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Letters to the editor: Great to see pension bill before Parliament

Readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Don't make border workers choose between job or jab

OPINION: Port workers shouldn't have to choose between their job or the jab.

Samantha Motion: We're open to Aussies on planes, why not cruise ships?

If the Government doesn't find some urgency, another summer season may sail by.

Julian Wood: The side effects of health system centralisation

OPINION: There is much to be lauded but it's not all good news.

Letters: Annoying council didn't listen on rubbish

Readers have their say.

Kelly Makiha: Are we a bunch of snobs or is there something wrong with emergency housing?

OPINION: Do residents have the right to not like homeless people in their street?

Letters to the editor: Pay-as-you-throw system better

Readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Marathon participants an inspirational bunch

OPINION: These annual events are yearly highlights on the region's calendar.

Opinion: Mother's Day a time to reflect on all mothers do

Opinion: Why my mum has been the most important person in my life.

Letters to the editor: School attendance issue unforgivable

Readers have their say.

Rob Rattenbury: A reckoning is coming over the history of New Zealand

COMMENT: Many will feel ashamed about what they learn, writes Rob Rattenbury.

Luke Kirkness: why Greerton is the place to be in Tauranga

Opinion: Luke Kirkness's take on the suburb that's full of character

Bowel cancer killed my friend Ness. This is what I learned

Opinion: We have room in our hearts for everyone, why not let them in, just like Ness did?

Letters: Are shovel-ready projects at risk?

Readers have their say.

Kiri Gillespie: Ratepayers will have to clean up the mess of Bella Vista saga

Opinion: Construction cowboys need reeling in but $200,000 fines don't cut it.

Samantha Motion: We need a living wage to ease impact of rising rents

Opinion: Shocking accommodation supplement stats show full-time workers are struggling.

Opinion: The local government system is broken

Opinion: What government does now could make or break the future of our growing region.

Zizi Sparks: Health shakeup also needs to look at GP fees

OPINION: The current range of GP fees is astonishing.