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
OpinionRachel StewartUnwanted male attention? Use the blockCOMMENT: To block someone is not censorship. It's just that I don't want to hear you, or more to the point, for you to hear me, writes Rachel Stewart.17 Jan 04:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times'Casual' racism not so casualSo-called "casual racism" hit the headlines recently, following the publicity attending the Mad Butcher's reported remarks to fellow 17 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: Stop the bad-mouthing, give Trump a chanceThe US presidential election is long over and the President-Elect will be sworn in next week but you'd be forgiven for thinking we 15 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: Racism not a thing of the pastACCEPTANCE NEEDED: Principles we learned in kindy we abandon as adults if we feel safety or money is threatened by people with too 13 Jan 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesDrink driving figures cause for concernProvisional figures showing Bay police nabbed 1258 people drink driving in the Bay are truly frightening. Alarmingly, the number 12 Jan 11:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: PM right not to showI can understand why Prime Minister Bill English has decided not to go to Te Tii Marae for Waitangi Day celebrations. Mr English 11 Jan 07:01 AM
OpinionRachel StewartPut your money where your mouth isCOMMENT: Reliable as clockwork, and right on cue, DairyNZ stepped up to the microphone and shot themselves in the head.10 Jan 04:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesOPINION: The importance of free thinkingLike so many of my generation, I was the first person in my family to go to university. In one way or another, though, universities 10 Jan 05:01 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: Last of the summer swineIf decorating the Christmas tree is the most exciting time of the year, then felling it is surely the most gloomy. There are few 10 Jan 03:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: French connection could flourish into something tres kapaiVISITORS: Eric Hoyeau and wife Anne Konitz in front of Sir Tristram House, the beach bach of Sir Patrick Hogan, who they were hosted 09 Jan 03:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesPedestrian crossing neededWhat a nightmare it was driving down State Highway 29a after the Bay Dreams event. I got a phone call from my younger brother on 08 Jan 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: Know your limits in the waterWhile I was out surfing (well, attempting to surf) this week I was reminded of just how powerful the ocean is. The surf was small 06 Jan 05:00 AM
