Bay of Plenty Times
  • Bay of Plenty Times home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport

Locations

  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Katikati
  • Tauranga
  • Mount Maunganui
  • Pāpāmoa
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Beck Vass

Beck Vass is a columnist for Lifestyle at The New Zealand Herald.

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

Check out Beck’s latest content
Premium
Beck Vass: Tauranga is like a ghost town
Bay of Plenty Times

Beck Vass: Tauranga is like a ghost town

23 Mar 06:27 PM
Premium
Are Kiwi husbands holiday helpers or a hindrance?
Bay of Plenty Times

Are Kiwi husbands holiday helpers or a hindrance?

13 Jan 06:00 PM

From long showers to sporadic lawn mowing, Beck Vass is baffled by her husband's "help".

Premium
Tauranga playground closed by 'cotton-wool parents'
Bay of Plenty Times

Tauranga playground closed by 'cotton-wool parents'

15 Jul 07:00 PM

Comment: Beck Vass is calling out the "over-protective" parents behind the shut down.

'It smelled like Satan': Nappy change nightmare on NZ flight
Bay of Plenty Times

'It smelled like Satan': Nappy change nightmare on NZ flight

25 Feb 06:20 PM

I don't know what that kid had eaten but it smelled like Satan made it.

The New Year's resolution all women should make
Lifestyle

The New Year's resolution all women should make

01 Jan 06:55 PM

Why you shouldn't buy undies to smooth out your undies - and other ridiculous products.

My disgraceful doctor's visit at Tauranga Hospital
Bay of Plenty Times

My disgraceful doctor's visit at Tauranga Hospital

31 Dec 07:27 PM

COMMENT: Beck Vass hoped her appointment would go smoothly. It didn't. Here's why.

Beck Vass: My daughter's teacher has 10 jobs
Lifestyle

Beck Vass: My daughter's teacher has 10 jobs

11 Nov 06:09 PM

Better pay for teachers is an expensive problem to fix. But what will it cost if we don't?

The real reason Greg Boyed's death hurts so many Kiwis
Opinion

The real reason Greg Boyed's death hurts so many Kiwis

23 Aug 09:34 PM

COMMENT: I've had a friend stolen like this. In NZ it's rare to find anyone who hasn't.

Beck Vass: The scum outside Tauranga Hospital
Bay of Plenty Times

Beck Vass: The scum outside Tauranga Hospital

04 Jun 08:36 PM

Mum left appalled after taking her son to hospital with a broken arm.

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Bay of Plenty Times e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Bay of Plenty Times
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP