness and equality for all.

Plastic bags, freedom of speech and Tauranga Hospital feature in today's letters.

There is a huge satisfaction in cooking with fresh ingredients and love for your family.

Get over racism, it's not going away, a reader says

I could write a handbook called, The How Not to Travel Guide.

The Minister for Seniors says she will help raise awareness of needs for the elderly.

How do you stay motivated in winter?

Other cities are sniggering behind their hands at our lack of culture

Tommy Wilson is hoping his daughter will become an environmental scientist

If mobility scooters are forced onto footpaths, where will pedestrians go?

Letters: Marina plan, support for nurses and alcohol.

What's daring in China is passe in the Western world

We haven't got the cattle disease M. bovis in the Bay of Plenty; let's keep it that way.

Bay residents are conjuring summer in these cold, dark, post-solstice days.

Another tool to stop drink drivers, a reader says.

As with any growing city, new issues emerge. Leaders are grappling with these challenges.

Dress, trousers, skirt - who cares as long as you're comfortable?

Cyclists don't take up precious city centre space, a reader says.

COMMENT: The more I drank the more I could handle it. Time to give it a break.

Two perfect examples of aroha: Neve Te Aroha and the aroha of the Greerton yarn bombers.

The more cycles on the road, the fewer cars causing congestion.

Bring on the warmer, brighter days.