Rugby triumph Phew! What an arm wrestle - but you did it. We could analyse the final for hours, but that would be pointless, as the

MY TRAVEL companion got itchy feet again and we spent Labour Day weekend in the Department of Conservation campground at Mt Holdsworth

NEW Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall made an impressive debut with his inaugural address at the War Memorial Centre's concert chamber

SEX, religion and politics - dinner party etiquette says these topics are all off limits for discussion. How does that apply in

With Halloween approaching it's time to talk scary - and two things in particular unnerve me. As a parent, I find it somewhat counter-intuitive

THE VATICAN is a city within the greater environs of Rome. But the most recent missive from this centre of the Catholic Church may

Seeing parallels I believe I see parallels with Donald Trump's America right here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Daily violence and murder

IT'S that time of year again ... The pressure is now on with exams, so I suspect there's plenty of midnight oil being burnt as students

ASK Google. Consult the internet. The World Wide Web has become the answer to all of life's pressing problems. Need to know something?

WHAT does our MP, Chester Borrows, have in common with US federal investigator Peter Forcelli -- besides being an ex-cop? Forcelli

IN THE next 20 years, one in four New Zealanders will be aged over 65 years, compared with one in seven today. What's more, a significant

The newly elected Whanganui District Council holds its first meeting of the three-year term tomorrow. While it is a largely ceremonial

THE CHIEF source of new problems is solutions to old problems. The ammonia that we used in domestic fridges as a coolant in the early

Following John Key's address to the United Nations on the war in Syria, Chronicle columnist Fred Frederikse releases part two of his

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By Rosemary Penwarden Now there's something new blowing in the wind. Radical, determined grassroots movements are blossoming again

ANOTHER outstanding performance ... another milestone knocked off. No, not the All Blacks -- let's just put New Zealand's rugby heroes

Monday Someone once said, "I don't like Mondays." Let me tell you something. I don't either. I have a plan for Monday, which by the

IT IS 2030 and one brilliant solution to the global scourges of climate change, obesity, diabetes, traffic congestion, pollution -

Thirteen people committed suicide in Whanganui in the past year - our highest total for the past decade. That's what the provisional

THE FACT THAT a Ministry of Transport survey has found more drivers want the open road speed limit extended to 110km/h shouldn't

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By Healthy Families Whanganui Rangitikei Ruapehu CREATING a community that is supportive of our health and wellbeing means making

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THERE is only one issue to be raised following the announcement by the Nobel prizegivers over the weekend that American singer-songwriter

'I'M TRYING to limit the number of decisions you have to make," the fiancee said as we were getting ready to turn in for the evening. "I

AS THE clock winds down the three weeks to this presidential election, Americans are imbued with a sense of dread, best described

LAST Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the Whanganui Chamber of Commerce Regional Business Awards. Congratulations to

. Chronicle columnist Fred Frederikse follows in the footsteps of Prime Minister John Key in delivering a speech to the United Nations