IN RECENT years we have seen concerted efforts by government agencies and others to reduce our exposure to risk in our daily lives

AND so we come to it at last ... voting papers finally in our hands after what already feels like a gruelling campaign period that

HAS a political puzzle finally been solved? Kim MacIntyre was the mystery man of the 2014 general election in Whanganui when he stood

Not best option In releasing the 2014 MWH alternative wastewater treatment plant proposal, the mayor states that Cardno (Mike McCoy)

I PLAYED three songs at the Musicians Club recently - two of my own, with one so hot off the press I had the words on big sheets of

A FEW weeks back I devoted a column to the rewriting of some old truisms. One truism I won't rewrite - because I, personally, believe

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IF THERE'S one thing an incoming district council needs to prioritise for Whanganui, it's giving more prominence to positive ageing

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IN New Zealand my brand of 20s is nearly $25, and you have to wait while they are retrieved from a plain grey cupboard. The most

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LIKE lots of other people I looked in at the council debates last week via Facebook. It was the first time the Chronicle had live

THE APPEARANCE of flyers in Whanganui letterboxes touting Muslims as posing a threat may offend our sense of community, but having

TWO successful forums for council candidates were held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the War Memorial Centre. Of the 33 hopefuls

If the new school funding measures have taught me anything, it's that Education Minister, Hekia Parata needs to take herself back

AIRINI BEAUTRAIS restores your faith in human nature. When the gutless anti-Muslim flyers were spread around Whanganui like something

IT'S that time again ... the three-yearly opportunity for everyone to vote in local elections - that's mayoralties (gosh, don't we

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reportedly had one of his ministers recently executed for displaying bad sitting posture at a government

RECENTLY I took issue with the way in which this city and its people were portrayed by TV3's Story programme (August 2, 2016). I

KIDS hate my job. Not what I actually do - which is recycling which they think is cool in a "save the planet" kind of way. No, they

A COUPLE of weeks ago, I chastised the Talley group and particularly their local industries - Affco Imlay, Land Meats and Open Country

HOW MANY years does it take to change a light bulb? Seriously, this isn't a joke. I was reminded recently by a friend that it took

THE local body election campaign is heating up with your voting papers being delivered this month and, of course, the results due

MONDAY At the end of the day my initial reaction when you talk about doing a film about yourself is that you don't want to seem like

WELL done UCOL for bringing a comprehensive course in beekeeping to Whanganui. I'm one of 30 students (three times more than have

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MY COLUMNS in recent weeks have largely been dedicated to reporting on events from around the wider Whanganui region -- including

IT'S official! Or as official as anything can be after an international congress in South Africa has worked on it for seven years. The

IT IS always good for businesses to give back to the community. There are many ways to do this and a number of businesses are giving

We have all heard of the saying less is more, and right or wrong it holds a great deal of sway in the beauty business. We have become