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Kiri Gillespie: Okere Falls red tape sad and short-sighted

Letting red tape stymie the future of a successful festival is sad.

Jane Trask: Moving house is an emotional time

Moving house can be an emotional time for some and straightforward for others.

Buddy Mikaere: There is a real joy in sharing life with chickens

One of the little-known joys in life is quietly sitting in the middle of your hen pen.

Kiri Gillespie: Courthouse $100k revamp needed but why just Tauranga?

Courthouse revamp is great but why now? And why just Tauranga?

Letters: Move the port but don't forget the environment

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Bryan Gould: We could do with more kindness in politics

Humanity means seeing the other person's point of view.

Dawn Picken: Marijuana referendum misses the mark

Focusing on marijuana referendum is short-sighted; we must fix root causes of addiction.

Letters: Did the police act quickly enough?

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Letters: Rule-breakers saved lives on White Island

Readers have their say.

Dawn Picken: Free speech isn't always free - and it comes at a price

Saying whatever we want can have consequences.

Letters: Is new lane expensive joke or misunderstanding?

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Bryan Gould: A catalogue of American cultural takeover

New Zealand might as well have been transplanted to the American Mid-West.

Letters: Why is PM apologising for Erebus?

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Zizi Sparks: What it's like being drawn into the Black Friday hype

COMMENT: I was in and out in record time.

Dawn Picken: How to make family gatherings merrier and less scary

It's time to change our attitudes.

Letters: No excuse for the damage done to our children

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Zizi Sparks: Things need to change before more lives are lost

COMMENT: Children are being found with unexplained brain injuries and broken skulls.

Letters: Waste should go back to provider

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.