Conservation Comment: Right trees in right place
Profitability in the sector is at an all-time high, generating $7.5 billion in exports.
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Letters: Care needed with hives
In one particular area, the density of bees was something like a scene from a horror movie
Conservation comment: Make sure we protect our region's economy when planting trees
2.8 million hectares of hill country should be planted in trees.
Kate Stewart: Madeleine McCann has become nothing but a lucrative business
Kate Stewart on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Terry Sarten: Words can be wise and words can be weapons
COMMENT: Take a daily dose of kindness and caring, writes Terry Sarten.
Gwynne Dyer: Racism deeply rooted Oz tradition
Traditional white Aussies came unprepared for multi-culturalism. Some really don't like it
Chester Borrows: Words of anthem ring true
Love for one another and truthfulness are things we should all aspire to.
Letters: Gun ban not the solution
There is a difference between sensible precaution and fear-driven acceptance of censorship
Comment: Grief and fear for millions of boys named 'Peace'
'I spent four hours sitting in a shed in Hagley Park surrounded by uncertainty and fear.'
No time for anything but courage
Two police officers who stopped Christchurch shooter typify our unsung first responders.
Accepting our differences beats awful ugliness of hate
Let us accept each other for our differences of faith, politics, colour, and beliefs.
Ian McKelvie: Christchurch mosque shootings has ripped through the hearts of all New Zealanders
Vigils have been held throughout the country and Manchester Square in Feilding was packed
Letters: Giving thanks where it's due
There are amazing handymen whose services make life easier for those who are not handy.
Frank Greenall: Tragically, we asked for it …
Comment: Legislation stupidly made mass murder weapons available, and now we've paid price
Lets talk law: When relationships end ...
When a relationship ends, parties look to divide the net relationship property pool
Letters: 'Sprung from our society'
Australians have facilitated the election of some people with extreme and divisive views.
Opinion: Getting to grips with the violence inside us
We need to understand our 'dark side' if we are to combat family violence
Rachel Stewart: Owning firearms a privilege not a right
COMMENT: Whatever Govt decides, I am fully prepared to relinquish my semi-automatics.
Letters: Seeds of hatred now weeds
Who remembers what comes from intolerance, racism, xenophobia, and violence?
Fred Frederikse: The Millisphere of Semarang
The old Dutch port area of Semarang is now slowly sinking into the Java Sea
Letters: Empty buses waste money
A better solution could be found to give the few in our community who need it transport.
Museum Notebook: The History of Whanganui in 10 Objects, Part 5
The Richard Taylor Chair
Federated Farmers: Fronting up to drench resistance
It was good to the see the spider in the rain gauge needing to evacuate
Frank Gibson: Is Thorium the answer to climate change?
Frank Gibson on climate change
Nicola Patrick: Hold the front page! Facebook is down!
Is Facebook really the place for news?
Gardening:Autumn is well known as the best time of year to be planting
Now is the time to take advantage of the autumn planting season
Editorial: The climate must change
Clearly some people are having trouble understanding this: Climate change is real.
Salty criticism of Peppa just pig-ignorant
Leave Peppa Pig alone - you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Murray Crawford: Pioneer cyclists take a punt
At least riders of today will be able to cross the Whanganui River with ease
Peter Lyons: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Cream doughnuts are an amazing evolutionary achievement for a bunch of overdeveloped apes
Letters: Long wait for ferry riders
Ferry tales: "Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."