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Opinion: Lack of women running for local body elections part of bigger problem

Opinion: Less than 0.05 per cent of the region's population is standing for a council.

Letters: Buy up properties affected by hospital revamp

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: AIMS Games' triumphant return important to kids

OPINION: I wish AIMS Games was around when I was at intermediate.

Felix Desmarais: The pronunciation of 'helicopter' has me in a spin

OPINION: Language reaches across barriers and cultures to our mutual humanity.

No easy fix to health professional shortage

OPINION: Midwifery never stops and these people should be remunerated accordingly.

Opinion: Is climate change to blame for prevalence of potholes?

OPINION: Local roads, state highways, rural roads; none are spared the scouring forces.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers give their views on road potholes

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Sonya Bateson: Easier for young minds to absorb new languages

OPINION: Te reo is everywhere. And in a few more years it'll be more common still.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers give their views on mill workers being locked out

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Carmen Hall: Let's hope the headwinds facing farmers will abate

OPINION: No matter which way you spin it, the outlook looks grim

The Premium Debate: Subscribers react as costs spiral for farmers

OPINION: Premium subscribers weigh in on the cost of fertiliser for farmers.

Zoe Hunter: People in financial trouble should ask for help

OPINION: There is power in people acknowledging they need help and taking action

Letters: Use of chemicals on reserves is backward thinking

OPINION: Our readers have their say.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to 'single over-50s struggling to survive'

OPINION: 'This is a sad reality which is only going to get worse'

Felix Desmarais: Why I need people to stop telling me how good I look

COMMENT: There's a little fatberg in all of us, writes Felix Desmarais.

Ngahi Bidois: Through listening, looking and thinking we receive wisdom to speak

OPINION: Every ta moko is different and identifies the characteristics of the wearer.