
Gwynne Dyer: Political choices driven by ignorance
THE five most ignorant countries in the world are Mexico, India, Brazil, Peru and New Zealand. And the five best informed are South
THE five most ignorant countries in the world are Mexico, India, Brazil, Peru and New Zealand. And the five best informed are South
The issue of paying Whanganui councillors for attending meetings - or, more pertinently, not paying them when they do not turn up
In the 1960s an eccentric English aristocrat, Alexander Thynn, the 7th Marquis of Bath, proposed that the world should consist of
MONDAY Chiefs CEO Andrew Flexman: The boys are hurting over their loss to the Hurricanes. But that's rugby. At the end of the day
PIZZA for breakfast! That's just one reason why I love Saturday mornings at the River Traders market. The market is popular with
FOLLOW the Yellow Brick Road ... Dorothy (Anne Tolley) was no longer in Kansas but in Otara on a journey to find the answer to inequality. Following
Over the years I've never made a secret of the fact that I call it like I see it. My no nonsense approach has meet with criticism
In Liverpool they sing You'll Never Walk Alone; in Patea they sing Poi E. When I arrived in Patea more than 30 years ago to work
AWHILE back I was talked into attending a live Super Rugby game -- the Hurricanes against the Blues at Wellington's Cake Tin. The
By Fred Frederikse I AM not a great musician, but to quote Kinky Friedman: "I like hanging around with musicians because they have
By Scott Lee WHAT if I said: "Everyone is already wealthy." Would you respond: "Go on, Scott -- you're having a laugh." Or would
By Anna Wallis Air Chathams and Whanganui Airport have certainly started things off with a bang. There was a large crowd out at
CELEBRATING is something uniquely human that transcends cultures, demographics and history. No matter when you were born, in what
By R K Rose WHAT on earth to wear today? It's not a question I usually spend any time on. The answering question is invariably:
MONDAY At the end of the day I think the majority of New Zealanders will feel good about this Government's abrupt and laughably half-baked
The bright sparks of Whanganui converged on the War Memorial Centre on Wednesday evening where their creative credentials were given
The notion that if we want action on a specific issue it requires a Minister of the Crown to have personally experienced it has been
Curtains. Not a very sexy topic. Nor is moisture management; but both are essential for warm, healthy, environmentally-friendly homes
Ah, the sweet smell of success. Whanganui could create a tourist attraction by turning Virginia Lake into a treatment pond.
By Paul Brooks There is little realism in a format designed to titillate the voyeuristic ... What is it about television bosses and
By Mark Dawson ACCIDENTS will happen ... no matter what. So it becomes a question of how much we want to invest in limiting the
MY lawn is so wet, it's ridiculous. I live on top of a hill with a gully behind and a sloping section. You'd expect the water to
MISTAKES are inevitable but learning from mistakes is what makes their next possible iteration avoidable. Years ago I bought an old
THE decision by the Ministry of Health not to fund pepi-pods doesn't seem right. Arguing that the worth of the pods in saving babies
By Fred Frederikse SOMETIMES I get the urge to write columns again ... The lack of a deadline meant I no longer had the commensurate
OBSERVATION and knowledge of reality are topics that raise all sorts of prickly philosophical questions, chief among them the one
Time is always my enemy ... I have so much to do and such little time to do it in. Right now I am around about half way through
"School Bans Clapping." Had I read that headline a year ago my blood would have boiled. PC or not, today I just laugh at such stories
MONDAY Donald Trump: Hello, Cleveland! Thank you all for coming here today for the most ably organised Republican convention in
I once read the editor of a gossip magazine brightly assert that knowing what celebrities are up to creates a relationship with them