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Samantha Motion: Coronavirus has arrived, but it's the rumour-mongering that worries me

COMMENT: False information is spreading more virulently than coronavirus.

Invasive mangrove seedlings have to go

Our readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Working from home - and making the most of a bad situation

These are some strange times.

Letters: Coronavirus not the first epidemic for some

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Bryan Gould: No moral leadership in Trump's vaccine grab

COMMENT: Why was it not enough just to obtain access to the vaccine?

Letters: Wrong time to be raising rates

Readers have their say on issues.

Samantha Motion: Confessions of a panic buyer

COMMENT: Stop trolley shaming people who are just stocking up a little.

Letters: Passenger rail ignored at our demise

Handshakes and future transport options are among subjects readers have written about.

Bryan Gould: Coronavirus can be overcome if we pull together

Now is the time for governments to step up to the plate and use their powers for good.

Letters: Rates rises and police pursuits

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Carmen Hall: Drivers who flee the police are idiots

Police plea for fleeing drivers in the Bay of Plenty to stop.

Letters: Region dodges a bullet as rain breaks drought

Our forests need a 1080 drop so they can recover from pests, restoring drought protection.

Bryan Gould: I urge customers to stand up for themselves

Customers need to stand up for themselves just as Bryan Gould has done.

Rob Rattenbury: Dual naming needed in Aotearoa New Zealand

'We have nothing in common with Zeeland but everything in common with Aotearoa.'

What we owe to Jeanette Fitzsimons

Catherine Delahunty pays tribute to a friend, neighbour and leader.

Dawn Picken: Want a break from coronavirus and doom? Then read on ...

COMMENT: Warning - this column is not about pandemics or politics. Read at your own risk.

Letters to the editor: Council legal costs and assisted dying

Readers have their say.

Letters to the editor: Rates decision open to challenge

Readers have their say.