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Greg Brownless says farewell to being mayor of Tauranga

In his own words

Zizi Sparks: Why the All Blacks losing the World Cup won't be so bad

COMMENT: Why dwell on the losses when there's so much to celebrate?

Letters: Spraying sand dunes a waste of time and money

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Opinion: Plenty of options in Bay for Budget surplus spending

There's plenty of scope for expenditure in Tauranga.

Samantha Motion: This is an indictment on our community

As a community, we should be outraged

Kiri Gillespie: Society to blame for a lack of respect

Is a little respect so hard to come by?

Letters: Elms decision clarified

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Gould: Voter turnout - why do we struggle to cast our votes?

Budding politicians see local elections as a step on the ladder to a political career.

Rachel Stewart: Freed from hope but not hopeless

COMMENT: By clinging to hope people become deluded that things might change.

Letters: Speaker needs to remain unbiased

Letters: Readers have their say.

Letters: Election depths reach 'new low'

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Letters: Original Elms decision was a win-win for everyone

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Letters: Passenger rail is not out of the question

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Our View: Why we should listen to Greta Thunberg

Great Thunberg urgently beats the climate change drum.

Letters: Nanny state in action

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jane Trask: Why I still drive a big SUV despite rising fuel prices

COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I could drive from Hamilton to Rotorua on just $6.