Bill English doesn't strike me as a gambler ... far too sensible for anything more than $10 on the Melbourne Cup. But he may have

Move everything We could easily solve both the sewerage and flooding problems. Let's concrete the whole river channel from Upokongaro

IF you are like me, you will probably look at the last few weeks and say "where did they go?" Time waits for no one (maybe was a Rolling

HAVE you ever stood on a precipice and had the sudden thought of leaping off? Turns out the French have a phrase for that -- "L'appel

THE Government is to be congratulated for a programme that will help young offenders get a driver's licence. The scheme is starting

Alcohol laws I am writing in relation to the front-page Wanganui Chronicle (March 3) article about tougher booze laws in the Whanganui

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Ponding areas If the stopbanks are raised 1.5 metres in Anzac Parade what will be the effects on Taupo Quay? What is needed are

By Rosemary Penwarden THE dairy industry has a problem. We know they've messed up our rivers, but less obvious is the mess they're

Super fund boss' earnings "I have a problem with the state paying massive salaries ..." writes MP Chester Borrows in the Chronicle

Personal grooming is big business. Add to that the increase in cosmetic surgery and procedures and we're talking billions of dollars

FOR many years now, climate change has been the elephant in the room. In 1991, the Shell oil company filmed it and then hid the elephant

Flood plan The flood protection programme for the lower Whanganui River is timely and coincides with the district council project

CUTTING the ribbon on the Normanby bypass on a fine, sunny day last week with Minister of Transport Simon Bridges was a great ceremony

After finding themselves in the firing line this month, Horizons regional councillors and staff restored some order at their meeting

Velodrome first We see (Chronicle, February 23) that councillor Rob Vinsen wants to roof over the River Traders' Market area beside

NOT too many people in New Zealand know I'm one of the world's best-selling authors ... I think it's probably a tall poppy thing

IT WAS great to see former Whanganui District councillor Sue Westwood presiding over this week's Audit and Risk committee. She is

It was great to see former Whanganui District Councillor Sue Westwood presiding over this week's Audit and Risk committee. She is

Media mergers Throughout history and around the world, control of the media has been shown time and again to be a powerful tool for

By Lorna Sutherland THERE has been debate about the value of solar panels as a source of "green" energy. No surprise there, people

EVERY day we are told that there is a housing crisis in New Zealand. If there is, then it is because we have let it happen. As someone

Thank you, WDC I would like to thank council for the recent and significant upgrades to the Otamatea Reserve. This includes all-weather

"This guy, he's like a maniac, OK? He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn't play games. And

News this week of Winston Peters' dinner dates with Trade Minister Todd McClay are unlikely to cause many ripples. In November, McClay

YEE-HA! The scientists have decided we are a new continent and have named us Zealandia - and we are huge. With a continental shelf

Trump's ban protects his profits Joachim Petersen (Letters, February 14) is correct in saying that a head of state's job is to protect

I DON'T usually watch the TV news live anymore. I'm a news addict, but mostly get my fix via social media. But in this past week

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It's time to be grateful for small mercies ... in this case, very small. The Government yesterday announced we should be safe to