Opinion: Rain lifts farmers', orchardists' spirits
Bay farmers and orchardists have welcomed much-needed rainfall, writes Darryl Jensen.
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Opinion: Free Tauranga school bus trial a no brainer
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Dawn Picken: Surviving the parasite parade
Rose-coloured glasses and a silver lining magnifier are vital in autumn.
Letters: Congestion Tauranga's biggest problem
Readers discuss congestion and the begging ban.
Opinion: Tahuriorangi's gesture shows humility
Sports reporter David Beck says Tahuriorangi playing club rugby says a lot about the man.
Letters: Speed change safest option for Welcome Bay Rd
Readers discuss speed limits, gun laws and the Crusaders.
Letters: Begging bylaw long overdue in Tauranga
Letters: Begging bylaw long overdue in Tauranga.
Bryan Gould: PM's international mana and prestige
Bryan Gould: Jacinda Ardern's international mana and prestige.
Graeme Simpson: Company hits global stage
Nzo has become a key cog in the mountain biking community
Letters: Motorists endure lengthy delays
Letters: Tauranga motorists have had to endure lengthy delays
Opinion: Ministry of Education urged to do the right thing
There has to be change, for the sake of Neihana Renata and his family writes Kelly Makiha.
Letters: Passenger rail a good population growth strategy
Letters: Passenger rail a good population growth strategy.
Comment: Tauranga's begging bylaw raising awareness of what is happening on our streets
Now the honest conversation can start about the solutions, writes Tommy Wilson.
Dawn Picken: Knee-jerk reaction? More like one small step for humanity
We don't need knee-jerkers when it comes to solving problems - we need pragmatists.
Letters: Thumbs-up for Greerton traffic changes
Readers have their say on the city's transport situation and Māori grievances.
Opinion: Let the local league drama begin
There may be fewer teams in the mix but there's still a lot to like about BOP rugby league
Letters: Students encouraged in anarchy
Letters: Students shouldn't have taken the day off to protest over climate change.
Opinion: Is $75 for a few hours reasonable for Crankworx?
Has the recent Crankworx mountain biking event become too popular?
Rachel Stewart: Outlook grim despite the allure of denial
COMMENT: Species extinction and extreme weather are only going to get worse.
Stuart Pedersen: The danger of groupism
Judge the individual, not the group that person belongs to, says Stuart Pedersen.
Comment: Buses, oh what a missed opportunity
Tauranga needs a first-class bus system - fast, writes Samantha Motion.
Letters: Mother Earth will be glad to see us gone
Letters: Tauranga children right to strike over climate change
Commentators should not be attack dogs for political parties
COMMENT: Political commentators have a duty to be balanced, writes Bryan Gould.
Letters: Vision needed to solve Tauranga's problems
Plenty of ideas out there to make Tauranga better
'Murder on the Menu' has audience in stitches
Playwright Devon Williamson has surpassed himself with "Murder on the Menu".
Tommy Wilson: Moving on from tragedy - lessons learned from 1963 at Omanu School
Tommy Wilson: When is the right time to move on from tragedy?
Letters: Let us all stand up to racism
We all need to stand up to racism, a reader says.
Letters: Experts should get it right first time
Letters: Open the Welcome Bay slip road
Isn't two weeks time enough to get our act together?
Moving on is a myth. What are we really feeling 2 weeks after the Christchurch attacks?
From The Sidelines: Welcome return of Baywide club rugby
Sports reporter David Beck says it is hard to beat the tribalism of club rugby.
Letters: Jacinda Ardern has done us proud
Letters: Jacinda Ardern has done us proud.
Bryan Gould: What makes me a New Zealander
Bryan Gould: 'We are all in the same waka'