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Letters: Intersection blockers causing gridlock
Learn the road rules and stop blocking intersections, a reader asks.
Letters: Pale, stale male is snide terminology
The pale, stale male terminology is popular with the infallible left, a reader says.
Ardern breathes new life into Commonwealth
NZ Prime Minister presents the image of a country that dares to be different.
Opinion: Bad things come in threes
Sonya Bateson is hoping the run of bad luck is at an end
Tommy Wilson: Maori seat only fair
TV debate between Hobson's Pledge spokesman and 'born-again racist' will be enlightening.
Right and wrong way to eat feijoas
Opinion: Office face-off over the best way to eat feijoas.
Letters: Folau outrage reveals subjectivity of freedom of speech
It is so sad that the entire commentariat has hammered Israel Folau, a reader says.
Dawn Picken: Eight signs you're smitten by your dog
How to tell if your dog has you wrapped around its paw...
Kate's glamour a far cry from realities of birth
Catherine looked stunning mere hours after the birth of her third child - is that normal?
Letters: Tauranga drivers don't follow road rules
A reader compares his experience on the narrow, windy roads of Ireland to Tauranga.
Keep Harold the giraffe in our schools
Will Johnston hopes people will support the BOP Life Education fundraising breakfast.
Opinion: People are proud of their Anzac links
Opinion: Anzac Day is a day of commemoration.
Opinion: Showcasing the Bay of Plenty across the globe
Being able to identify locations in movies can be fun to do.
Letters: Netball decisions and exhibition sites
Letters to the Editor, April 24, 2018.
Breaking good habits is a bad move
Getting back into good habits can be hard when they've been broken for so long.
Tommy Wilson weighs up Tauranga byelection
Tommy Wilson weighs in on the Tauranga City byelection.
Folau's comments could harm some people
Opinion: Kristin Macfarlane weighs in on the Israel Folau mess.
'Car enthusiast' doesn't mean 'criminal'
'Boy racer' not synonymous with criminal despite some views.
Time to farewell Welcome Bay traffic
Opinion: I'll miss living in Welcome Bay - but I won't miss its traffic.
Letters: Drivers, take responsibility for your actions
Stop blaming roads - crashes are caused by drivers, a reader says.
Rachel Stewart: The sun has already set on oil
COMMENT: Industry anger with Govt baseless given global shift away from fossil fuels.
Tauranga only needs a traffic fix
Visitors only come to Tauranga for the Mount, a reader says.
Opinion: Change of government hard for winners, harder for defeated
New governments grow into the role – it's not so easy for recently defeated oppositions.
Letters: Kiwifruit jobs an opportunity for beggars
A reader suggests beggars help fill the shortage of workers in the kiwifruit industry.
Tommy Wilson: Chains a sign of the times in Aotearoa
Hope is a far better currency to bestow on those down on their luck
Letters: Tauranga lacks key facilities and infrastructure
Infrastructure, roading, advertising and phones are today's letters to the editor topics.
The youth of today... are actually quite caring
Mount Maunganui Intermediate students are participating in a wearable arts competition.
Memories of my father elusive and contradictory
How to paint an accurate picture of one you've loved and lost?