Whanganui ChronicleReaders' lettersSensible step While I totally agree with Steve Baron's sentiments (Letters, March 9) about people not wanting to leave their homes 14 Mar 04:50 PM
Whanganui ChronicleCelebrating rural heritageThe aim of the 2017 Hilux Rural Games (held in Manawatu last weekend) is to give back something of our legacy to the next generation, writes Rangitikei MP Ian McKelvie. A lot of what makes us who we are is based on our rural roots and values, he says.14 Mar 04:40 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFarewell to a real manThe late Tyrell Ruscoe, a skilled craftsman with an artist's eye, excelled at his work of making furniture and at being an estimable person. His exemplary life stood in contrast to the way many lives are lived on the modern world, writes Jay Kuten.14 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Sundays a rank outsider for WhanganuiAs one of those who has enjoyed a great Saturday's racing - and a great day out - at the Whanganui course, I feel a little miffed 13 Mar 06:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersRates rise Reporter Simon Waters (Chronicle, March 3) falls into the same thinking of many after each QV revaluation: that if values 13 Mar 04:40 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFred Frederikse: Better to work with natureSHIFTING out of a place you have lived in for over 30 years is a bit like private archaeology as you process personal items from your 13 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleConservation Comment: Experiment yes, but hugeBy Peter Frost WILDLIFE sanctuaries as an experiment in conserving nature? Communities in New Zealand are taking part in a country-wide 12 Mar 04:40 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersFishing insight Recently former Solicitor-General Michael Heron QC was asked to carry out an independent review of the failure of 12 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleSteve Braunias: The Secret Diary of SuperannuationBILL ENGLISH We're just going to have to wait and see whether we're all going to die. I don't want to pre-empt anything. But as 12 Mar 02:05 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTripe and onion smoothies are the worksThere has been much mention of the proposed new age for the state funded pension. I believe 67 is the magic number .. for now. I 10 Mar 08:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Vandals actions hurt us allLike most of our sports, cricket in Whanganui is pretty much run on a shoestring. It relies on a lot of hard effort from volunteers10 Mar 07:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleNicola Patrick: 67 won't work for everyoneI'm observing a few inverse relationships at the moment ... you know, where one variable goes up and the other goes down. The most 10 Mar 06:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: Truth v Lies, the big bashHere we are at the championship bout between Truth and Lies. In one corner of the ring, weighing in at a true 200lbs is Truth; in 10 Mar 05:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour view: Readers have their sayLiving in harmony Re: Rachael Hampton's letter (March 7). Well done Rachael - as a Neighbourhood Support group, changes can be made10 Mar 04:01 PM
Whanganui ChronicleTop of the morning showsI've given it a few weeks and according to various friends, there is life after Paul Henry. I agree. The Am Show TV3's brekky show 10 Mar 01:01 AM
Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrows: Super changes fair proposalSUPERANNUATION gets the ideas flowing ... Yeah, right! I don't think there are any New Zealanders -- baby boomers, Gen Xs, Ys or 09 Mar 04:40 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersPrison work On February 27, Winston Peters said in a radio interview that prison sentencing these days was not working, inmates were 09 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleLesson in ground-shaking tectonicsThe Whanganui Science Forum's most recent talk covered earthquakes and "unusual earth movements" and was delivered by Professor Tim 08 Mar 05:35 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersStopbanks M Norris (letters, March 6) makes some good points in regard to stopbanks. Particularly that individuals made the decision 08 Mar 04:35 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFrank Greenall: English gets lost in blusterAS reported, the former Prime Minister bailed out by falling down his own rabbit hole, claiming he was running late. Hapless Willy08 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Tighten timeframe for super changesBill English doesn't strike me as a gambler ... far too sensible for anything more than $10 on the Melbourne Cup. But he may have 07 Mar 06:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersMove everything We could easily solve both the sewerage and flooding problems. Let's concrete the whole river channel from Upokongaro 07 Mar 04:40 PM
Whanganui ChronicleBusiness Zen: Try these tips to create more hours in your dayIF you are like me, you will probably look at the last few weeks and say "where did they go?" Time waits for no one (maybe was a Rolling 07 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleJay Kuten: Arts Review showcases cityHAVE you ever stood on a precipice and had the sudden thought of leaping off? Turns out the French have a phrase for that -- "L'appel 07 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Licence scheme laudedTHE Government is to be congratulated for a programme that will help young offenders get a driver's licence. The scheme is starting 07 Mar 10:00 AM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersAlcohol laws I am writing in relation to the front-page Wanganui Chronicle (March 3) article about tougher booze laws in the Whanganui 06 Mar 04:45 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFred Frederikse: More plastic not so fantasticmillisphere (noun): A discrete region populated by roughly one thousandth of the world's population; a bit over seven million people 06 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersPonding areas If the stopbanks are raised 1.5 metres in Anzac Parade what will be the effects on Taupo Quay? What is needed are 05 Mar 04:35 PM
Whanganui ChronicleConservation Comment: Dairy giant's burning issueBy Rosemary Penwarden THE dairy industry has a problem. We know they've messed up our rivers, but less obvious is the mess they're 05 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleSteve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Max KeyMONDAY From a young age, I have always wanted to be on stage or on the cover of Woman's Day having just come out of the pool. Talent 04 Mar 04:03 PM
Whanganui ChronicleRachel Rose: Contrasting ways a community connectsONE of the first things to impress me about Whanganui was the sheer number and diversity of local organisations and clubs. We have 04 Mar 06:33 AM
Whanganui ChronicleLetters: Readers have their saySuper fund boss' earnings "I have a problem with the state paying massive salaries ..." writes MP Chester Borrows in the Chronicle 04 Mar 05:35 AM
Whanganui ChronicleKate Stewart: Landscaping gets extremely personalPersonal grooming is big business. Add to that the increase in cosmetic surgery and procedures and we're talking billions of dollars04 Mar 04:35 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: Dire warnings in film they tried to hideFOR many years now, climate change has been the elephant in the room. In 1991, the Shell oil company filmed it and then hid the elephant 04 Mar 03:35 AM
