THIS column attempts to set the scene for the visit of the USS Sampson next week - the first visit by an American warship since the

Positive start The first test of our new council occurred over two full days this week. There is concern amongst our community that

WHEN the news came out that the world's most definitive global travel guide, Lonely Planet, has recognised Taranaki as the world's

Eggspert advice Hello, Frank Greenall. My name is Al Bumen. I enjoyed your column (Chronicle, October 27) with hints on cooking eggs

YES, another Melbourne Cup run and done. One of those events that have entered the DNA of a lot of people, even if they normally

THE MONEY paid to professional sportsmen and women nowadays can sometimes reach numbers that are frankly beyond belief. The latest

WHEN I swung my legs out of bed the other morning there was no doubting that the seasons had changed. The mornings are less crisp

THE autumnal weeks in the United States are the time for miracles of nature and man. In New England, the trees lose their chlorophyll

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

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?

LIKE the beads on an abacus, it's the little things that count. Another week, another teeming flock of issues, crises and catastrophes

By Jim Parnell IN his article about the possibility of Jerusalem on the Whanganui River becoming a shrine for pilgrims, David Scoullar

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

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

AFTER LAST week I thought I would give you a Bargain Box of my own making ... two tales for the price of one but both themed on crime. Most

I AM a columnist. I like a good column. It provides structural and architectural support, holding up a wider concept to provide a

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

MOST people who live in New Zealand believe we live in a peaceful and safe country. But that view may be coloured from time to time