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Bella Vista homeowners deserve answers
Letters: Bella Vista homeowners deserve answers.

Who turns down a chance to hear Obama speak?
Opinion: I would probably pull out of a commitment so I could hear Barack Obama speak.

Claiming citizenship in an invisible world
You have the opportunity to claim citizenship in an invisible world.

Rachel Stewart: Journos, feel heat on warming
COMMENT: As weather gets worse, writers need to step up.

Opinion: Looming crisis bad news for the elderly
Aged care is a hard job and should be valued as such.

Letters: Why we should keep GST on food
Letters: Why we shouldn't exempt food from GST.

Opinion: Common sense prevails in Tauranga Community Gardens saga
Common sense is set to prevail over planned change which looked to hit community groups.

Letters: Census, Maori wards and same sex marriage
LETTERS:Census, elections, Maori wards and same sex marriage

Tommy Wilson - Knowledge is a powerful weapon
The taiaha of knowledge is a very powerful weapon when it is wielded in a book.

Letters: SH2, recycling, surveys and cartoons
Letters: State Highway 2, glass recycling, surveys and cartoons

Letters: Residents wonder if they're next accident on SH2
March 19: Residents fear highway, Skipper Simon, recycling a basic service, helping poor.

Time to cash in on big-city status
Tauranga's one of the biggest cities in New Zealand - it's time we start acting like it.

Letters: State Highway 2, surveys, TECT
Letters: State Highway 2, surveys, TECT and the Census

Unplug and recharge the batteries
Seeking solutions to a houseful of useless gadget chargers.

TECT funding in shareholders' hands
March 15: TECT proposal supporters pledging a donation of $9000, says letter writer.

Opinion: Crime is an unintended consequence of growth
Tauranga has New Zealand's busiest port which risks it becoming an entry points for drugs.

Bryan Gould: Civilisation depends on taxation
The wealthy have an antipathy towards taxes, yet benefit most from public spending.

Letters: Emphasis on Maori blood unnecessary
March 13: Make use of the train tracks, roads before development, blood percentages, wards

To cheque or not to cheque: TECT question
Opinion: Tommy Wilson focuses on the TECT cheque debate.

The week's top 5 biggest stories - what you clicked on
A decision towards kerbside recycling is this week's biggest story online.

Opinion: Claimed efficacy of homeopathy is in stark contrast with evidence-based practice
Mark Hanna responds to a column on pet health care.

Matthew Hooton: Joyce satisfies Nats' bloodlust
National's new boss wants to win the next election and is on track to do it.

Get roading right first
Letters: Development, Air Force complaints, wildlife and public transport.

Opinion: Shot at Stability for Renters
Everyone deserves a chance to stay in their home, even if they don't own it.

Opinion: Less than a warm welcome
There was no warm welcome for tenants moving into Papamoa's emergency housing village.