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Editorial: Helpline vital for youth

Tommy Kapai: High times not just for dopeheads

Editorial: Winner is a real beauty

Editorial: Making time for family productive for everyone

Marcel Currin: Always start with the evidence

I choose to believe the scientists trying to give us bad news about climate change.

Editorial: Kiwi teen's deed hits high note at home

One of the biggest stories circulating the newsroom this week is the 16-year-old Kiwi girl whose self-penned song Royals has hit No1 on the United States Billboard charts.

Editorial: Courage lacking in leaflets

Martine Rolls: Social media role growing in elections

Have you sent or handed in your orange envelope with voting papers yet or are you leaving it to the last minute?

Editorial: Nervy wait for cup win

I'm only ever a yachting fan when the America's Cup is on and right now my lack of knowledge of the sport is causing some frustration.

Editorial: Heroes choose to act

Driving in heavy rain, crossing a busy road or riding a bike in peak-hour traffic all involve a degree of risk.

Tommy Kapai: Signs we're feeling cup tension

Hopefully by the time this goes to print we are all on a "Cup Hi" and singing bye bye American Pie after wishing Larry a warm Kia Oracle.

Editorial: Time to act over suicide

It is encouraging to see Coroner Wallace Bain take action over the ongoing failure of mental health support systems in relation to the death of two young Tauranga men.

Marcel Currin: Space invaders so addictive

Editorial: Snapper catch limit essential

Tauranga recreational fishers have so far adopted a pragmatic view of the Government cutting the snapper catch limit from nine to seven per day.

Editorial: So where are the women?

"I am the one in ten. A number on a list ... Nobody knows me, even though I'm always there, a statistic, a reminder, of a world that doesn't care."

Martine Rolls: Taking invisible out of suffering

When I was younger they called me lighthouse, ginger nut, stop sign and carrot top.