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Opinion: Brainless scumbag looters soaking up precious police time

OPINION: One Hawke’s Bay village has resorted to blockades to deter looters.

Letters: After Cyclone Gabrielle, Govt must step up its priorities

Our readers have their say.

Zoe Hunter: When one region is hurting, others need to step up

There are already examples of help flowing from the Bay of Plenty to cyclone-hit regions.

Kiri Gillespie: Greater insight into teenage mental wellbeing a no-brainer

Opinion: We should be learning more about why kids skip school

ChatGPT threatens language diversity in the age of AI

OPINION: Writing itself is a technology that can be used to further inequality.

Sonya Bateson: Social media - we can’t live with it; we can’t live without it

OPINION: I hate social media.

Cyclone Gabrielle shows how real the threat from climate change is

OPINION: The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle are utterly devastating.

Looks matter when it comes to shopfronts

OPINION: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says the shopping experience starts at the shop entrance.

Letters to the editor: Support the Tauranga Domain hands-off campaign

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say in our letters to the editor.

Richard Prebble: Chris Hipkins must capitalise on honeymoon bounce

Events overwhelm governments. New PM shouldn’t just wait for it to happen.

Jo Raphael: Personal attacks on ex-PM shameful

OPINION: At least eight people were charged with threatening to kill her during her term.

Letters to the editor: Allow for consultation with affected neighbours

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Opinion: Building up not out needs embracing

Opinion: The days of the quarter-acre dream could be in the rearview.

Letters to the editor: Tauranga city looking scruffy; developing good government

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Which politicians impressed at Rātana

There was plenty of laughter and good advice for the politicians.

Carmen Hall: Food price hikes will hurt poorest most

Vegetable soup has got me through a few winters.