Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Mystery man may hold the answerHAS a political puzzle finally been solved? Kim MacIntyre was the mystery man of the 2014 general election in Whanganui when he stood 17 Sep 08:31 AM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersNot best option In releasing the 2014 MWH alternative wastewater treatment plant proposal, the mayor states that Cardno (Mike McCoy) 17 Sep 07:23 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: A beautiful mind can live alongside a heart that is uglyI PLAYED three songs at the Musicians Club recently - two of my own, with one so hot off the press I had the words on big sheets of 17 Sep 06:25 AM
Whanganui ChronicleKate Stewart: If you can't handle our beliefs, you have no business being hereA FEW weeks back I devoted a column to the rewriting of some old truisms. One truism I won't rewrite - because I, personally, believe 17 Sep 05:30 AM
Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrows: Above or beyond the law?INEQUITY in sentencing was stark this week when the son of a rich businessman was given a community-based sentence for assaulting 15 Sep 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Positive focus is needed on ageingIF THERE'S one thing an incoming district council needs to prioritise for Whanganui, it's giving more prominence to positive ageing 14 Sep 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleTime for that healthy changeBy Healthy Families Whanganui Rangitikei Ruapehu Being active doesn't have to be about going to the gym or playing organised sport. Take 14 Sep 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFrank Greenall: Author put hometown on mapLAST Sunday I was on pilgrimage -- travelling to the land of Ronald Hugh Morrieson, fortuitously only an hour's drive up the line 14 Sep 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Changes to local government must not passQUITE what was in the Government's mind when it framed the amendments to the Local Government Act that are currently under debate13 Sep 10:30 AM
Whanganui ChronicleFred Frederikse: Place where the boys light upIN New Zealand my brand of 20s is nearly $25, and you have to wait while they are retrieved from a plain grey cupboard. The most 13 Sep 09:30 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTaking stock of nature's capital"WE USE nature because she's valuable. We lose nature because she's free" - Pavan Sukhdev, keynote speaker at the 2013 Valuing Nature 13 Sep 06:00 AM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Great potential for live-streamed debatesLIKE lots of other people I looked in at the council debates last week via Facebook. It was the first time the Chronicle had live 13 Sep 04:37 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: Tackle prejudice by having it out in the openTHE APPEARANCE of flyers in Whanganui letterboxes touting Muslims as posing a threat may offend our sense of community, but having 11 Sep 02:19 AM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Impressive audience ... for those who turned upTWO successful forums for council candidates were held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the War Memorial Centre. Of the 33 hopefuls 10 Sep 10:31 AM
Whanganui ChronicleKate Stewart: Send minister back to schoolIf the new school funding measures have taught me anything, it's that Education Minister, Hekia Parata needs to take herself back 10 Sep 09:28 AM
Whanganui ChronicleAnna Wallis: Courage to challenge those behind flyersAIRINI BEAUTRAIS restores your faith in human nature. When the gutless anti-Muslim flyers were spread around Whanganui like something 10 Sep 08:17 AM
Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrows: Grab those papers and voteIT'S that time again ... the three-yearly opportunity for everyone to vote in local elections - that's mayoralties (gosh, don't we 10 Sep 05:10 AM
Whanganui ChronicleFrank Greenall: Strong leadership is just a postureNORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reportedly had one of his ministers recently executed for displaying bad sitting posture at a government 10 Sep 05:00 AM
Whanganui ChronicleGwynne Dyer: Not quite a re-run of 1936"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first 10 Sep 04:54 AM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Will the 'good corporate citizen' stand up?IS AFFCO a good corporate citizen, asked The Nation, one of the best news shows on New Zealand television. In the weekend's programme 06 Sep 11:03 PM
Whanganui ChronicleJay Kuten: The news re-written for a TV 'wasteland'RECENTLY I took issue with the way in which this city and its people were portrayed by TV3's Story programme (August 2, 2016). I 06 Sep 10:14 PM
Whanganui ChronicleDan Jackson: We fix nothing ... just buy moreKIDS hate my job. Not what I actually do - which is recycling which they think is cool in a "save the planet" kind of way. No, they 06 Sep 09:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Public pressure and purchasing powerA COUPLE of weeks ago, I chastised the Talley group and particularly their local industries - Affco Imlay, Land Meats and Open Country 05 Sep 06:09 AM
Whanganui ChronicleNelson Lebo: Votes can change council attitudesHOW MANY years does it take to change a light bulb? Seriously, this isn't a joke. I was reminded recently by a friend that it took 05 Sep 04:17 AM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Billboard battles and block votingTHE local body election campaign is heating up with your voting papers being delivered this month and, of course, the results due 03 Sep 05:40 AM
Whanganui ChronicleSteve Braunias: Secret Diary of Richie McCawMONDAY At the end of the day my initial reaction when you talk about doing a film about yourself is that you don't want to seem like 03 Sep 02:47 AM
Whanganui ChronicleRachel Rose: Better ways to keep a honey bee happyWELL done UCOL for bringing a comprehensive course in beekeeping to Whanganui. I'm one of 30 students (three times more than have 03 Sep 02:45 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: Cutting corners will be back to bite usWE ARE rapidly developing a national identity as the land of the long white lie. The "100% Pure" brand has taken a hammering as we 03 Sep 02:40 AM
Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrrows: Whanganui in the eye of politiciansMY COLUMNS in recent weeks have largely been dedicated to reporting on events from around the wider Whanganui region -- including 01 Sep 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: End of an era, start of an error?IT'S official! Or as official as anything can be after an international congress in South Africa has worked on it for seven years. The 01 Sep 11:00 AM
Whanganui ChronicleRussell Bell: Awards revive community spiritIT IS always good for businesses to give back to the community. There are many ways to do this and a number of businesses are giving 01 Sep 04:30 AM
Whanganui ChronicleMore is now more at the bottom of the beauty bizWe have all heard of the saying less is more, and right or wrong it holds a great deal of sway in the beauty business. We have become 01 Sep 04:16 AM
Whanganui ChronicleGrim burden carried by news readersTHE weekday six o'clock TV news is often grim news indeed. Very weighty words are required to convey the grimness of this news. This 31 Aug 10:25 PM
Whanganui ChronicleSame old, same old ... not good enoughI'm a sports fan which means there isn't much sport that I don't either watch on TV, read about or talk to others about. Except synchronised 31 Aug 06:51 PM