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OPINION: Children can't thrive if they don't have enough food or warm clothing.
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Bryan Gould: America's democracy is under threat
OPINION: The world will pay the price if the flame of democracy is snuffed out in the US.
Te Arawa Fisheries adds international expertise
The appointments are expected to strengthen the board's connection to its kaupapa.
Kristin Macfarlane: 'I was alive but I wasn't living'
Comment: I couldn't even recognise myself anymore but had no idea how to fix that.
Dawn Picken: Decluttering can improve mental health
COMMENT: The case for decluttering: disposing of junk can improve your mental health.
Severe weather warning still in place for Bay of Plenty
Between 9 am and 5pm, 50-80mm of rain was expected in the Eastern Bay of Plenty ranges.
'Bawling my eyes out': Baby Daxton fights for life after four brain surgeries
''Half of his brain was the normal grey colour and half of it was real black.''
Mongrel Mob Kawerau president and 7 others on trial
Eight people accused of drug dealing offences are on trial in Hamilton District Court.
Bay Steamers team to play Wellington Lions named
Bay of Plenty Steams team to play Wellington Lions named.
Opinion: Women and the young bear brunt of economic 'scarring'
COMMENT: We need to think creatively about how firms might engage with job seekers.
Jo Raphael: We need Aucklanders
COMMENT: Aucklanders need to spend their money in the regions - not just Auckland.
Weather: Heavy rain on the way for Bay of Plenty
A front moving over central North Island is bringing periods of heavy rain with it.
Hundreds of teachers' jobs at risk as foreign students dwindle
Banning foreign students may cost hundreds of teachers' jobs.
'We can have a great summer': Bay reacts to alert level 1
It means people can be social again which benefits mental health, event organisers say.
David Beck: How I'm fighting anxiety one day at a time
Conquering mental health issues is a journey not a destination.
Kristin Macfarlane: Focus on mental health timely in 2020
COMMENT: Increasingly open conversations about wellbeing can only be a good thing.
Why Māori medium education is 'nothing short of extraordinary'
"We all have a responsibility to ... ensure our language continues, survives and thrives."
Jo Raphael: Now's not the time to relax
COMMENT: Covid is a nasty, tricky virus that we still don't know enough about.
'We said no': Advance NZ wanted to join NZ First, Winston Peters says
Peters said the reasons would be 'obvious to any sensible, sane, rational person'.
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: 'We had to seek it ourselves'
Tangiwai Doctor did not learn te reo as a child. Now, she teaches it.
NZ's most mispronounced places, and what to do about it
'If we don't pronounce them correctly we lose the whakapapa, the stories behind them.'
Opinion: Do you know how your regional council is supposed to work?
COMMENT: It is up to us to meet councils halfway.
Māori Party wants NZ renamed Aotearoa, all cities to take Māori names by 2026
Māori Party candidate for Waiariki Rawiri Waititi has announced a policy for Te Reo Māori.
Bryan Gould: One way or another, the tax tab comes for us all
Bryan Gould shares his views on why paying tax isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Kristin Macfarlane: Ignorance valued speaking another person's language over my own
Te Wiki o te reo Māori/Māori Language Week gets under way today.
Business digest: Call to nominate a deserving business for inaugural award
A new People and Culture Award has been created to celebrate business efforts in the Bay.
Regional council chief: We'll try harder at communicating with people
The promise followed a survey about residents' satisfaction with the regional council.
'Massive increases': Online spending doubles and saves many Bay retailers
Pedalling their wares online has been what's saved many local retailers from going bust.
Samantha Motion: Five weeks to the election - here's who I think will win in the Bay
COMMENT: There are four safe seats and one to watch in the Bay of Plenty region
Dawn Picken: Is New Zealand a fascist state?
COMMENT: People troubled by government policies during the pandemic have options.
Life-long friendships: How social connection helps with ageing
Meet the people who have been friends for decades.
Labour's policy - a salve for small business?
COMMENT: Small businesses are desperate for support but the devil will be in the detail.
Kristin Macfarlane: No kisses or hand shakes - so why is it okay to touch eftpos buttons?
COMMENT: Tap and go payment systems should be available at all businesses.
A community hijacked: PM revisits Whakaari / White Is tragedy
Today is Ardern's third day campaigning in the Bay of Plenty.