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Bryan Gould: Printing money not always a bad thing
Hats off to the Chinese who took action to ensure coronavirus doesn't ruin the economy.
Rattenbury: Days of commemoration marked by only a few
New Zealand has yet to really grasp the concept of a national day.
Gould: Could money be the servant and not the master?
Can printing money be a bad thing?
Letters to the editor: Dogs, State Highway 2, buses and TV weather
Readers have their say on issues.
Dawn Picken: Single can be satisfying on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day takes on a different meaning when you're single
Buddy Mikaere: Let's keep the national anthem as it is
COMMENT: Our country's song is a bi-cultural icon.
Letters to the editor: Roading, national anthem and NZ First
Readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: TV ads necessary evil but could be less intrusive
Without television commercials, it is said, there would be little to watch.
Scammers exploiting death are 'scum'
Let's not make it easy for those taking advantage of grief and goodwill.
Shauni James: Have fun in the sun but don't neglect your skin
It's great to have fun in the sun, but important to be sun smart at the same time.
Policing a tough gig, but the training was harder
You kept your head down, worked hard and got qualified.
Samantha Motion: Who deserves the most credit for the Tauranga Northern Link?
COMMENT: Flurry of political back-patting follows announcement.
Jane Trask: Let the 2020 school year begin
Teachers and parents and students anticipate another big year ahead.
Letters: Safeguards around End of Life Choice Bill 'not robust'
Readers have their say.
Bryan Gould: Political parties are vitally important
Without political parties, parliament would be a collection of disorganised individuals.
Letters: Paying Kiwi teachers more might be cheaper overall
Readers have their say.
Rob Rattenbury: Who runs the world? Volunteers
The value of volunteer labour alone equates to $3.5 billion annually and climbing.
Jane Trask: Undies, undies, undies, TOGS!
'What really is wrong with a little female butt cheek?'
Zoe Hunter: Tsunami system needs fixing before real emergency strikes
People might not react next time around, writes Zoe Hunter.
Sheree Trotter: Visiting Auschwitz profound and disturbing
Comment: Visiting Auschwitz all the more disturbing for the resurgence of antisemitism.
Samantha Motion: Hotels and a tale of two towns
Comment: Does Tauranga need to catch up to Rotorua?
Kiri Gillespie: Don't tell me not to eat meat
All of this environmental white noise and societal finger-wagging is tiresome.
Dawn Picken: Long road towards equality in sports
COMMENT: We still have a ways to go to eliminate racism and sexism in sports.
Buddy Mikaere: What's in a name?
COMMENT: On te reo, selling tomato sauce and wordplay taken too far.
Carmen Hall: People who dump rubbish at charity shops are losers
Comment: People continue to dump rubbish at charity shops in the Bay of Plenty.
Rose Davis: The challenge of changing with the weather
'What shifts so I no longer shut down and refuse to hear my guilty thoughts?'
Carmen Hall: G-strings are for the bedroom, not beach
COMMENT: As the mum, I worry about the impression this trend is making on young girls.
Carmen Hall: Government needs to address housing affordability
COMMENT: We were lucky to buy our home but others haven't been.