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Jo Raphael: Make a plan if you're refixing your interest rates

OPINION: Rising interest rates are causing stress for some homeowners.

Kiri Gillespie: A tale of two stadiums

The cancellation of summer events in Tauranga adds weight for a new stadium.

Sonya Bateson: ‘Uniqueness’ is the name of the game

OPINION: That's my name, don't wear it out.

The Premium Debate: Money wasted on preventable injuries

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Letters to the editor: Visitor to Tauranga shocked by state of area

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to what first-home buyers can expect in 2023

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: High time we let young people take the lead

OPINION: We shouldn't dismiss young people so easily.

Jo Raphael: Drenching puts dampener on holidays

OPINION: It’s time to break out the wet-weather contingencies.

Luke Kirkness: Drink-driving tests must be ramped up to address the issue

OPINION: The number of breath tests and driving under the influence convictions has shrunk

Pass or fail? - New Zealand's report card

OPINION: Did New Zealand pass or fail this year its report card this year?

Sonya Bateson: Respect the power of the ocean

Opinion: Suddenly, I felt myself being dragged out to sea. It all happened so fast.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Look out for our police officers, they are family, friends and neighbours

Opinion: The public has a responsibility to make sure our behaviour doesn't endanger cops.

Jo Raphael: Ease up on the booze for a clear head

OPINION: We're no longer consuming alcohol like we used to

Tommy Wilson: No one has been made poor by giving

OPINION: Money will not take care of our homeless, but the community can.

Emma Houpt: Why I’m going to start helping Tauranga’s foodbank

It's important we continue to give to the service even as the appeal comes to an end.

Another holly, jolly Bay of Plenty news parody

OPINION: Samantha Motion returns with another musical take on the year in news