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Kristin Macfarlane: 'I was alive but I wasn't living'

Comment: I couldn't even recognise myself anymore but had no idea how to fix that.

Dawn Picken: Decluttering can improve mental health

COMMENT: The case for decluttering: disposing of junk can improve your mental health.

Severe weather warning still in place for Bay of Plenty

Between 9 am and 5pm, 50-80mm of rain was expected in the Eastern Bay of Plenty ranges.

'Bawling my eyes out': Baby Daxton fights for life after four brain surgeries

''Half of his brain was the normal grey colour and half of it was real black.''

Mongrel Mob Kawerau president and 7 others on trial

Eight people accused of drug dealing offences are on trial in Hamilton District Court.

Bay Steamers team to play Wellington Lions named

Bay of Plenty Steams team to play Wellington Lions named.

Opinion: Women and the young bear brunt of economic 'scarring'

COMMENT: We need to think creatively about how firms might engage with job seekers.

Jo Raphael: We need Aucklanders

COMMENT: Aucklanders need to spend their money in the regions - not just Auckland.

NZ's most mispronounced places, and what to do about it

'If we don't pronounce them correctly we lose the whakapapa, the stories behind them.'

Opinion: Do you know how your regional council is supposed to work?

COMMENT: It is up to us to meet councils halfway.

Māori Party wants NZ renamed Aotearoa, all cities to take Māori names by 2026

Māori Party candidate for Waiariki Rawiri Waititi has announced a policy for Te Reo Māori.

Bryan Gould: One way or another, the tax tab comes for us all

Bryan Gould shares his views on why paying tax isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Kristin Macfarlane: Ignorance valued speaking another person's language over my own

Te Wiki o te reo Māori/Māori Language Week gets under way today.

Business digest: Call to nominate a deserving business for inaugural award

A new People and Culture Award has been created to celebrate business efforts in the Bay.

Regional council chief: We'll try harder at communicating with people

The promise followed a survey about residents' satisfaction with the regional council.

'Massive increases': Online spending doubles and saves many Bay retailers

Pedalling their wares online has been what's saved many local retailers from going bust.