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![Opinion: Finding a solution for Tauranga's begging and rough sleeping problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Finding a solution for Tauranga's begging and rough sleeping problem
Banning beggars and rough sleepers, is it the answer to the problem?
![Rosemary McLeod: Pain and hurt as entertainment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rosemary McLeod: Pain and hurt as entertainment
Trolls enjoy insulting strangers while lurking in the shadows.
![Opinion: Roads rule in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Roads rule in Tauranga
Why can we spend $35m on a revamped library, but can't put $20m towards a museum?
![Letters: Broken families cause broken lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters: Broken families cause broken lives
Broken families cause broken lives, a reader says
![Rachel Stewart: We cannot bury our heads in the silence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rachel Stewart: We cannot bury our heads in the silence
COMMENT: Our approach to suicide isn't working very well.
![Opinion: Tiny houses - do I need things and stuff?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Tiny houses - do I need things and stuff?
Opinion: Could I live without things and stuff? Does a spare room add value to my life?
![Letters: Traffic lights a sign of failed planning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters: Traffic lights a sign of failed planning
Traffic lights at Barkes Corner indicate failed road planning, a reader believes.
![Letters: Labour preventing needy getting jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters: Labour preventing needy getting jobs
Labour being irresponsible over prisons and jobs, a reader says.
![Opinion: Rugby, league and basketball - a good winter weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Rugby, league and basketball - a good winter weekend
The All Blacks, New Zealand Warriors and Golden State Warriors all win at the weekend.
![Opinion: How free is the free market really?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: How free is the free market really?
In a free market, it is almost always the employers that hold all the bargaining power
![Letters: Bring culture to Mauao in place of a museum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters: Bring culture to Mauao in place of a museum
If we can't have a museum, bring culture to Mauao instead, a reader suggests.
![Opinion: Bella Vista decision the right call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Bella Vista decision the right call
A positive to emerge from awful Bella Vista Homes saga has been the community's support.
![Letters to the editor: Stadium for Tauranga? Bella Vista, Dame deserving?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters to the editor: Stadium for Tauranga? Bella Vista, Dame deserving?
Letters to the Editor, June 9, 2018.
![Say goodbye to scantily-clad 'trophies'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Say goodbye to scantily-clad 'trophies'
What a surprise for men to learn women aren't just for staring at.
![Seal's antics part of New Zealand's charm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Seal's antics part of New Zealand's charm
Happy animals, clean enviornment: we don't know how lucky we are.
![Opinion: The Bella Vista nightmare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: The Bella Vista nightmare
Opinion: Financial impacts for Bella Vista homeowners are the tip of the iceberg.
![Bus lane across rail bridge can ease jams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Bus lane across rail bridge can ease jams
A reader suggests adapting the Matapihi Rail Bridge for buses to battle gridlocked traffic
![Tommy Wilson: Storytelling at its finest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Tommy Wilson: Storytelling at its finest
If you want intelligent children, read them fairy tales, a wise man once said.
![Cosmetic surgery can boost confidence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Cosmetic surgery can boost confidence
A quick nip and tuck can be worth every dollar
![Letters to the editor: Kaimai flashing signs 'a rort'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters to the editor: Kaimai flashing signs 'a rort'
A reader will continue to ignore the flashing speeds signs on the Kaimai Range
![Bryan Gould: Nuclear war threat should not be in Trump's hands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Bryan Gould: Nuclear war threat should not be in Trump's hands
The on-again, off-again Kim meeting tells a great deal about Trump and how his mind works.
![Answers sought over felled tree](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Answers sought over felled tree
A reader wants to know why a healthy-looking Mount Maunganui tree has been felled.
![Honours highlight the good in our world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Honours highlight the good in our world
No matter your opinion of the honours, the recipients are deserving of recognition.
![Rosemary McLeod: Greer's rape advice hard to fathom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rosemary McLeod: Greer's rape advice hard to fathom
'You become what you most despise.'
![Opinion: Winter mornings hard in a cold home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Winter mornings hard in a cold home
Our tough forebears put up with the cold - but that doesn't mean they enjoyed it
![Letters to the editor: Lower Tauriko speed limit to 50km/h](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters to the editor: Lower Tauriko speed limit to 50km/h
.A reader shares their ideas on how to improve a traffic tailback
![Letters to the editor: 'A sad day for our grandchildren'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Letters to the editor: 'A sad day for our grandchildren'
Letters to the Editor: May 31, 2018.
![Rachel Stewart: Why I've come to love those cows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rachel Stewart: Why I've come to love those cows
COMMENT: Studies show cows have personalities and emotions, just like cats and dogs.