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Review: Mana and the Maiden Warriors
Mana Farrell isn't afraid of the past and he doesn't think anyone else should be either.
Letters: Council needs to get on and make some decisions
Today's Letters to the Editor
Rachel Stewart: Dinosaurs keep hawking past as Godzone's future
COMMENT: A clear vision of agriculture in NZ will not be forthcoming from usual suspects.
Letters: School bus service will improve peak time traffic
Today's letters to the editor.
Bryan Gould: On foreign ownership, sovereignty and national identity
Comment: To express concern about foreign ownership can invite accusations of xenophobia.
Dawn Picken: Staycation - just bring a little imagination
Are you going on holiday? I'm not jealous. Not one bit.
Letters: Road designers from another planet
Approving a single-lane flyover at Bayfair an "absolute stuff-up", says one writer.
Tommy Wilson: It's time to crouch and hold onto the health of our tamariki
COMMENT: More education around injuries and their effects is needed.
Letters: Tauranga could learn from Rotorua
Readers have their say on the current issues.
Gould: Luxon's hubris shows he's not ready for politics
Christopher Luxon's political ambitions raising eyebrows
Opinion: Sometimes, it's about participation, not planning
What does it mean to just show up in a culture of doers?
Exit interviews: Why two Tauranga councillors aren't running for re-election
One steps down satisfied but the other is seething with frustration
Comment: Baby uplift saga raises pertinent questions
COMMENT: Change must start at the top in NZ's horrific saga of uplifting newborn babies.
Letters: There's no need to celebrate gay pride
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Letters: What is going on with Mauao base-track?
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Rachel Stewart: Everyone has a right to tell their truth
COMMENT: It's my absolute right to express an honestly held opinion, even if it offends.
Letters: Brexit 'doom mongers' need to get behind decision
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Letters: Punishments such as time out are not effective
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Buddy Mikaere: 155 years on from the battle of Te Ranga
Te Ranga: where our ancestors laid down their lives
Bryan Gould: What should Kiwis make of the Brexit debacle?
We should exercise our own judgment on the probable outcomes of Brexit.
Openness matters: How politicians campaign can reveal how they'd govern
The world is more dangerous when powerful people get to spit-shine their own stories.
Letters: Democracy thrives when people take part
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Opinion: It's okay to kōrero, it's okay to be Māori
There are avenues for the those who complain about the use of te reo.
Letters: We need to get city council elections right
Bay of Plenty readers have their say
Letters: NZ will be better if anti-smacking law repealed
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.