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Letters: Armchair Covid vaccine critics missing some key points
Readers have their say on the Covid vaccine and the name of Aotearoa New Zealand
Kevin Page: Naked but for a beanie in the spa pool
A change of routine sends our column writer on an adventure he'd rather not have had.
Letters: Clarifying speed stance
Readers have a say on Aotearoa /NZ, Three Waters and more.
Comment: Better access to Covid-19 vaccinations needed
Russell Bell questions why New Zealanders are having to wait for the Covid vaccination
Letters: Stepping on local government toes
Readers have a say on Three Waters and our country's name.
Why DHBs need to be more flexible over aged care
OPINION: why the residential care industry just keeps growing.
Letters: New speed limit for Otamatea roads not needed
Residents' views of issues and happenings around Whanganui.
Vanishing socks - how did it get to this?
Kevin Page finds himself unexpectedly going barefoot until his next birthday in September.
Letters: Vaccine rollout programme applauded
Readers have a say on Covid vaccines, electric vehicles and money printing
Letters: Speed bumps could solve Glasgow St crossing issue
Readers have their say on the Glasgow St shared pathway lights and extreme weather events.
Letters: New cycleway crossings raise questions
Readers have a say on cycleways, academic articles and gang funerals
Comment: What's interesting about business
Russell Bell says it's not just your elevator pitch about your business that's important.
Letters: Debt funding 'disgusting'
Readers have their say on DHB capital charges, violence and the Amazon forest.
Letters: Protect our wetlands
Readers have their say on wetlands, printed money and local decision-making.
Rob Rattenbury: Nats going through tough times
OPINION: National has some work to do, starting with its leader's selection of talent.
Letters: Traffic lights re-think needed
Readers have their say on the new Glasgow St lights and participation in council meetings.
Kevin Page: Poo was the theme of the day
Unfortunately, I wasn't quick enough to avoid the 'explosion'
Comment: A passion for our people, our culture and our reo
It was in the house next door that the very first broadcast for Awa FM took place in 1991.
Comment: Why our education system needs to address racism
A Whanganui writer addresses the contentious issue of "unteaching" racism in schools.
Letters: Where's the evidence?
Readers have a say on a Covid vaccine flyer, dog fees and the velodrome.
Letters: No longer a fan of MMP
Readers have their say on MMP, extreme weather events and religious beliefs.
Debbie Ngārewa-Packer: Māori past, present and future centre stage at kapa haka
Kapa haka - where intergenerational Māori healing, pride and empowerment has centre stage.
Comment: Climate policies impact farmers, producers
Govt overreach on climate change will hurt businesses financially, Russell Bell writes.
Letters: Thanks to St John and Whanganui Hospital
Readers have their say on Whanganui Hospital, the They Are Us film, and Maxwell's name.
David Cotton: Why I voted no to Māori wards
'A vote against Māori wards was not a vote against Māori.'
Helen Craig: What about Anzac Parade slip repairs?
Comment: "I'd ask NZTA to stop mucking about and bite the bullet."
Comment: Airini Beautrais on why reusing timber makes sense
Comment: 'This is a potential bonanza for skip-divers'
Rob Rattenbury: New Zealand's rate of homelessness is shameful
OPINION: Where is the action on our homelessness issue?
Dawn Picken: Bracing myself for an empty nest
OPINION: You know you've raised an independent soul if they flee the nest.
Letters:Photographing youth erodes trust in police
Readers have their say on police surveillance, the council and the velodrome.
Kevin Page: Blown away by a new leaf clearing device
Replacing a broken leaf rake with a blower - how hard could it be?
Comment: Russell Bell - Why learning from the results of decisions is crucial
Some decisions can carry life changing results
Opinion: Stronger, and more united, farming voice needed
The threat is not only to agriculture, but to New Zealand's prosperity.