Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Council hopefuls plentifulTHIRTY-THREE candidates ... count them. That's 33 hopefuls standing for the chance to sit down at the Whanganui District Council 16 Aug 01:50 AM
Whanganui ChronicleGwynne Dyer: Malaria and chickensI HAD malaria once, and it was extremely unpleasant. I had been working in Yemen, but I contracted it while flying home on a Dutch 15 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFred Frederikse: Life imitates art in US politicsTWO American elections ago, during their primaries when Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton for the candidacy of the Democratic Party15 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleConservation Comment: Sceptics trying to trump scienceBy Philip McConkey AS MOST of us are aware, United States party conventions have been taking place over recent weeks. Among the many 14 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEva Bradley: When an early night is goodI remember (only just) when my night didn't even properly start until after 9pm. IT'S probably not especially cool to admit this14 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Industries leave council - and citizens - danglingNEGOTIATING with a gun to your head cannot be easy ... Is that why Whanganui chief executive Kym Fell was unwell over the weekend? Mr 13 Aug 05:18 AM
Whanganui ChronicleSteve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Andrew LittleMONDAY Monday caucus. They filed in, dragging their heels, yawning, scratching, sighing. They were a bit more animated than usual. I 13 Aug 04:15 AM
Whanganui ChronicleKate Stewart: When it comes to politics actions speak louderTHERE has been much talk of late about the "no show - no dough" proposal for Whanganui council members when it comes to attending 13 Aug 04:12 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: Aussie government in denial over Nauru issuesWHAT can I say when there is so much that needs to be said? I could begin with a horsey haw-haw response to Mark Todd saying he lost 13 Aug 04:08 AM
Whanganui ChronicleChris Cresswell: Economic growth not the right pathIN medicine, something that grows until it kills its host is called a cancer. Something that is in balance, doesn't use up all its 13 Aug 04:03 AM
Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrows: Listening to the little peopleFIRST discovered in that wonderful decade, the 1950s, Kapuni has been providing natural gas for New Zealanders for more than 50 years. To 11 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Sexist conduct needs to be buriedIN an age of professional sportspeople, every action will create a reaction because the lives of those individuals are front and centre. The 11 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: It's the taking part that countsThey are calling it Woeful Wednesday - or maybe it should be Terrible Tuesday, depending if you are on NZ time or Brazilian time. Either 10 Aug 07:59 AM
Whanganui ChronicleFrank Greenall: A Winterless taleI'VE recently had a few weeks in the Far North - the place which people who don't live there cannot refer to without prefacing it 10 Aug 05:11 AM
BusinessBusiness Zen: Lego of the old and embrace changeLego. What a truly magnificent product and a case study for all business in terms of adaptation and staying ahead of the curve. On 09 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleJay Kuten: The politics of emotionI came to my skepticism of political advertisement early in life. World War II ended shortly after my 10th birthday and I remembered 09 Aug 04:42 AM
Whanganui ChronicleFrom the Scrapheap: It's different for today's kidsIn some ways many of today's kids do have it easy. Calculators and tablets for schoolwork, mums (and dads) zooming them everywhere in cars for after-school activities, bugger-all real chores to do. But in other ways today's kids have it harder.09 Aug 01:49 AM
Whanganui ChronicleGwynne Dyer: Political choices driven by ignoranceTHE five most ignorant countries in the world are Mexico, India, Brazil, Peru and New Zealand. And the five best informed are South 08 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: No show, no dough for councillors?The issue of paying Whanganui councillors for attending meetings - or, more pertinently, not paying them when they do not turn up 08 Aug 07:11 AM
Whanganui ChronicleFred Frederikse: Millistates could mean an end to warIn the 1960s an eccentric English aristocrat, Alexander Thynn, the 7th Marquis of Bath, proposed that the world should consist of 08 Aug 07:02 AM
Whanganui ChronicleSteve Braunias: Secret Diary of The ChiefsMONDAY Chiefs CEO Andrew Flexman: The boys are hurting over their loss to the Hurricanes. But that's rugby. At the end of the day 06 Aug 01:40 AM
Whanganui ChronicleRachel Rose: Market about more than just foodPIZZA for breakfast! That's just one reason why I love Saturday mornings at the River Traders market. The market is popular with 06 Aug 01:32 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: Dorothy hits road to find Wizard not so wonderfulFOLLOW the Yellow Brick Road ... Dorothy (Anne Tolley) was no longer in Kansas but in Otara on a journey to find the answer to inequality. Following 06 Aug 01:27 AM
Whanganui ChronicleA message to the 'scum' who ripped off hospiceOver the years I've never made a secret of the fact that I call it like I see it. My no nonsense approach has meet with criticism 04 Aug 08:50 PM
Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrows: Song proves tonic for soul of PateaIn Liverpool they sing You'll Never Walk Alone; in Patea they sing Poi E. When I arrived in Patea more than 30 years ago to work 04 Aug 05:23 AM
Whanganui ChronicleFrank Greenall: Game a sideshow to main eventAWHILE back I was talked into attending a live Super Rugby game -- the Hurricanes against the Blues at Wellington's Cake Tin. The 03 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleIan McKelvie: Predator-free target is within reachLAST week Prime Minister John Key announced a plan aimed at making New Zealand predator-free by 2050. At the heart of the programme 02 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleJay Kuten: Obama in the rearview mirrorNOW that both political parties have chosen their nominees for president, the US public can look forward to 100 days of raucous campaigning02 Aug 04:08 AM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: What really matters is bums on seatsBy Anna Wallis Air Chathams and Whanganui Airport have certainly started things off with a bang. There was a large crowd out at 01 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleOpinion: Savage Club hall perfect home for musosBy Fred Frederikse I AM not a great musician, but to quote Kinky Friedman: "I like hanging around with musicians because they have 01 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleThe Happiness Journey: Unlock your personal store of wealthBy Scott Lee WHAT if I said: "Everyone is already wealthy." Would you respond: "Go on, Scott -- you're having a laugh." Or would 01 Aug 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChroniclePerfect party prompts pangsCELEBRATING is something uniquely human that transcends cultures, demographics and history. No matter when you were born, in what 31 Jul 11:35 PM
Whanganui ChronicleConservation Comment: The real cost of cheap clothes is risingBy R K Rose WHAT on earth to wear today? It's not a question I usually spend any time on. The answering question is invariably: 31 Jul 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleSteve Braunias' Secret Diary of the...Prime MinisterMONDAY At the end of the day I think the majority of New Zealanders will feel good about this Government's abrupt and laughably half-baked 29 Jul 09:19 PM
