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

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

The cancer researcher; the aged care worker; the street sweeper; the eye surgeon; the special needs teacher; the missionary working

St John needs funding St John Ambulance does a fantastic and crucial job if well-manned. How can it be that such a critical service

Walking through town the other day I noticed a young fella mucking around with a ball while waiting for the green man. It reminded

The kids are back into the swing of school, the Christmas holiday period is becoming a distant memory and, for some, the daily grind

By now just about everyone has a Trump story. Back in 2004, after 30 years in the newspaper industry, I was about to take over the

What's all the fuss about Donald Trump's lies? Why not ignore them and give him a chance to fulfill his promises to bring back jobs

Bother with God I have mixed feelings over my 6-year-old granddaughter returning to St Mary's School. We have had interesting

Where's WHAM? Has the Whanganui Accident and Medical Clinic been sold or closed by the Whanganui Regional Health Network? It

We have lived on the riverbank here for 30 years and, sadly, we are now in the process of moving house. Bedford Avenue is a mixed

When even police joke about it, you know it's time to change the law. Waikato police have a Facebook post of two cows sniffing cannabis

Living memory is a short time-frame. Most of us compare the world today with what we remember from our childhoods, but no further