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Luke Kirkness: Proactive steps needed to tackle road toll

OPINION: What's the price of your life or that of your loved ones?

Jo Raphael: Why I'll still be masking up in public at orange

OPINION: Covid is still in the community, which is why I'm choosing to wear a mask.

Rob Rattenbury: The case for more trains, and more public transport in general

OPINION: NZ one of a few developed countries not making passenger rail travel a priority.

TikTok doesn't have to be a black hole your time disappears into

Opinion: Everything in moderation, including social media, says Zizi Sparks.

Michele Hunter: Growing up in a pandemic - what Covid has taught my children

OPINION: My daughter's never known school outside a pandemic.

Opinion: NZ should expel Russian diplomat

OPINION: We must send a clear message to Russia that its actions are abhorrent.

Your thoughts as bus drivers threaten to boycott bus stop

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Premium Debate: Subscriber views on injured woman's two-hour ambulance wait

To have your say, go to bayofplentytimes.co.nz and become a Premium subscriber.

Opinion: Time to fund Trikafta for cystic fibrosis sufferers

This human misery must end now - it is gut-wrenching to read about young people suffering.

The Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on lowering New Zealand Superannuation for Māori

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Zizi Sparks: Lowering superannuation age for Māori not a long-term fix

Opinion: Maybe we should focus on increasing life expectancy so this isn't necessary.

Sonya Bateson: We shouldn't drop alert levels before we're ready

OPINION: There is a reason we're still in red. It's to protect our most vulnerable people.

Opinion: Why tougher prison sentences alone won't cut crime

OPINION: It's a complex problem - and won't be solved any time soon, says Luke Kirkness.

Premium Debate: the great Trikafta issue

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the Trikafta debate.

Zoe Hunter: Working from home is not good for my mental health

COMMENT: We can gain so much reward from our daily jobs but there's more to life than work

Opinion: Not wanted or valued by Labour - I don't blame Louisa Wall for leaving politics

OPINION: MPs should be above jealousy and envy towards one of their own.