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Letters: Facts check defuses satellite scare

The US death rate did not rise by 5 per cent immediately after satellite launch in 1998.

11,000 scientists: 'climate action not discretionary'

11,000 scientists say there's a climate emergency and governments need to act now.

Opinion: Armed tactical police needed on the ground

No New Zealand cop wants to shoot anyone.

Terry Sarten: Words against violence

"It is in the interest of men and boys to challenge violence in all its forms."

Nelson Lebo: I think the only way we'll find our strength is in numbers

This story includes nude modelling, the Kennedys, manliness, New Zealand and my mum.

Letters: The tatty, muddy space on Maria Place

Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle

Jay Kuten: Religion should not influence dignity in death

The empowerment of the terminally ill recognises the right of an individual.

Letters: Cranstone muddies the waters

For town and country, the financial costs of healthy water are part of our mutual future.

Frank Greenall: Why it makes no sense to import certain products

Economists worth their salt, argues Frank Greenall, are few and far between

Letters: Minority voices still silenced at local level

Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle

Conservation Comment: Don't vilify farmers

Government is ignoring the democratic process with proposed action on water regulations.

Comment: Life wasn't always so easy for baby boomers

Kids, don't judge us all by those wealthy boomers, writes Rob Rattenbury.

Nicola Patrick: Watch the film 2040

It's an uplifting documentary on how we could have a more sustainable

Terry Sarten: Education is the Key to the Future

The weeks of holidays lay like sunny stepping stones towards the horizon.

Jay Kuten : In the spirit of generosity

People here take for granted that Christmas is celebrated in mid-summer

Letters: Right-to-die word games

Jay Kuten is playing word games in his promotion of this dangerous legislation.

Frank Greenall: Gangs need pathways out

12 months out from the election National cranks up the hoary old spectre of the gangs.

Letters: Maori representation and democracy

In fact the number of Māori voters who bother to vote is far lower than that of non-Māori.