FOR SOME years now I have been optimistic that the Governments of the world would come to their senses and actually do something about

UBI errors A brave attempt by Garth Scown (letters, January 21) to demolish the argument for a Universal Basic Income. Understandable

Balance needed The Chronicle recently published two "Opinion" articles on water conservation. Brian Doughty (January 16) gave a

American buys New Zealand A wealthy American has bought land in New Zealand. Exactly how much land is undisclosed but documents suggest

I WAS somewhat amused by my column colleagues Fred and Jay sounding off on solutions to the tension in the Middle East. Here we have

A COLLECTIVE sigh of relief is sweeping across the country - the school holidays are nearly over and children are heading back to

You can always rely on Sir Bob Jones to stir the pot. His comments last week about banning beggars certainly sparked some debate. With

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is less than accommodating - if not unfair - in refusing to hold hearings on seabed mining

While atheists around the world took to the streets screaming: "If there is a god, why does he allow Donald Trump!", I was more usefully

EVERY four-and-a-half days, planet Earth's population goes up by a million. Whoa! Yes, we're well and truly in a new age. Some call

By Paul Dawson AS A PROUD Englishman and a historian, I am often struck by the European desire to give lessons to the rest of the

THIS wind can just bugger off. Bugger off, I say. Weeks and weeks of endless gusts is enough to drive a fellow quite mad. The kids

AS Donald Trump took the oath of office, promising to defend and protect the United States Constitution, at least half the nation

Palestine impasse Neither Fred Frederikse's (Chronicle, Jan 10) or Jay Kuten's response (letters, Jan 18) is as dispassionate, thoughtful

millisphere, n. a discrete region populated by roughly one thousandth of the total world population; a bit over seven million people

" I CAN'T wait to see how the incoming administration deals with AI [artificial intelligence]," said US Secretary of State John Kerry

IN YEARS past, one of Vintage Weekend's most enthusiastic fans was my mum. Weeks beforehand, she would rummage through boxes of fabrics

If Hadleigh Reid succeeds in his ambition to be the National Party candidate for the Whanganui electorate - and, indeed, makes it

It is a matter of some disappointment for me that a cough-laden lurgy of the past few weeks means I will not be performing during

When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, he took more than half a million troops with him, and he still lost. When Hitler invaded the

QUITE apart from the weather (enough said!), the topic of conversation over the summer break often turns to friends and family and

Bilingual in the '40s I am informed by a Chronicle correspondent that a teacher at Maxwell School in the 1920s was obeying the law

I'M SORRY. I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your private conversation. Nor did all the other people who felt compelled to listen in. In

THE new year seems to have started out with not so much a hiss and a roar as an eerie post-Keyxit lassitude. After so many years

Xmas cheers On behalf of Birthright, I would like to thank the Wanganui Chronicle very much for their support to the annual Birthright

THERE'S been a lot written about the so-called unexpected result of this year's United States presidential election. The ruminations

Bye, blowflies Denise Lockett and others who are bothered by flies in their homes can get rid of them very easily. For 12 years

millisphere, n. a discrete region populated by roughly one-thousandth of the total world population; a bit over seven million people

SHOULD there be a fireworks season? I think so. Consider Helen from Whanganui East. It's Sunday. She has had a big weekend, spent

Universal income "The main political task for the next generation ... will be to ensure that those without work have an income they