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Jarrod Gilbert: Simon Bridges' problem with getting tough on gangs

Comment: Targeting the gangs is a winning tactic in politics but there's a very big but.

Zizi Sparks: Kerbside rubbish collection overdue in Tauranga

The council is proposing to introduce a kerbside collection and it's about time.

Letters: Too much talk and not enough action

Rotorua readers have their say.

Camps achieved goal of healthier young kiwis

COMMENT: How NZ built a very Kiwi way of raising children's living standards.

Ngahi Bidois: The most important thing is people

The newly elected Laked DHB Board member is on a mission to "make health better".

Sonya Bateson: Okay boomer, don't get mad

Don't dish it out if you can't take it.

Lizzie Marvelly: Irrelevant Guy Fawkes has had his day

COMMENT: It's time for Guy Fawkes to go.

Jane Trask: Skin cancer a dangerous reminder to be sun-safe

Summer sunshine provides a lot of fun, but how aware are we of the damage it can cause?

Rachel Stewart: Fate of Fonterra - don't say you weren't warned

COMMENT: Years have been spent ignoring fact Fonterra was heading toward the rocks.

Rachel Stewart: Monty Python or Shakespeare - tragic theatre of the Greens

COMMENT: State of the climate begs the question - what good are politicians anymore?

Comment: How NZ justice system treats our most vulnerable most harshly

We need to be progressive enough to acknowledge our indigenous population has been failed.

Rachel Stewart: Get disconnected - you'll find real world again

COMMENT: Time's precious, there are things to see before the lights go out.

Being pissed off, sad, upset or deflated means you care

Black Caps displayed the Kiwi fight we know and love in Cricket World Cup final.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Embracing new business models

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait

Rachel Stewart: Dinosaurs keep hawking past as Godzone's future

COMMENT: A clear vision of agriculture in NZ will not be forthcoming from usual suspects.

Comment: Crown Research Institutes are dragging down our universities

Comment: Something like $750 million goes to CRIs, money universities would cherish.