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Todd Muller: Climate change a big challenge
Guest view: Todd Muller talks climate change and its challenges

Letters: Something wrong with the justice system
January 20: Broken justice system, Maori wards, landlords' bounty, appointed head of state

Shithole countries: What if you live there?
Insults and stereotypes are easy, writes Dawn Picken

Judo club trio to compete at national camp
Three teenage Tauranga Judo Club members are off to a three-day national camp in Nelson.

Letters: Headlights on at all times
January 18: Headlights on at all times a good idea

Opinion: Benefits in learning a second language
Learning another language expands the mind and te reo is perfect for this.

Is there no end to Trump awfulness?
Trump may now realise that he is destined to go down in history as a disaster.

Letters: Bad spelling not a good look
January 16: Bad misspelling, Maori councillors, slow delivery, right-wing views.

Is that text message worth risking your life?
Think twice before using your phone while driving.

Big goal, small steps
Setting 2018 goals? Think small, daily steps with community help.

Letters: Donald Trump and Maori wards
January 12: Donald Trump and Maori wards not democratic

Letters: Maori wards undemocratic, glass recycling move 'retrograde'
January 11: Maori voters let down by Maori wards, stopping glass collection 'retrograde'

Opinion: Plenty on offer in the Bay
Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are the places to be.

Rachel Stewart: I got end-of-humanity blues
COMMENT: Hard to feel jazzed about 2018 knowing Earth and its denizens are on brink.

Opinion: Spare a thought for emergency workers
We, the public, can be a demanding and often ungrateful lot.

Tommy Wilson: What's in a good book?
When the weather falls apart, what better option is there than to curl up with a book.

Letters: Equal treatment, marching orders, tactile museum
January 8: Minority only if you choose to be, fiscal responsibility, tourist attractions.

Opinion: Rain warnings are not for the Kiwi summer
Opinion: Weather warnings are very un-Kiwi for summer.

Tempting Mother Nature by camping in January
In Godzone we're annually forewarned about our destiny to encounter bad weather in January

No one deserves to be groped
No one deserves to be groped. No matter what they are (or aren't) wearing.