Kate Stewart:Expectations over the top for weddings
It was 1992, I was planning my wedding, my expectations were high.
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Letters: Bias in job search not new
Thanks to Therese Enriquez for exposing a big problem in Wanganui — sadly, not a new one.
Letters: Legal cannabis threat to smoke-free goal?
It would be illegal to smoke a tobacco cigarette, but you could happily smoke a joint.
Letters: Devlin and The Beatles
Devlin was hired for a gig with the world's hottest band, which has to look good on his CV
Letters: Long leashes are dangerous
People who wear hoodies, with head down texting and ears plugged into music, are a danger.
Letters: Police pursuit 'dangerous'
Why drive very fast with sirens on when there was nowhere for the car being chased to go?
Listen: The Whanganui Chronicle Podcast for May 20
Whanganui's 1000th volunteer, homelessness and the little fire brigade that could
Letters: Suspect pursuits by police
Really, who was the biggest cowboy on our beach with children around?
There's no such thing as 'too old to be held'
It seems the worst thing a parent can do in NZ is to wrap their child in cotton wool.
Terry Sarten: Born under a bad sign
Dawning of the age ...? An Austrian company selects its staff based on their star sign.
Letters: Puzzles solution to eye and brain maintenance
Puzzles can help people over 60 maintain good eye health and brain activity.
Letters: Cyclists and shared paths
The walkers are quietly being pushed off the traditional walkways in this town.
Letters: Bus service is essential
Horizons always seem an extra imposition, but at least I can enjoy their buses.
Rachel Stewart: Forget Mars - clean our mess up first
COMMENT: I don't want to go to Mars. I want to get Earth fixed.
Letters: $4m for veterans an insult
Stop giving the likes of Shane Jones $1 billion to waste on hare-brained schemes.
Listen: The Whanganui Chronicle Podcast for May 13
The Chronicle weekly podcast discussing the news of the week
Letters: Put no deadline on justice
Rent offered for confiscated Taranaki lands was termed "moni toto" — blood money.
Museum Notebook: Roller skating in NZ
Recreational roller skating started in New Zealand in the mid-1860s
Carbon accounts could combat climate issue
Frustration at the failure of governments to successfully address climate breakdown
Nicola Patrick: Facing mass extinctions
Nicola Patrick urges people to get closer to nature
Kate Stewart: Justice scales need balancing
Kate Stewart on our much-misguided sentencing guidelines
Terry Sarten: Foxes in the chicken coop
Proposed change to the laws around cannabis should be meaningful
Letters: Victims need money now
Victim Support drip-feeding the funds adds another layer of hurt for shooting survivors.
Borrows: Young vets worthy of respect
It is easy to recite "Lest We Forget" when we "Don't Even Know", writes Chester Borrows.
Editorial: Why is Whanganui's water so hard? Our series looks at that and more
The Chronicle lifts the lid on Whanganui's water
Letters: Freedom of speech a myth
Has anyone gone to court to demand that freedom of religion only apply to Christians?
Letters: Time to back Fourth Estate
Our community needs a robust news media to retain a robust democracy.
Letters: A glut of city bottle shops
The police and Medical Officer of Health didn't oppose the application. Where was our MP?
Conservation Comment: Get them young and make it fun
A highly successful trip on which the children took to the outdoors with enthusiasm.
Letters: Division over bill saddens
Our skin colour might be different, but the colour of our blood is the same.
Is the End of Life Choice Bill just palliative legislation?
Palliative - "relieving the pain without dealing with the cause of the condition"
Kate Stewart: My BFF Kim's back after 20 years
Kim was/is my school chum and visiting from her life of living abroad
Dani Lebo: Want to buy a beer? Sorry, you'll need to wait until tomorrow - it's climate day
COMMENT: The kids have a day off school for mass-extinction day - let's go to the bach.