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Comment: Why we should welcome Aucklanders with open arms
Comment: Local businesses are suffering and they need patronage.
Letters to the editor: Boredom is the enemy of a happy home
Readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Burglary victims should not blame themselves
COMMENT: Mental health needs support after a break-in.
Letters to the editor: Reduced tolerance just a cheap tax grab
Readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: Tough times make for a tough leader
COMMENT: The toughness we need is of a different kind.
Comment: Teachers aren't qualified to counsel children beyond NZ's school curriculum
Having guidance councillors at primary schools is worth a try for the sake of society.
Rob Rattenbury: Ardern's three big tests
COMMENT: Ardern has been tested, communicates well, but needs to get rid of the dead wood.
Zizi Sparks: School guidance counsellors important but wider help needed for kids
Comment: More than just counselling needed to help young people.
Stephanie Worsop: Why can't I commit to a hobby?
COMMENT: When you have so many interests, it can be hard to settle on one.
Comment: 'A body is more than what it looks like, it's what it can achieve'
Comment: I don't workout to lose weight, I workout so my body is capable of great things.
Dawn Picken: Changes needed as women do most of the heavy lifting at home post lockdown
We need more than shovel-ready projects to re-employ women in the Covid era.
Jo Raphael: There is a reason for hope amid the pandemic
Hope can be a powerful feeling and we need it right now.
Letters to the editor: A lot of talking but where's the solutions
Readers have their say.
Letters to the editor: Blase attitude to masks concerns
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Comment: The crippling of an industry has a scary flow-on effect
COMMENT: The effects of coronavirus are far-reaching.
Letters to the editor: We don't need to be dumbed-down by cannabis
Readers have their say.
Comment: Māori representation on council a no-brainer
Why would you not guarantee the representation of a minority population?
Comment: We can't control Covid-19, but we can control our actions in our fight against it
COMMENT: Our mental, physical and economic health can't cope with a nationwide lockdown.
Bryan Gould: Solutions are easy in a theoretical world
COMMENT: Governments are only human, not infallible, pre-programmable mechanisms.
Letters to the editor: Soft politicians producing soft laws
Readers have their say.
Rob Rattenbury: Referendum choices will have long-term impacts
COMMENT: Decisions on end of life choice and cannabis control important.
Letters to the editor: Councillors should respect democratic voice
Readers have their say.
Stephanie Worsop: Lamenting my pre-baby eating habits
It's like he knows I love food and wants to make sure I don't love it more than him.
Comment: How I survived lockdown with my other half
We spent seven weeks working in one 2m by 3m spare bedroom.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour must not squander voters' trust
Delay to election may be to the Government's advantage.
Mark Lister: How to generate income in a time of low interest rates
COMMENT: If you're in this quandary you only have three options, writes Mark Lister.
Comment: A year of petty politics in Tauranga
COMMENT: How we got here, and why this council is on its last chance.
Jo Raphael: It's time to clean up this managed isolation mess once and for all
COMMENT: Government needs to stop border breaches quickly.
Letters to the editor: Promote a referendum if you want a name change
Readers have their say.
Jo Raphael: Voting is so important this election
COMMENT: Voting is how our voices are heard.
Kristin Macfarlane: How I spent my Lotto winnings ... in my head
Comment: FOMO gets the better of me.