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Mowers, chainsaws and a cold beer: The surprising ways high-powered bosses unwind
Leaders reveal their best tonics for workplace stress.
Jo Raphael: People should be disgusted by charity shop break-in
OPINION: A message needs to be sent that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.
Telling it like it is: Meet our new Opinion section columnists
We've added new opinion writers to our current line-up.
Letters: Is Rotorua the main focus of the Govt's public housing surge?
Our readers have their say.
Ngahi Bidois: Stay focused as you embrace the challenge of change
OPINION: Choose wisely what you spend your time and energy on
You up for the challenge? 100km in 30 Days for Breast Cancer
Register now and get your sponsors lined up.
Opinion: It's time to raise the retirement age
Our rising population age raises the stakes for the Super debate, writes Luke Kirkness.
Whakaari/White Island tragedy: Flight operator pleads guilty, ordered to pay $267k
The defendant has been ordered to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars.
Forget 'bikinis and Barbie dolls': Beauty pageant returns with a makeover
'We're modernising - it's 2022.'
The Premium Debate: Supply chain issues a huge concern for people
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Opinion: Jane Campion's comment missed the mark
OPINION: There is no comparison between Campion's and the Williams sisters' battles.
Supply chain crisis: Soaring costs hammer companies, some may go bust
Plumbers will definitely run out of some products, market warned.
Smash and grab: 'Gutted' owner's jewellery store 'smashed up'
Rotorua Jewellery store was smashed and burgled in the early hours of Monday morning.
Open fire season, but be responsible
Bay of Plenty district is now in an open fire season.
Graham Bell: Nation's crime rate - it's not so bad
Former top cop says New Zealand is a very safe country.
Business digest: Young Innovator Awards 2022 launches
Got business news? Email carmen.hall@nzme.co.nz or zoe.hunter@nzme.co.nz
We're living longer - is it time to raise the age for superannuation?
More than 70,000 in the Bay of Plenty receive superannuation. Is it time for a rethink?
Mafia-like tactics: How a gang's drug empire came crashing down
Big business: The inside story on the inner workings of a major organised drug operation
'Nah, we'll be right': Drink driver ignored pleas to stop before fatal crash
His friends were screaming at him to stop. But he was drunk, crashed and killed his mate.
School's biosecurity work and dedication recognised
Lynmore Primary School took home the Kura (School) Award at the 2021 Biosecurity Awards.
The Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on cruise ship industry and maritime border closures
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
How to prepare as potential 'extreme' rainfall threatens Bay
Downpours and significant flooding are possible for the Bay of Plenty.
Luke Kirkness: What some unemployed people are lacking
Keep trying until it pays off, argues Luke Kirkness.
Chocolate fish, T-shirts and a can of Coke: BOP council leaders' credit card spend
Only one mayor among the four councils holds a credit card.
Jo Raphael: Why I'm avoiding Covid like the plague
OPINION: The sooner we get out of this peak, the sooner we can get on with our lives.
Nine new Covid-19 deaths in NZ, three in Bay of Plenty
The total number of publicly reported Covid-19 deaths in New Zealand is now 175.
'Shattered': Slow recovery for Te Puke boy finally home from hospital
The "shattered" 7-year-old still can't go to school or see his friends.
Opinion: 'Shooting a little girl?' That is not war. That is a war crime
OPINION: We might have problems in NZ, but look at what's happening in Ukraine.
'I'm smitten': An affair to remember in dark times
Sunrise is a reminder of beauty in our broken world.
Opinion: What's behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?
OPINION: What fuels these levels of antagonism?