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Education plays an important role in democracy
Education plays an important role in democracy.
Peter Williams: Workplace tragedies could have been avoided
Has the Government really tried its best for the CTV building victims' families?
Opinion: Begging issue is more about coin and less about kai
Tommy Wilson takes aim at the heart of the begging issue.
Opinion: Bodies are beautiful - why do some of us have trouble with public nudity?
I've been wondering why public nudity makes me squirm ...
Opinion: Homeless ban a no-win solution
Begging and rough sleeping bans in Tauranga: Where does it end?
Peter Williams: It's time for stale Steve Hansen to go
Could New Zealand's World Cup campaign next year be over in the quarter finals?
Letters: Zero tolerance needed on begging and rough sleeping
Readers have their say.
Opinion: NZ owes world standing to sacrifices of Kiwi soldiers
The centenary of Armistice Day has rightly been celebrated around the world.
Peter Williams: Making teaching attractive is the first step
Teachers' pay should be based on incentives and performance
How a new stadium in Auckland could affect Tauranga
Auckland Waterfront Consortium has great plans for our biggest city; should the BoP care?
Opinion: Ditch the screens, go back to books
The younger generations we are creating are skimming more and remembering less.
Opinion: Christmas, a season of consumerism
Giving often seems to benefit the giver more than the recipient
New blood for Tauranga Community Foodbank
Former Ballance boss Larry Bilodeau has been named board chairman of Tauranga's foodbank.
Dawn Picken: Supporting the arts to save souls
It's always the season to support the arts.
Opinion: We want to keep our good teachers and make them feel valued
Amazing teachers need to be kept.
Rachel Stewart: Why today's feminists leave me underwhelmed - and males contented
COMMENT: Today's 'feminists' generally leave me underwhelmed.
NCEA exams stressful for some students
Thousands of Bay of Plenty students have sat the biggest NCEA exam on Monday.
Tommy Wilson: Desperate plight as rental hikes hit homeless
The more increases in rent, the more are homeless — the equation is that simple.
Gould: The acid test for Labour will come in 2020
Bryan Gould: The acid test for Labour will come in 2020.
Letters: Action needed on State Highway 2
Letters: Action needed on state highway 2
Comment: Free dental care will win votes
It's time our mouths were looked after too, writes Peter Williams.
Letters: Greed is back in town
Letters: Greed is back in town - but don't be too greedy, writes a reader.