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The Premium Debate: Supply chain issues a huge concern for people
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Zoe Hunter: Easing of mandates could get messy for Bay workforce
OPINION: The bumpy Covid road is one we have navigated before and we can do it again.
Opinion: Jane Campion's comment missed the mark
OPINION: There is no comparison between Campion's and the Williams sisters' battles.
Zizi Sparks: Just because the world is opening, it doesn't mean we should leave NZ
Opinion: Businesses need our support now more than ever.
Opinion: World sinks into madness of war with invasion gamble
'Putin will occupy Ukraine, holding a tiger by its tail, scared to let go.'
Carmen Hall: Time to lift anchor on cruise ship visits
Opinion:The Government needs to get its act together and announce maritime border opening.
Graham Bell: Nation's crime rate - it's not so bad
Former top cop says New Zealand is a very safe country.
Jo Raphael: Drug bosses now paying for their own vile crimes
OPINION: Drug criminals make money off people's misery - and it's disgusting.
Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on city's 13.7pc proposed rates rise
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Covid a major factor in kiwifruit worker shortage
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers and subscribers have their say.
Letters: Time non-vaxxed paid their way for medical care
Readers share their views on the big issues facing Tauranga and the Western Bay.
Zoe Hunter: Lifting Covid rules great news - but there's a flip side
OPINION: Just because many mandates are being eased doesn't mean the virus disappears too.
The Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on cruise ship industry and maritime border closures
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Zizi Sparks: Remove some mandates, keep commonsense
Opinion: Even if rules are changed, we need to take some personal responsibility.
'So wrong': How I think lending law changes turned into such a mess
OPINION: Missteps in Credit Contracts and Consumers Finance Act have consultant hallmarks.
Luke Kirkness: What some unemployed people are lacking
Keep trying until it pays off, argues Luke Kirkness.
Jo Raphael: Why I'm avoiding Covid like the plague
OPINION: The sooner we get out of this peak, the sooner we can get on with our lives.
Rob Rattenbury: New Zealand is far from egalitarian
Comment: 'In New Zealand the word class means really opportunity.'
Zoe Hunter: Man, or woman, owning property is something to be proud of
COMMENT: Owning property is a big achievement for any person, male or female, to do solo
Letters to the editor: Paula Bennett column strikes a chord
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Opinion: 'Shooting a little girl?' That is not war. That is a war crime
OPINION: We might have problems in NZ, but look at what's happening in Ukraine.
'I'm smitten': An affair to remember in dark times
Sunrise is a reminder of beauty in our broken world.
Opinion: What's behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?
OPINION: What fuels these levels of antagonism?
Matt Cowley: Why building consents should be a priority for Tauranga's commissioners
OPINION: The council needs to address the delays around processing building consents.
'Decaying democracy': Why I think the situation in Tauranga just got weirder
OPINION: How did it come to this?
'Like breathing through a straw': I'm boosted but Covid hit hard - and isn't finished yet
OPINION: Covid can happen to anyone - it happened to me and it's awful.
Premium Debate: Tauranga subscribers react to Simon Bridges' retirement from politics
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Kiri Gillespie: Border reopening timely but will it be enough?
OPINION: NZ is still playing catch-up and we need to support local.
Opinion: Crisis after crisis - and many families will not survive
MEREPEKA RAUKAWA-TAIT: Collective leadership is needed to sort the country's woes.
Luke Kirkness: A solution to part of the cost of living crisis
OPINION: This is an easy solution to help restrict the amount we spend at the supermarket.
The Premium Debate: Pros and cons of RATs
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Rob Rattenbury: Marriage has come a long way since the 70s
OPINION: I still believe there is a place for marriage but not first place.