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Jo Raphael: Let's pronounce our place names right

COMMENT: Let's do justice to te reo Māori.

Catching the tide for 'the lockdown generation'

What happens when young people 'miss the tide' in the transition to adulthood?.

Letters to the editor: Swapping one bad habit for a worse one

Readers share their views on the news making headlines in the Bay of Plenty.

Opinion: Do you know how your regional council is supposed to work?

COMMENT: It is up to us to meet councils halfway.

David Beck: Why I'm learning te reo as a 29-year-old pākehā

David Beck: It's never too late to overcome your own ignorance and learn something new.

Bryan Gould: One way or another, the tax tab comes for us all

Bryan Gould shares his views on why paying tax isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Kristin Macfarlane: Ignorance valued speaking another person's language over my own

Te Wiki o te reo Māori/Māori Language Week gets under way today.

Kiri Gillespie: Who I think the dark horse is in the local election race

COMMENT: Plus who gave the standout performance of the night.

Comment: Masks making Covid fight trendy - but did they come too late?

COMMENT: Masks are latest fashion accessory - but they should have been employed sooner.

Samantha Motion: New Zealand has enough imported holidays, it's time for Matariki

COMMENT: The winter gulf between public holidays has never felt longer.

Bryan Gould: The endearing social aspects of Kiwi life

COMMENT: Challenges remain though, and we must recognise how much there is to be done.

Letters to the editor: Exorbitant charge to sort relationship issues

Readers have their say.

Kiri Gillespie: Meth scourge will bring us to our knees

COMMENT: We, as a community, need to do more to have zero tolerance to the drug.

Zoe Hunter: Why my dad is a hero after near tragedy

COMMENT: Zoe Hunter writes about the power of dads and shares why she loves hers.

Kiri Gillespie: Now is not the time to strike for more money

COMMENT: Primary care nurses are vital and deserve more but their timing is poor.

Samantha Motion: Should Tauranga's dysfunctional council be replaced?

COMMENT: The clamouring for a clean-out is growing every week.