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

FOR the second time in less than a week it's been proven that the kids are all right. In fact, the kids in Whanganui are more than

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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

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

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The world is facing some serious challenges, and for small, open economies like New Zealand's it is vital governments remain open

RESTITUTION was sought in the case of Maria Altman from the Austrian Government in her effort to regain ownership of a family heirloom

YOU should have your voting papers by now and, in fact, more than 3000 have probably already done their democratic duty in what is

JOHN KEY At the end of the day it's obviously very sad but if there's anything I can do to help then I hope they know I'd be happy

IN 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declined Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) request to mine the seabed off the coast

HAVING read some of the responses to the right-wing, anti-Muslim flyers distributed to households around Whanganui a week or so ago

CONGRATULATIONS to Whanganui High School for taking out the top prize in the country's top secondary school drama competition. The

More than half our Paralympians delivered personal bests to say nothing of the three world records set by KiwisI DON'T get much chance

AS THE Syrian ceasefire arranged by the United States and Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, it's clear the main problem lies

LAST Saturday's Chronicle article about the chair with the Battle of Trafalgar connections, now in the Whanganui Regional Museum

APPARENTLY I have no magic left in me. I was coldly informed of this by my beloved the other night ... while I was laughing at her. She

TWO recent events have revived my concerns over the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP). United States President Barack Obama

JIM HOWARD, in his Tuesday Chronicle Opinion contributions, raised some good points: that for economic development to be effective