We should not always look for bruises.

Omanawa Falls' allure as hidden paradise will be destroyed by visitors.

January 24: Maori wards separatism, baby news not news

COMMENT: Why do we have to put up with these stupid antics?

January 23: A quick way to stop people using cell phones while driving, dead wood

Tauranga's unaffordability threatens to erode the future of our city.

The next two weeks will be what some see as the silly season of Maori politics.

January 22: Scammer scammed, littering's wider effect, Hawaiian nuclear threat a test?

The road or the driver?

Bay Oval a boon for the region.

January 19:

Insults and stereotypes are easy, writes Dawn Picken

Three teenage Tauranga Judo Club members are off to a three-day national camp in Nelson.

January 18: Headlights on at all times a good idea

Learning another language expands the mind and te reo is perfect for this.

The French women's response to the #metoo movement is pretty rich, Rosemary McLeod says.

January 17: Maori representation, report bad driving, Trump obsession, roading priorities.

What's in a name?

False alarms in any form are always a wake-up call.

Think twice before using your phone while driving.

Carnage after storm brings trees down in forest.

Setting 2018 goals? Think small, daily steps with community help.

January 12: Donald Trump and Maori wards not democratic

January 11: Maori voters let down by Maori wards, stopping glass collection 'retrograde'

Peter Thiel could help Trump achieve another term as president.

Letters to the Editor, January 10, 2018.

Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are the places to be.

COMMENT: Hard to feel jazzed about 2018 knowing Earth and its denizens are on brink.

We, the public, can be a demanding and often ungrateful lot.

Letters to the Editor, January 9, 2018.