My 12-year-old daughter and I took part in the Bay of Plenty Times can drive Monday night, collecting donations for the Tauranga Community

What are we to make of John Key's bombshell? Reactions will obviously vary according to the political views of those making them

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When John Key became our 38th Prime Minister on November 8, 2008 it was an extraordinary turnaround from the previous election. In

A huge part of living in the Bay is the beach. Ask anyone what first comes to mind when they think of Tauranga and it's Mount Maunganui

I never would have thought I'd applaud a sexy underwear tycoon; that stuff's far too uncomfortable for real life. Try wearing a piece

Seventeen-thousand people were helped by the Tauranga Community Foodbank in the year to June. With an estimated population in Tauranga

Many foreign leaders will be trying to assess whether the Donald Trump they saw as a campaigner for the presidency is the same man

A mate of mine who is a top bloke and up for anything when it comes to finding out a bit of local knowledge, especially indigenous

The tragic death of a 71-year-old American cyclist, killed by a truck on Tuesday, has thrown a spotlight on cyclists' safety concerns

Democracy is a privilege we must protect - it gives us ordinary people the freedom to have a say in who runs our cities and country. This

COMMENT: Watching the Havelock North water contamination debacle unfold is a salutary lesson in just how much power the dairy industry wields.

There are people who truly believe journalism is a dark art practised by latter-day witches who seek only to deceive readers by telling

Do you know that in December 2005 the first civil partnerships were allowed to be registered in Britain? In the same month the Cronulla

GOOD FROM BAD: Like all catastrophes where horror and hardship go hand in hand - there are heroes. PHOTO/MARK MITCHELL A_141116NZHMMEARTHQUAKE9.JPG What

Driverless cars - who would have thought that would ever be a possibility let alone a reality. On Friday, Transport Minister Simon

The devastating earthquake near Kaikoura has reignited discussion about whether tsunami sirens should be in place along our coastline. The

How could we have got it so wrong? The pollsters and the politicians, the analysts, theorists and columnists - especially this one

It's a real shame. Don't worry, this is not another Trump opinion piece - if you're anything like me you have seen, read and heard

I'm not prepared for a natural disaster - the only time I ever have been is when a flatmate took it upon herself to set up a flat

Like many locals I turn my mobile off at night so the Civil Defence texts are of no use until I turn it back on. Please can we have

IN business it is important to have regular brainfests where people throw ideas into a melting pot to see what comes out. Sometimes

I've never seen such an outpouring of indignation on behalf of women than in the past month. It was as though Donald Trump's "grab

I'm a pretty heavy sleeper. I've slept through a volunteer fire brigade siren going off no more than 20m away and last night I slept

The world may be reeling after this week's elections, but here in New Zealand, we are reeling at the cost of a cauliflower. Given

At least we live in New Zealand. That's what I told my 12-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son when they asked what would happen

New Zealand is a very charitable country, and at its second reading, the Charities Amendment Bill will be receiving New Zealand First's

Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our communities with 97 per cent of all New Zealand enterprises employing 20

I was proud to be American. I was sure Hillary Clinton would win. It was unimaginable that such a dangerous buffoon could defeat

AS MUCH as it is appalling to think, let alone write, there is a bit of me who wants Donald Trump to become America's 45th president.