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Peter Williams: Making teaching attractive is the first step
Teachers' pay should be based on incentives and performance

How a new stadium in Auckland could affect Tauranga
Auckland Waterfront Consortium has great plans for our biggest city; should the BoP care?

Opinion: Ditch the screens, go back to books
The younger generations we are creating are skimming more and remembering less.

Opinion: Christmas, a season of consumerism
Giving often seems to benefit the giver more than the recipient

New blood for Tauranga Community Foodbank
Former Ballance boss Larry Bilodeau has been named board chairman of Tauranga's foodbank.

Rachel Stewart: Why today's feminists leave me underwhelmed - and males contented
COMMENT: Today's 'feminists' generally leave me underwhelmed.

NCEA exams stressful for some students
Thousands of Bay of Plenty students have sat the biggest NCEA exam on Monday.

Tommy Wilson: Desperate plight as rental hikes hit homeless
The more increases in rent, the more are homeless — the equation is that simple.

Gould: The acid test for Labour will come in 2020
Bryan Gould: The acid test for Labour will come in 2020.

Letters: Action needed on State Highway 2
Letters: Action needed on state highway 2

Comment: Free dental care will win votes
It's time our mouths were looked after too, writes Peter Williams.

Letters: Greed is back in town
Letters: Greed is back in town - but don't be too greedy, writes a reader.

Opinion: Get rid of Guy Fawkes
Why do we commemorate the foiling of a terrorist and attempted murderer?

Dawn Picken: Young people want changes for a healthy planet
Young people are motivated to act on climate change.

Opinion: A fairer deal for renters
If landlords outsource the letting process, then they should shoulder that cost

Twyford and NZTA must review roading decision
Letters: Twyford and NZTA must review roading decision

Letters: Face the truth over the Government
Letters: Time to face the truth over the Coalition Government

Bryan Gould: Rethink needed on Judith Collins
Bryan Gould: Rethink needed on Judith Collins.

Barefaced cheek of politicians
Sometimes the barefaced cheek of politicians is breathtaking.

Opinion: No need to be embarrassed, let your royal flag fly
Rotorua put on a great day for the royal visit.

Horror fiction tantalises and comforts during troubled times
Horror fiction has a role to play in a troubled world.