A day after September 23 is where the real election action takes place, says Tommy Wilson

I'm shooting backwards over rocks while clutching a thin rope in a PVC raft. A white water symphony fills my ears as our guide's voice

It's cynical because deferring the date by 20 years allows National-friendly baby boomers to pass safely into retirement.

Debate on superannuation should be held.

Rosemary McLeod talks about the transgressions of former All Blacks Dan Carter and Ali Williams.

Vessel evicted from Tauranga refused entry to Fiji.

Whey shouldn't baby boomers also be asked to make some sacrifices?

PM will need real political courage to take on banks, but it must be done.

By Scott K MacLeod I was wandering around central Auckland a couple of weeks ago when I stepped in a pile of spit that had emanated

Let's hear it for supermarket's odd bunch.

Art of the Obit Who will write about you when you're gone? Anyone who's penned a story after a loved one has drawn his final breath

Fine common sense shown by police says one writer.

I'm really looking forward to presenting the GONS Bill for its First Reading next month. The people I've spoken to and the respondents

The dunny drama of 2017 was a happy moment for liberal-minded people to puff out their chests, preen, and congratulate themselves

It's strange how the death of someone you never met and hadn't seen or heard or in years can bring you to tears. Not to mention giving you a sharp reminder of life's priorities.

Tauranga shops, unlike Rotorua's, will not be able to open legally this Easter Sunday. The news will come as a blow to many Tauranga

Election battles looming in Tauranga and Bay of Plenty a win-win for residents.

The art of storytelling comes in many forms, writes Tommy Wilson.

It was Jane Doe's fate to be the fragile basis on which American women won abortion rights back in 1973. When she died this week her

​Periods. Pads. Tampons. Have I lost you yet? It seems for some the topic is an uncomfortable one not suitable for public discussion.

COMMENT: There's something about animal farming and meat-eating that defies rational gravity.

Over the centuries, the courts have developed a range of remedies to protect the ordinary citizen when governments behave in an arbitrary fashion, writes Bryan Gould.

Homeless need compassion I was very disturbed to read some of the comments the public made in the street view comments in Friday's

WORKING CLASS BOY: A group of homeless men treated to a Jimmy Barnes concert soaked up everything he had to say. PHOTO/SUPPLIED A_190916NZHSPLBARNES.JPG When

Credit cards are dangerous things. In today's paper, Tauranga's budget advisory service tells of one family who sought help after

We all know that traditional media are not New Zealand First's biggest support base. In fact, most of the time we come up with a great

It's been ages since I thought about my grandmother's underpants. I never pondered their deep significance at the time, but thanks

COMMENT: Personal battles are waste of energy when tackling climate change requires us all.

The gap between rich and poor is widening again, and more rapidly, and - in the absence of governments willing to do much about it - it will go on getting worse, writes Bryan Gould.

Kiwis may often wonder why in a land of milk and honey and sheep, it is cheaper to buy cheese and lamb and Manuka honey on the other