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Letters to the editor: Subdivisions are the root cause of congestion

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Sonya Bateson: Getting Tauranga people out of their cars? That's a tough sell

OPINION: Some city planners believe in making driving less attractive. But does this work?

The Premium Debate: cystic fibrosis sufferers still hoping to get drug

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Letters: An idea for how to save millions of dollars in the CBD

Our readers have their say.

Zizi Sparks: There are no winners in council's legal action against motels

Rotorua's council has lodged court action in the Environment Court against nine motels.

Zoe Hunter: My car got broken into. The thief was just a kid

OPINION: These kids are hurting themselves and their futures.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Life's too short to let whingers and whiners dump their hatred on you

OPINION: Whingers and whiners should ditch the negativity.

The Premium Debate: Subscribers ponder Trikafta donation

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Luke Kirkness: Police need to be respected more and the buck stops with us

Luke Kirkness says police in NZ don't deserve to be spat at, bitten or hit.

Letters: supermarkets are not charities

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: I'm about to lose my job but I'm not sorry to go

OPINION: Change should happen when it's needed most

Opinion: Supermarket profits a slap in the face to hardworking Kiwis

OPINION: A slap in the face is a good way to describe how these profits make me feel.

Special memories of whānau and a different New Zealand

Rob Rattenbury reflects on his early years and a different New Zealand.

Michele Hunter: We need to make it inconvenient to commit crime

OPINION: Where is the justice for the victims?

Letters to the editor: Banning smacking is behind crime rate

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Women facing uphill battles on many fronts in 2022

OPINION: Women are in a fight for their lives, liberties, equal pay and healthcare.