Letters: Why ask public how many councillors they want - then ignore the result?
Why ignore and infuriate the public by asking a stupid question in the first place?
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Rob Rattenbury: Spending retirement visiting health providers as the body wears out
OPINION: Visiting health providers becomes more prominent as the body slowly wears out.
Why have traffic lights when roundabout working fine?
Why would we want more lights to manage the flow of traffic?
Thirteen things that terrify me this Halloween
Halloween is just a temporary bubble where being scared is fun.
Whanganui letters: Author's plea not to demolish Native Land Court building
Should a building noted for its dispossession of Māori lands be demolished or refurbished?
Kevin Page: Supermarket freezer section shenanigans
Standing in the trolley, arms spread wide like that scene from the Titanic, she let rip...
Bryan Gould: Government must tackle issue of importing fishermen from virus hotspots
OPINION: Ministers and officials need to show clarity and decisiveness.
Editorial: 12 councillors is right decision, wrong process
Voters' wishes were ignored but the correct call was made.
Whanganui Letters: Plea to use QR codes
Your letters: The short and long-term Covid illnesses and impacts are just mind boggling.
Now to the biggest show on the planet - the US general election
America has never come to grips with its history, including slavery.
Let the goo times roll
Hurling the cream splodge out the shop door was immaculate timing, writes Kevin Page.
Leigh-Marama McLachlan: The major issues our newly elected MPs need to deliver on
Comment: The pressure is on for Labour to deliver real change over the next term.
Whanganui letters: Drivers cutting corners causing hazard
Your letters: Whanganui motorists of all ages have a propensity to cut corners.
Democrats' threat to 'burn the whole system down'
The US Supreme Court is a political weapon, not the impartial body it is supposed to be.
Whanganui letters: What racism and bigotry did Harete Hipango face?
A reader asks defeated Whanganui MP to expand on her comments.
Rob Rattenbury: Election is humbling and history-making
OPINION: Success in protecting NZ from crippling Covid death tolls deserves respect.
Kevin Page: Yoga class tests parent-child cradle to grave support principle
The Boomerang Child's yoga classes prove to be a tad too relaxing for Kevin Page.
Letters: In defence of library hubs
Removing library hubs might potentially further isolate members of the community.
Letters: Fruit pickers in demand; violent sport questionable
Your letters: should some violent sports be banned?
Danny Keenan: A new era for Native Land Court building?
The court could end up in private hands; it may yet become a restaurant, after all.
Russell Bell: Decision-making and how to do it well
Russell Bell with the latest sage advice for those in business and in life.
Whanganui letters: Climate crisis inaction 'confounding and dismaying'
Thee irreversible melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet will raise ocean levels by 5m.
Whanganui letters: National Library book cull; soil health and green schools
Spin doctors came up with the cute term "rehoming" for the National Library book cull.
Whanganui letters: Two sides of National Party Leader; creation of wealth
Modern societies are dependent on spending, if you ain't got it, you can't spend it.
Rob Rattenbury: Spring is the most tumultuous time of the year
Rob Rattenbury can't keep up with erratic spring weather.
Who manages the economy best?
Why does National have the reputation of being the party of economic responsibility?
Virtual meetings are replacing the business trip
Russell Bell looks at the decline of the business trip and its effect on accommodation.
Is there no end to the lambasting of smokers?
Paul Baber points out the hypocrisy of attitudes towards smoking and alcohol.
Looking for inspiration in the unfamiliar
Sometimes it is just too hard to find inspiration
Managing the economy - but in whose interest?
The economy is a hydra-headed, multi-faceted beast
Letters: Trickle-down nonsense only benefits the rich
Judith Collins' tax reduction for upper income earners is trickle-down nonsense.
Long term illnesses ahead for some Covid-19 survivors
Covid-19 kills, but also seriously injures some of those it does not kill.
Rob Rattenbury: Polls paint interesting picture heading into election
OPINION: Whoever gains those Treasury benches in October has a huge job on their hands.