Bay of Plenty TimesYour view: Homelessness and Tauranga's transport woesHomeless need compassion I was very disturbed to read some of the comments the public made in the street view comments in Friday's 21 Feb 03:35 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesKindness by a working class bro who has lived their lifeWORKING CLASS BOY: A group of homeless men treated to a Jimmy Barnes concert soaked up everything he had to say. PHOTO/SUPPLIED A_190916NZHSPLBARNES.JPG When 20 Feb 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesCredit cards are dangerous thingsCredit cards are dangerous things. In today's paper, Tauranga's budget advisory service tells of one family who sought help after 20 Feb 01:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesClayton Mitchell: Libraries and VisionariesWe all know that traditional media are not New Zealand First's biggest support base. In fact, most of the time we come up with a great 15 Feb 11:34 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesPants shaming backfiresIt's been ages since I thought about my grandmother's underpants. I never pondered their deep significance at the time, but thanks 15 Feb 07:00 AM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Fighting the good fightCOMMENT: Personal battles are waste of energy when tackling climate change requires us all.14 Feb 04:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesBryan Gould: 'Trickle-down economics not working'The gap between rich and poor is widening again, and more rapidly, and - in the absence of governments willing to do much about it - it will go on getting worse, writes Bryan Gould.14 Feb 07:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesWhy should freedom campers get to stay for free?Kiwis may often wonder why in a land of milk and honey and sheep, it is cheaper to buy cheese and lamb and Manuka honey on the other 14 Feb 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTommy Kapai: Blokes should embrace the loveWhat's love got to do with it? Some would say everything, especially tomorrow on Valentine's Day. Others, especially some blokes 13 Feb 03:06 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesGraeme Simpson: Food is fuel for your mountain bikeNutrition is one of the building blocks to good health - and better mountain biking. Rotorua's Cati Pearson knows that better than 11 Feb 09:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesHalberg winners ideal role modelsEDITORIALBy Peter White New Zealand's outstanding sporting achievements at last year's Rio Olympics and Paralympics were rewarded 10 Feb 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesWhat's wrong with legal fun?A 24-year-old man jumps 18m off Omanawa falls and is airlifted to hospital with a serious back injury. An 18-year-old man is fined 10 Feb 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesThe rich are not good politiciansI wonder what ultra-rich people are truly good for, apart from braying noisily in posh restaurants and getting their lavish holiday 09 Feb 07:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: Medicinal cannabis change a major step forwardIt may not have been a total victory for medicinal cannabis campaigners, but the announcement that people seeking medical cannabis 08 Feb 11:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Let racist oafs be minorityCOMMENT: If risible views heard on plane above Godzone are pakeha norm then help us all.07 Feb 04:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: Don't risk your life - make it clickI find it hard to believe more than 1800 Western Bay motorists are caught not wearing seatbelts each year. It is such a simple safety 07 Feb 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesLearn about where you liveA few months ago our late regional councillor and iwi leader, Awanuiarangi Black told this newspaper that the majority of us know 05 Feb 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesThere's a gap in reality, which is disturbingNot all progress is good. Think of the mobile phone, through which many people live their entire lives, not believing they exist 02 Feb 05:00 AM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: First love hard to forgetCOMMENT: The US has the best raptors for falconry - eagles, falcons, hawks. I go often. The thought of not going breaks my heart. Yet, here we are.31 Jan 04:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesRadio NZ public service broadcasting must surviveThe Radio New Zealand Building on The Terrace, Wellington. Photo/FileA_050516NZHMMRADIONZ2.JPG I had the privilege of serving for 31 Jan 07:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesMove to rail may be what we needUrban designer Mark Wassung's vision for Tauranga's transport network is ambitious - and possibly just what is needed to counteract 30 Jan 06:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesChemo journey one with many to help youA few months ago I wrote of my battle with an aggressive stage 4 cancer and my ongoing treatment with chemotherapy. I feel that "battle" 29 Jan 07:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesKaimai luge ride a risk too farRiding a luge down the Kaimai Range - an act of bravery or reckless danger? This week we reported on the actions of a Tauranga man 29 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesMigrants need some Kiwi spiritAshley Highnam and Moira MacDonald bringing an attitude of gratitude to their community. Photo/Supplied Tommy_pic.jpg Haere mai29 Jan 03:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesLetters: City growth brings traffic chaosCity growth brings traffic chaos John Cousins' story "Clogged Up" (Benefits of $225m Tauranga roading project lost after 8 years) 29 Jan 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Sad day if we're too busy for sportKEEP MOVING: There's more to the value of playing sport than getting fit and healthy. PHOTO/FILE A_lvn090916twsoccer4.JPG A new survey 27 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTrump saga an epic of Hellenic proportionsThe hostage crisis continues. Melania's slanty eyes mutely beg for deliverance, but despite so many thousands of women marching on 26 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesWhere Next For Local Sports Heroes?Congratulations are due to some of our young local sports people, with Mount Maunganui's Jonas Tawharu taking the Under-18 Boys' Division 25 Jan 10:41 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Stage set for worse to comeCOMMENT: Not even a week into Trump's presidency, it's crystal clear that US citizens are now dealing with a fascist regime, writes Rachel Stewart.24 Jan 04:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesProtests give hope for next generationLOVE TRUMPS HATE: Demonstrators march in support of the Women's March in Washington in Phoenix. PHOTO/AP AP170122105900.JPG When 23 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga's growing pains to be expectedThere's no doubt about it. Tauranga's roads are certainly getting more and more congested. Given the city's recent population growth23 Jan 01:03 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesDitch the duds and make room for what really mattersMAKE ROOM: Holding tightly to stuff means stuff owns us. PHOTO/DAWN PICKEN 190117sp50bop I was going to write, for publication on 20 Jan 07:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesBribing kids to eat their veges hard to swallowA leading obesity campaigner is suggesting that paying children to eat their greens could halt the obesity crisis. While I'm all 20 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesThe very rich are too mean to shareYour definition of obscenity may be what Donald Trump is accused of getting up to in a hotel in Russia. Mine is about the money 19 Jan 05:00 AM
