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Letters to the editor: Need to step up the fight against drug dealers 13 May, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read A reader says new figures on kids and drugs were grim reading. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey Bay of Plenty Times Nationwide figures showed how desperate the problem is. We can't blame the government, police or social services. No, the parents of the younger offenders need to step up and take responsibility for instilling moral standards on their children. They need boundaries from birth. Even former drug kingpin Billy Macfarlane stated that cannabis use by children is a big ...

Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the Tauranga suburb's name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as part of the wars fought between the Māori and British over land. In Wilson's view: "Colonel Greer...

Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the suburb's name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as part of the wars fought between the Māori and British over land. In Wilson's view: "Colonel Greer tried to...