Thankful for a stable transfer of power
New Zealand, unlike the United States, had a stable transfer of power in 2017.
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Letters: Seeing clearly, Israel history, standing together
January 2: Horse and cart days, Israel's history and restoring honour and justice.
Letters: Equal opportunities, sharing with cyclists
December 30: Voting for ability not ancestry, sharing with pedestrians and cyclists.
Here's to 2018
It's hard to believe the end of the year is upon us - now's the time to set goals for 2018
Goodbye to Year of the Greedy
If ever there was a year of the greedy then surely it was the one just gone.
Letters: Old chestnut rears its head, racial separatism and Treaty interpretations
December 29: Why leave headlights on, racial separatism and two versions of the Treaty.
Family violence doesn't take a holiday
Sometimes the holidays are not all about fun and good memories.
Letters: Treaty interpretations and voting in a Maori ward
December 28: All the people of New Zealand, Maori electoral rolls in a ward
Can we have a longer break between Christmas'?
Can we make Christmas biennial? Every five years, even?
Opinion: What does Christmas mean to you?
Kelly Makiha has fond memories of Christmas as a child.
Letters: Compulsory headlights bright idea
December 27: Reduce the road toll, follow Donald Trump and no to Maori wards.
Letters: Lack of Christmas beauty
December 26: Readers discuss rates increases, Maori wards and infrastructure.
Be kind to those working during holidays
Christmas is over for another year but it's a busy time for many who continue to work.
Inquiry into abuse of children long overdue
Survivors of state care in New Zealand have been calling for inquiry for years.
Season of goodwill is upon us
Nothing encompasses the Christmas spirit better than the readiness to think of others.
Opinion: Homes just in time for Christmas
Eight families moved into Papamoa's new emergency housing village this week.
Water quality too important to ignore
Most Kiwis are probably adjusting to the idea that some our waterways are polluted.
Letters: Car parking, council legacies
Opinions on car parking, council legacies, Christmas light displays and traffic.
Letters to the editor: Call for an early election
December 20: Cost-effective councils, Maori wards and water restrictions.
Environment's survival should not take second place
"Turning a buck" has been the most important goal for far too long, Bryan Gould says.
Letters: Tauranga suffering from results of poor decisions
December 19: Water restrictions, Maori wards and welfare spending.
Rain signals a spate of crashes
Drive to the conditions especially when it rains after a dry spell.
Tommy Wilson: Christmas is about belonging
It's about connecting or reconnecting to what matters most, and that is whanau and family.
Letters: Treaty discussion and museum options
December 18: Interpreting the Treaty of Waitangi and getting city priorities right.
Letters: The 'Facebook myth', Maori wards, NZ Post and lending restrictions
Letters: The 'Facebook myth', Maori wards, NZ Post and lending restrictions.
Letters: Putting the needs of Tauranga ratepayers first
December 15: There are more important things to spend ratepayer money on.
10 ways you've won in 2017
Here are ten ways to know you've won the game of life this year...
Cats more straightforward than men
If they're only after one thing at least it's easily provided in bowls.
Letters: Maori can be elected under regular wards
December 14: Maori wards, the Treaty of Waitangi and supporting museum.
Letters: Reject racial privilege
December 13: The Treaty of Waitangi and Maori wards
Finding a solution to congestion problems
We need to find a solution to Tauranga's congestion problems, and quickly.