Rob Rattenbury: Guy Fawkes' celebrations irrelevant
Rob Rattenbury questions why New Zealand continues to mark Guy Fawkes' execution.
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Comment: Sport puts on a lavish feast
Samoa in the rugby league, Mark Hunt in the boxing and more highlights
Letters: Loss of flight simulators shortsighted, kindness in the WOF queue
Whanganui readers have their say
Te Awa Tupua: Whanganui at the confluence of global trends
OPINION: The sacred river can ensure intergenerational prosperity for the region.
Kevin Page: It all started when bread fell from the sky
Comment: It would be fair to say we were somewhat surprised.
Rob Rattenbury: The art of buying a car
Comment: The least I have ever paid for a car was $175, in 1972.
The secret life of the Whanganui region
Nicky Rennie reckons moving back to Whanganui is the best decision she's made.
Speedway: Fireworks on and off the track at Oceanview
Competitor numbers were restricted largely to local racers
Comment: A 'railway nut' dreams of a future with more trains
Rob Rattenbury remembers when Whanganui had its own railway station in Taupō Quay.
Letters: Courthouse should have been retained
A reader questions the decision to close the Ohakune courthouse
Comment: The short lived garage reclamation
Imagine my surprise as I pulled into my driveway and went to my garage.
Letters: Votes for 16-year-olds and budget feeds for kids
If you can vote old, you should be able to vote young, writes one reader.
Rob Rattenbury: 'My lycra seems to have shrunk'
It's T-shirts and footy shorts now as Rob Rattenbury enjoys a ride around the cycleways.
Comment: On your marks for the race known as life
The end of high school signals the start of adulthood for my daughter.
Letters: Highway speed limits a case of pot/kettle?
Readers have their say on roading, Three Waters and summer events.
Oceanview marks 50th with huge weekend of racing
The weather played its part over two days of racing
Rob Rattenbury: As children, we took our cup of cocoa for granted
Comment: I wonder where those kids who spent time at my little primary school ended up.
Comment: Jay Rerekura: Show boys and men that 'having a heart' is a good thing
"Sharing vulnerability is a sign of strength rather than weakness," writes Jay Rerekura
Letters: Govt is trying to protect farms from climate disasters
Readers have their say on how farmers have been treated
Letters: Commercial water bottling opposed
Readers have their say on water bottling, and greenhouse emissions.
Comment: Old acquaintances renew childhood memories
"Like many, I am always curious as to what happened to the people who shared my life."
Comment: The challenge of running on nearly empty
These 'sadness surges' used to happen when her daughter was little, writes Nicky Rennie.
Letters: Music as a power player
Readers have their say on the Iranian regime and New Zealand's electoral processes.
Marcus Musson: Medium term forestry outlook pessimistic
Despite current concerns, the long-term outlook for the forestry industry looks solid.
Comment: Plenty to write home about at home show
You have to love small-town New Zealand don't you?
Rob Rattenbury: Morvin Simon dramatically shifted my horizons
A course in te ao Māori was a gamechanger for Rob Rattenbury.
Jay Rerekura: What I'm trying to be more honest about
Comment: Sometimes I'm not 'good, good'.
Opinion: Dialling down the risk as the years roll on
Opinion: A cotton sheet, concrete, a 3m drop - what could possibly go wrong?
Rob Rattenbury: One election nearly over, a new one just begun
Comment: There could be interesting changes coming.
Comment: Rosy outlook parting gift from furry friend
A tiny puppy reopened Nicky Rennie's heart to love.
Rob Rattenbury: Tripping the light fantastic
Dancing brings people together, writes Rob Rattenbury.
Jay Rerekura: We need a council for the future, not the now
I don't know about you, but I find local body elections hugely entertaining.