Bay of Plenty TimesMarcel Currin: Always start with the evidenceI choose to believe the scientists trying to give us bad news about climate change.04 Oct 01:01 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Kiwi teen's deed hits high note at homeOne 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.03 Oct 08:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesMartine Rolls: Social media role growing in electionsHave you sent or handed in your orange envelope with voting papers yet or are you leaving it to the last minute?02 Oct 01:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesMarcel Currin: Dean can get lost - in good bookThe other day I beat up a chair. I was in a foul mood and things weren't going my way, so I threw the chair on to the ground and I kicked it and stomped on it.27 Sep 03:08 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Boating needs a rules revampDoubtless, the country's coroners may feel the messages contained in their findings are not getting through.26 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Nervy wait for cup winI'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.24 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Heroes choose to actDriving in heavy rain, crossing a busy road or riding a bike in peak-hour traffic all involve a degree of risk.23 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesTommy Kapai: Signs we're feeling cup tensionHopefully 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.23 Sep 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Time to act over suicideIt 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.22 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Snapper catch limit essentialTauranga recreational fishers have so far adopted a pragmatic view of the Government cutting the snapper catch limit from nine to seven per day.19 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: 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."18 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesMartine Rolls: Taking invisible out of sufferingWhen I was younger they called me lighthouse, ginger nut, stop sign and carrot top.18 Sep 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Yes, it's child abuseBefore I had children the most precious thing I carried in my car was my morning flat white.17 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Not just question of sportThousands of school children are in Tauranga this week to take part in a locally grown success story: the NZCT AIMS Games.16 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: No free holiday in vansI love a bargain, but it irks me when people want something for free at a cost to others.15 Sep 09:00 PM
SportPeter White: Referee spoils great occasionSaturday night's test match between the All Blacks and Springboks should have gone down in history as one of the all-time classic encounters between the world's two greatest rugby powers.15 Sep 06:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesMarcel Currin: Goggle-box killed conversationSuddenly everyone has a flat screen television and I remember when 29-inch TVs were the hugest things on earth, writes Marcel Currin.13 Sep 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Teen's device offers hopeIt says something about those charged with finding a solution to Tauranga's tsunami problems that a high school student may have beaten them to the punch.12 Sep 09:03 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Cancer walk unites our cityThe annual "pink walk" has become part of Tauranga's calendar over the past decade, turning The Strand bright pink each October as thousands of women walk to raise money for Tauranga Breast Cancer Support Service.11 Sep 09:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesMartine Rolls: Dreams are free and good for youWhen life as a single mum who also works full-time gets a bit much, and it sure does at times, I like to dream a little.11 Sep 02:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesEditorial: Parking U-turn cheered in CBDAs far as U-turns go, it was pretty impressive. Bowing to public pressure, Mayor Stuart Crosby used this week's mayoral candidates' forum to announce a reversal of the council's unpopular decision to hike parking charges to $3 an hour.10 Sep 09:00 PM
