Bay of Plenty TimesOpinion: Time for action rather than feasibility studiesHow many more feasibility studies does it really need to create the vibrant city heart Tauranga residents have been promised for many 12 Jul 09:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesRichard Moore: Shootings are truly shockingWhile New Zealand has its race issues, they cannot compare with what is going on in the United States at the moment. Here people 12 Jul 08:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Groups toiling to help our kidsIt's alarming that a national charity that supports children in need says it is struggling to keep up with demand. The number of 12 Jul 07:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTommy Wilson: Dreaming good for the spiritNothing changed at 8.01 on Saturday night other than my dreams got put on hold when the loot from Lotto went in three different directions 11 Jul 08:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Lotto mania - as bad as pokiesWith $40 million up for grabs, Lotto was a major topic of conversation last week but it made me wonder how it is any different from 11 Jul 04:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesAnnemarie Quill: Take smooth, forget roughHairy orang-utans with fat cheeks. Monkeys with warts on their lip and gnarly snouts. You would swipe left on Tinder if you came 09 Jul 04:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Hang up on sales sharks who won't accept 'No'There is a new door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesperson on the block. But they come knocking through your computer and phone. Overseas 09 Jul 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesRosie Dawson-Hewes: Treasure our native tongueWe need to have a wee korero, Aotearoa. If you are reading this and don't know that korero means talk, then it's even more needed. It's 08 Jul 07:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: City's revamp all or nothingThere is no question something needs to happen to revitalise Tauranga's central business district. It's a beautiful spot but there 08 Jul 06:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesRosemary McLeod: Now we reap what we sowBoth my grandfathers made it back from the Somme, which is miraculous. Commemorations this past week for that appalling waste of 07 Jul 06:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Nothing sensible in removal of a good manSometimes the Sensible Sentencing Trust fails to live up to its name. It thought it had a "gotcha" when it asked the Corrections 07 Jul 05:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesHousing and housing affordabilityMany New Zealanders are concerned about housing and housing affordability. It's certainly a challenge. The Government is working hard 07 Jul 01:11 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEva Bradley: Baking attempt a life lessonIt's well established that weather has a major impact on mood. Which is why everyone should just leave me the *@!* alone right now06 Jul 06:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesRichard Moore: Older voters are much wiserOne of the difficult things about writing a weekly column is coming up with interesting things to present to get people thinking about05 Jul 07:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Something stinks about Lotto feverCall it entrapment if you like, but something's not quite right about the Lotto fever. With Powerball's first division expected to 05 Jul 04:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTommy Wilson: Weaving our stories togetherNot a lot impresses me these days. I guess it's the combination of having seen and experienced so much by so many in such a small 04 Jul 06:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Embrace Maori languageOne of my first jobs at the Rotorua Daily Post 20 years ago was calling our lovely kaumatua Anaru Rangiheuea to ask for his comment 04 Jul 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Government needs to dig deeper for homelessThe Government has taken a good step forward in attempting to increase the amount of emergency housing available in the region. An 02 Jul 01:29 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesRosie Dawson-Hewes: We are the solution to this horrorLike many who work in media, I'm a bit of a news junkie. I always read it, always watch it. I follow big stories obsessively. Scott 01 Jul 08:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Cancer drug move a victoryThis week's announcement that Pharmac is likely to fund Keytruda, a drug used for the treatment of melanoma, shows just how much ordinary 01 Jul 07:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesJuly 1 initiatives delivering for familiesNational's responsible management of the economy and the Government's books is giving New Zealand households and businesses confidence 01 Jul 03:15 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesThe Brexit decisionThe Brexit decision made for a very sad day for the British Labour Party, noted the Right Honourable Winston Peters to a standing-room-only 01 Jul 03:09 AM