Latest from BOPT Opinion

Samantha Motion: The superhuman strength of sick kids and their families

OPINION: No amount of sympathy can put us in their shoes.

Rawiri Waititi: It's not about a tie – it's about Pākehā power

OPINION: I have every right to represent my people and reflect their dress, culture.

Reformed crime boss Billy Macfarlane is proving that his Pūwhakamua programme can rehabilitate hardened criminals

Opinion: With a 95 per cent success rate, Pūwhakamua should be considered for other areas.

Dawn Picken: Inequity hurts everyone - it's time to fix the whare

Opinion: We are still living in the house colonialism built and it's time to fix it.

Samantha Motion: Changes to school names are remaking history

Opinion: Name changes can be met with grumbles of history erased.

Liz Davies: The tide is turning for better understanding of te ao Māori

OPINION: There has been an increasing understanding of te ao Māori.

Todd Muller: Time to lift the anchor on free trade

Boris Johnson's talk on free trade seems more air than substance but change is possible.

Dawn Picken: Advice for a 17-year-old in a new world

Opinion: For a teenager, postponement looks permanent. But this pause is not forever.

Opinion: Pandemic panic gives way to relief back home in NZ

OPINION: Being stuck in the UK during the pandemic has been hard on Emme McKay.

Kate Hawkesby: National's sweating it - anyone missing Simon Bridges?

Comment: Leader Todd Muller under intense scrutiny as National reshuffle top ranks.

Patrick Walsh: A yes vote on cannabis will be a disaster

COMMENT: Secondary school principal Patrick Walsh has his say on the cannabis referendum.

Kate Hawkesby: Where did Todd Muller go?

Comment: New Nats leader has brought a fresh skill set to the role - being invisible.

Letters: We are ready to re-embrace Simon Bridges

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Audrey Young: Bridges now facing the fight of his political life

Simon Bridges has lasted for just over 26 months. He may have only a week left.

Samantha Motion: Love tourism but hate tourist hordes? Now's your chance

COMMENT: We may never get another opportunity to see the Bay of Plenty like this.

Matthew Hooton: Simon Bridges' leadership beyond salvaging

National must find a replacement who the public might at least listen to.

Dawn Picken: Why we can't be productive during lockdown

COMMENT: Building resilience may be the most productive thing we do in lockdown.

Dawn Picken: 10 ways to kill time without killing other humans

Ten tips for staying occupied and sane during lockdown