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Opinion: 'Fat girl!' The story of (another) verbal hit-and-run
OPINION: Why is it always a loser in a crappy car?
Letters to the editor: Subdivisions are the root cause of congestion
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Sonya Bateson: Getting Tauranga people out of their cars? That's a tough sell
OPINION: Some city planners believe in making driving less attractive. But does this work?
The Premium Debate: cystic fibrosis sufferers still hoping to get drug
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Letters: An idea for how to save millions of dollars in the CBD
Our readers have their say.
Zizi Sparks: There are no winners in council's legal action against motels
Rotorua's council has lodged court action in the Environment Court against nine motels.
Zoe Hunter: My car got broken into. The thief was just a kid
OPINION: These kids are hurting themselves and their futures.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers ponder Trikafta donation
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Life's too short to let whingers and whiners dump their hatred on you
OPINION: Whingers and whiners should ditch the negativity.
Luke Kirkness: More needs to be done to help the real MVPs of society
OPINION: Health workers are incredibly important but do we show it enough?
Subscriber views: Wage and job listing rises, call for clubs to 'clean up their game'
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Jo Raphael: Beak Peek or Chin Nappy - there's only one right way to wear a mask
OPINION: There is one visible reminder that Covid isn't over and won't be for some time.
Dawn Picken: Is working from home working for us?
Opinion: Despite calls for workers to return to the office, remote work is here to stay.
Malachi should never have gone through that hell
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Opinion: Might be time to think twice about that Covid sickie
Opinion: What's the harm in a fake rapid antigen test and a week at home, you ask? Plenty.
Workers faking Covid sickness to get off work? Readers react
OPINION: Subscribers have their say.
Sonya Bateson: Thanks for the $27 a week, but I was actually hoping for real change
Opinion: The politics of stability are comfortable, but won't get us out of this mess.
The Premium Debate: should there be greater presence at bus stops?
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Luke Kirkness: Police need to be respected more and the buck stops with us
Luke Kirkness says police in NZ don't deserve to be spat at, bitten or hit.
Letters: supermarkets are not charities
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: I'm about to lose my job but I'm not sorry to go
OPINION: Change should happen when it's needed most
Opinion: Supermarket profits a slap in the face to hardworking Kiwis
OPINION: A slap in the face is a good way to describe how these profits make me feel.
Special memories of whānau and a different New Zealand
Rob Rattenbury reflects on his early years and a different New Zealand.
Michele Hunter: We need to make it inconvenient to commit crime
OPINION: Where is the justice for the victims?
Letters to the editor: Banning smacking is behind crime rate
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Women facing uphill battles on many fronts in 2022
OPINION: Women are in a fight for their lives, liberties, equal pay and healthcare.
Should gangs be banned? The Premium Debate
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on gangs.
Opinion: Cost of housing infrastructure everyone's responsibility
Opinion: Property development is a business and you have to spend money to make money.
Opinion: Simon Henry apology: Women no longer have a designated lane
OPINION: Misogyny, like racism is embedded in our customs and institutions.
The Premium Debate: why bowel cancer screening is so important
OPINION: Bay of Plenty Premium subscribers have their say.
Opinion: As New Zealand reopens, tourism shouldn't forget Kiwis
OPINION: Tourism's adaptations for NZ travellers should last beyond the pandemic.
Zoe Hunter: Why women should be paid the same as men
OPINION: I cannot believe that in 2022 we are even still talking about this subject.
Readers largely welcome Graham Bell's view on ram raids
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.