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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.
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.
Samantha Motion: 10 really good things from 2020
Opinion: Okay, a lot of bad stuff has happened. But let's take a little break from that.
Why the East Coast is secretly NZ's most interesting election race
OPINION: History may be about to repeat itself.
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.
Samantha Motion: Why we should ditch the boring election hoardings
COMMENT: Back your future. Protect your future. Change your future. Ditch the signs!
Zoe Hunter: Why my dad is a hero after near tragedy
COMMENT: Zoe Hunter writes about the power of dads and shares why she loves hers.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour must not squander voters' trust
Delay to election may be to the Government's advantage.
Stephanie Worsop: Goodbye to 'she'll be right' attitude towards mental health
Todd Muller's open and frank discussion about mental health will help usher in new way.
Patrick Walsh: A yes vote on cannabis will be a disaster
COMMENT: Secondary school principal Patrick Walsh has his say on the cannabis referendum.
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.
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
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.
Best of 2020: Don't deny it: White privilege still exists, and it's ugly
Most Pākehā, when told about this concept, are shocked and go into denial.
A sports reporter's quest for love
"My immediate reaction was that I'd rather head butt a Shakti mat."
Zoe Hunter: Police need more power to put hard line on gangs
People are scared. Crime like this has never been seen in the Bay, writes Zoe Hunter.
Todd Muller: Gang violence unprecedented for Tauranga
COMMENT: Police have our backs but who has theirs?
Dawn Picken: Single can be satisfying on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day takes on a different meaning when you're single
Comment | What's so wrong with a bikini top at a mall?
Comment: And, while we're at it, stop policing women's bodies.
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.
Opinion: Shout out to the unsung gems behind our honourees
Recognising the people who quietly make way for greatness.
Jo Raphael: You're not bulletproof on the roads
Drive safely, go home and see your loved ones.