HOW many Whanganui firms can boast 100 years in business? Imlay can, and next month the Heads Rd industry will celebrate a century

In a doctor's waiting room, I was drawn to a copy of Time magazine whose cover featured two adjoining gold bands held together with

ER, digital city? The epic fail by Whanganui District Council to deliver the local body election results at 3pm on Saturday certainly

New Zealand's economic growth rate is the third fastest in the OECD these days, which is something to be proud of. It's important

BEING the contrarian that I am, and being somewhat sceptical about the benefits of past marketing campaigns (Sport City, Well Worth

IT ALL started during the 2011 Rugby World Cup when the England squad was based in Queenstown. The details are sketchy, but it seems

YESTERDAY was World Homeless Day, an annual day that we should not have to mark, but our Government acknowledges that homelessness

WHAT is your understanding of the concept of "sustainability"? At the end of August, the government released its Draft National Strategy

I HAVE a big question for you as you sit there enjoying your newspaper, but it's one that leads to an even bigger one. Firstly, did

IN THE GAME of 500 the first thing you learn is the importance of the trump. I wonder if the same can be said in the American political

THE potential for cross-party approach to tackling the effects of deprivation on children is there but without some genuine commitment

IF YOU would like New Zealand to again say "No" to Trans Tasman Resources, the company that would like to create an open-cast iron

TOURISM is growing rapidly and it plays an increasingly important role in the expansion of our local economies. The numbers of tourists

THE Prime Minister's tour of the Speirs Foods factory in Marton this week was more than a flying visit by the country's leader. It

WE USE the term deflation to describe the increasing value -- through increasing scarcity -- of any given monetary unit, as opposed

CUTTING: It looks like business as usual in the Bahrain desert oilfield of Sakhir, but Opec will cut production by 700,000 barrels

YOU ARE in hospital. You are in critical care. The doctor in charge of your future has worked seven nights in a row, for 10 hours

THERE'S an undercurrent of anger influencing Wanganui's upcoming elections. Frankly, the whole town seems pissed off, and it doesn't

Kym Fell replaced Kevin Ross as Whanganui District Council chief executive in January not unaware of the complexities and controversies

I MISSED the past two Whanganui Musicians' Club "first Friday of the month" club nights as we were going to and then coming back from

I HAVE never advocated that people who routinely feed low doses of antibiotics to livestock should be executed without trial. That

LATELY this column has focused on serious matters. Columnist colleagues are writing about local body affairs but there is another

Good golly, Miss Molly! When I read the 203-page independent review of the WTTP by Robert Domm, I breathed a sigh of relief. It was

About two years ago I recall writing a column about reality TV where I sarcastically predicted we would soon have a show called The

DONALD TRUMP Greetings planet Earth. I come in pieces. Excuse me a moment while I receive a message from another dimension. I

IF YOU aren't aware how uncool sugary drinks have become, I can only conclude it's because you've been hiding under a rock. New

By Sara Dickon I ABSOLUTELY agree with John Milnes' Conservation Comment last week on water quality. And there was an excellent article

With the local body elections just over a week away, mayor ANNETTE MAIN, who is not standing for re-election, shares her views about

AFTER seeing the Trump-Clinton debate, I'm convinced: we don't take our politics seriously enough. Granted, we're only facing local

IT'S not an election, it's a selection. And although all the countries in the United Nations General Assembly have equal rights, some