We must wait until June to see if boom-and-bust offshore mining begins or sense prevails.

The secret diary of Bill English -- sort of

Letters to the editor

The temptation of the internet is sucking us into some horrible stuff

A lot of blow hards trying to get into the parliamentary orchestra at the next election

How bachelorette Sophie came unstuck on The Bachelor NZ

Nicola Patrick on the lessons learned from nature

Heroes and victims in a week when unprecedented flood threatened

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Now the Whanganui River has the status of a person, it needs to behave in polite society

Less than two years after the worst-ever Whanganui River flood, te awa is at it again.

There are still too many people with neither Internet, computers or the skills to use them

Freedom campers, slipway gripes, teenage rampage, wake up unions

MPs will legalise e-cigarettes without evidence they're safe. What are they thinking?

WWF wants Government money to transition fishing practices and so protect rare dolphins

Fred Frederikse turns the geographical microscope on Kabul and Afghan conflicts.

River's "person" status, that "god thing", renal dialysis and "one law for all"

District council asset sales is an unpopular idea in Whanganui. But it makes good sense.

The Diary of Hit and Run authors

The 'anti-smacking' law has proved its value to some, but not to Winston Peters

Some readers may recall the cartoon that appeared years ago

Bee spots is one of those euphemisms like fly dirt

Riverbank rubbish, User-Pays, Amdram, Christians, Whanganui River

As election day approaches, beware those who will promise everything and give nothing.

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Trump is playing Russian roulette with humanity's future. So does it matter that much?

Wednesday's census test will help Stats NZ do the job better in 2018's big questionnaire.

Brian Fallow discusses the realities of land use and climate policy.

Chronicle readers share their views on a variety of subjects and debate issues of the day.

Government-supported intervention is needed in the problem of disengaged rural youth.