Opinion: Meaningful change needed for Tauranga traffic problems
Is a bus lane along a half-kilometre stretch of Welcome Bay Rd really a good idea?
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March 28: A reader suggests docking councillor salaries in step with rates hikes.
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Letters: Tauranga for scenery, Wellington for museums
March 26: Tourists don't come to Tauranga to see a museum, a reader says.
End-of-life stance disappointing
Saturday letters - State Highway 2, end-of-life choice and Maori wards.
Family backbone of region's mountain biking
The Hamiltons are a family who've had a big impact on the local mountain biking scene.
Letters: Traffic is a 'bloody shambles'
March 23: Sort out traffic woes of Welcome Bay Rd.
Bella Vista homeowners deserve answers
Letters: Bella Vista homeowners deserve answers.
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Claiming citizenship in an invisible world
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Rachel Stewart: Journos, feel heat on warming
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Letters: Why we should keep GST on food
Letters: Why we shouldn't exempt food from GST.
Opinion: Common sense prevails in Tauranga Community Gardens saga
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Letters: Census, Maori wards and same sex marriage
LETTERS:Census, elections, Maori wards and same sex marriage
Bryan Gould: The murky world of espionage
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If children are learning, let them be
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Tommy Wilson - Knowledge is a powerful weapon
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Letters: SH2, recycling, surveys and cartoons
Letters: State Highway 2, glass recycling, surveys and cartoons
Letters: Residents wonder if they're next accident on SH2
March 19: Residents fear highway, Skipper Simon, recycling a basic service, helping poor.
Time to cash in on big-city status
Tauranga's one of the biggest cities in New Zealand - it's time we start acting like it.
Letters: State Highway 2, surveys, TECT
Letters: State Highway 2, surveys, TECT and the Census
Unplug and recharge the batteries
Seeking solutions to a houseful of useless gadget chargers.
TECT funding in shareholders' hands
March 15: TECT proposal supporters pledging a donation of $9000, says letter writer.
Kerbside recycling service will benefit us all
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Letters: Road upgrades before a museum
March 14: Road safety priority over museum, Maori successes, Census, recycling issues
Opinion: Crime is an unintended consequence of growth
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Bryan Gould: Civilisation depends on taxation
The wealthy have an antipathy towards taxes, yet benefit most from public spending.
Letters: Emphasis on Maori blood unnecessary
March 13: Make use of the train tracks, roads before development, blood percentages, wards