Sell off assets or face revolt
District council asset sales is an unpopular idea in Whanganui. But it makes good sense.
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Readers' letters
Fire brigade, Castlecliff, e-cigarettes, GST on food, Afghanistan allegations
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson
The Diary of Hit and Run authors
Anti-smacking law has made for better parents
The 'anti-smacking' law has proved its value to some, but not to Winston Peters
The new Ministry of Vulnerable Children
Some readers may recall the cartoon that appeared years ago
Readers' letters
Riverbank rubbish, User-Pays, Amdram, Christians, Whanganui River
Decision day on our future
As election day approaches, beware those who will promise everything and give nothing.
Trump in hot seat on climate
Trump is playing Russian roulette with humanity's future. So does it matter that much?
Making a better census
Wednesday's census test will help Stats NZ do the job better in 2018's big questionnaire.
Brian Fallow: Time to rethink land use
Brian Fallow discusses the realities of land use and climate policy.
Readers' views
Chronicle readers share their views on a variety of subjects and debate issues of the day.
Setting the right foundation
Government-supported intervention is needed in the problem of disengaged rural youth.
First casualty of war is truth
Is the Government going to shoot the messenger instead of reading the message?
Readers' letters
GP fees, River dredging, NZ's social decline, Protesters and respect, Sarjeant fundraising
Readers' letters
Readers discuss renal dialysis, the river's status, river stopbanks and prisons.
Finding better booze policy
Our community experiences significant alcohol-related harm.
Readers' letters
Readers say: River's status is paganism; Bill English, you're joking; Take GST off food.
Science teacher shortage alarm
Current attitudes to science, particularly in education, are cause for concern.
Steve Braunias: The last Secret Diary of John Key
Steve Braunias: The last Secret Diary of John Key
Editorial: A legal construct linking different worlds
is Whanganui River's legal status just too baffling?
Nicola Patrick: Stand all about increasing party vote
Is a Green vote still a strange option?
Terry Sarten: I flow with the river rather than the corporates
How companies make you do their work in your time
Readers' letters
Readers debate extraterrestrials, prison staffing, flood prevention and the river's status
'Don't give teens the vote'
Is lowering the voting age to 16 really the answer to engaging teens in politics?
Readers' letters
Readers share their opinions on the Whanganui River's new legal status and more . . .
Abortion should stay a crime
Should the law protect the lives of unborn New Zealanders in their first nine months?
We should look to Nordics
How to cure the creeping malaise that has infiltrated out society, asks Frank Greenall.
Is tobacco fight worth it?
So $1.7m spent in Whanganui to stub out smoking results in more smokers. Time to rethink?