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Comment: Believe it - our health sector is in a crisis

OPINION: Now's the logical time to undertake workforce reforms

Sonya Bateson: Companies need to put people before profit

OPINION: A business should be allowed to succeed or fail on its own merits.

'Aggressive' speed bumps upset Pāpāmoa residents

Calls are being made to have newly installed speed bumps removed from a Pāpāmoa road.

'No alternative': Long-term solution for SH35 could be weeks or months away

'People think it's like the end of the world' in community isolated by road's collapse.

Comment: The case for having nurse apprentices

OPINION: It might not be a quick fix to the problem, but it makes sense long-term.

The Prem Debate: Lowlifes should be locked up

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the lengths builders are going to

'Made to feel like the other': Why MP wants 'discriminatory' law changed

Rawiri Waititi: "This is a stain on this country's democracy and it's a disgrace."

Free showerhead exchange hoped to ease city's water woes

The exchange comes after Tauranga nearly faced its worst water shortage in recent history.

Jo Raphael: Our lives are in the hands of others on roads

OPINION: There's no excuse for bad driver behaviour.

'We need change': Transport leaders embrace bold 'circuit-breaker' bus vision

The fully electric buses would be faster and more frequent, designer says.

'Playing is like oxygen': The Feelers looking back at 30 years of touring

After nearly 30 years, they're still selling out shows to devoted fans.

Not humane: Council under fire over rat poison on Pāpāmoa dunes

But the council defends its use of the small, locked plastic traps.

Opinion: We don't need another trial or study. Re-open the road - now

OPINION: Studying the closure of road will not provide relief for commuters.

Shoppers, retailer want stricter mask rules to fight 'super spreader'

The call for a mask-wearing mandate is growing as compliance with wearing masks declines.

'Ashamed' and 'isolated': Struggling families selling possessions to survive

'We need to be upfront a recession is here ... impacted families are battling it today.'

Sonya Bateson: Denial is a powerful force

OPINION: It's not just a river in Egypt.