Buddy Mikaere: Let's keep the national anthem as it is
COMMENT: Our country's song is a bi-cultural icon.
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Letters to the editor: Roading, national anthem and NZ First
Readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: TV ads necessary evil but could be less intrusive
Without television commercials, it is said, there would be little to watch.
Scammers exploiting death are 'scum'
Let's not make it easy for those taking advantage of grief and goodwill.
Shauni James: Have fun in the sun but don't neglect your skin
It's great to have fun in the sun, but important to be sun smart at the same time.
Policing a tough gig, but the training was harder
You kept your head down, worked hard and got qualified.
Samantha Motion: Who deserves the most credit for the Tauranga Northern Link?
COMMENT: Flurry of political back-patting follows announcement.
Jane Trask: Let the 2020 school year begin
Teachers and parents and students anticipate another big year ahead.
Letters: Safeguards around End of Life Choice Bill 'not robust'
Readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: Political parties are vitally important
Without political parties, parliament would be a collection of disorganised individuals.
Letters: Paying Kiwi teachers more might be cheaper overall
Readers have their say.
Rob Rattenbury: Who runs the world? Volunteers
The value of volunteer labour alone equates to $3.5 billion annually and climbing.
Jane Trask: Undies, undies, undies, TOGS!
'What really is wrong with a little female butt cheek?'
Zoe Hunter: Tsunami system needs fixing before real emergency strikes
People might not react next time around, writes Zoe Hunter.
Sheree Trotter: Visiting Auschwitz profound and disturbing
Comment: Visiting Auschwitz all the more disturbing for the resurgence of antisemitism.
Samantha Motion: Hotels and a tale of two towns
Comment: Does Tauranga need to catch up to Rotorua?
Kiri Gillespie: Don't tell me not to eat meat
All of this environmental white noise and societal finger-wagging is tiresome.
Dawn Picken: Long road towards equality in sports
COMMENT: We still have a ways to go to eliminate racism and sexism in sports.
Buddy Mikaere: What's in a name?
COMMENT: On te reo, selling tomato sauce and wordplay taken too far.
Carmen Hall: People who dump rubbish at charity shops are losers
Comment: People continue to dump rubbish at charity shops in the Bay of Plenty.
Rose Davis: The challenge of changing with the weather
'What shifts so I no longer shut down and refuse to hear my guilty thoughts?'
Carmen Hall: G-strings are for the bedroom, not beach
COMMENT: As the mum, I worry about the impression this trend is making on young girls.
Carmen Hall: Government needs to address housing affordability
COMMENT: We were lucky to buy our home but others haven't been.
Bryan Gould: Explanation for bush fires not hard to find
Insatiable demand for consumption is upsetting the natural balance on which life depends.
Carmen Hall: Australian bush fires not likely to end anytime soon
COMMENT: It is hard to comprehend the loss of lives and wildlife.
Samantha Motion: Reparation delays add insult to injury
Comment: Ensuring reparation system doesn't re-victimise people is the least we can do.
Rob Rattenbury: The ongoing war against possums
This is a neverending war with periods of peace after bouts of extermination.
Zoe Hunter: Bring back the New Year's Eve party at the Mount
COMMENT: The past few years have been dead on December 31, it's time for change.
Dawn Picken: Lessons from a cyclone
COMMENT: For most of us, 2020 will be neither smashing success nor abject failure.
Carmen Hall: Cigarette addiction has cost me tens of thousands of dollars
COMMENT: But giving up smoking is not as easy.