Latest from BOPT Opinion

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

Beck Vass: Tauranga is like a ghost town

It's like it was a decade ago, before the population expanded.

Savouring small moments in the time of Covid-19

Many of us have the equivalent of a personal pandemic running parallel to coronavirus.

Jane Trask: I am worried. I am scared. But I'm not panicking

We need to live in a preventative world now to help stop the spread of Covid-19.

Samantha Motion: Confessions of a panic buyer

COMMENT: Stop trolley shaming people who are just stocking up a little.

Dawn Picken: Long road towards equality in sports

COMMENT: We still have a ways to go to eliminate racism and sexism in sports.

Carmen Hall: People who dump rubbish at charity shops are losers

Comment: People continue to dump rubbish at charity shops in the Bay of Plenty.

Carmen Hall: G-strings are for the bedroom, not beach

COMMENT: As the mum, I worry about the impression this trend is making on young girls.

Katee Shanks: I'll never look at Whakaari the same way again

It's during the downtime when thoughts of December 9 come to the fore.

Zizi Sparks: We'll never be the same again after White Island

One month on the effects of the eruption are still seen in the small community.

Review: One last boogie in the bay before holidays end

Fat Freddy's Drop sent Tauranga dancing through the night.

Opinion: Shout out to the unsung gems behind our honourees

Recognising the people who quietly make way for greatness.

Katee Shanks: Raising a grandchild was not my life plan

But it is my life.