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Rob Rattenbury: Change is hard but we’re making progress
Comment: We forget how far we have come in our lifetimes
Nicky Rennie: Moving on and making new memories
Nicky had two superheroes help her out last week.
Rob Rattenbury: The eight (ish) hour work day is an institution
Comment: Here follows a possible daily agenda for the last half of my working life
Denis Hocking: Don't write off forestry
The forestry industry is about more than log exports, writes Denis Hocking.
Nicky Rennie: Mother’s Day a loving gesture for some, commercial rubbish to others
Is Mother's Day an opportunity for a loving gesture or commercial rubbish?
Letters: Momentum is building for passenger rail
Readers have their say on trains, royal titles and mental health support.
Comment: Mastering technology is child's play
Kevin Page conquers a new technological challenge with help from a 6-year-old.
Rob Rattenbury on the changing role of posties
Comment: Snail mail deliveries have changed majorly in my lifetime.
Gareth Carter: Growing camellias in Whanganui
Autumn is a great time to be planting Camellias.
Letters: Mackay incident not something to be celebrated
"[It] seems to me a peculiar rationale for a heritage listing."
Letters: Passenger rail would boost Whanganui
Readers have their say on restoring rail, Repertory's latest production and health changes
Rob Rattenbury: Why I keep an open mind
Comment: I'm more your broad-brush kind of guy.
Comment: We're flat out as house moves loom
Nicky Rennie is on the move and so is her teenager — but not to the same place.
Rob Rattenbury: Lest we forget
Rob Rattenbury pays tribute to those who serve so we can live in freedom.
Jay Rerekura: My advice for avoiding scams
Comment: Good discernment is always key in staying safe online.
Gardening: What to plant in autumn
Comment: We are, at the moment, having a splendid, settled autumn period.
Rob Rattenbury: Food needs to be made affordable
Comment: Many in our communities cannot even afford to buy the items in the first place
Nicky Rennie: Teens with cloth ears ‘just doing their job’
Parents may have more success talking to teens other than their own children.
Kevin Page: My blooming clever plan to avoid the weeding
Daylight saving and deadlines save Kevin Page from more dreaded weeding.
Comment: Streetscape retains Whanganui's history
Rob Rattenbury appreciates developers who are retaining Whanganui's old buildings.
Letters: Bird aviary not all about the bottom line
Readers have their say on the bird aviary and Amdram's 'The Phantom of the Opera'.
The rewards of having a work ethic
Comment: Rob Rattenbury says our work ethic often comes from our parents.
Nicky Rennie: Here today, gone tomorrow
Nicky Rennie writes about the radio industry "rollercoaster".
Kevin Page: Not the foggiest
Kevin Page has no clue what's going on when a peasouper descends.
Rob Rattenbury: In a rush
There's significantly more traffic on Whanganui's roads as the population increases.
Jay Rerekura: What I learned when I got stuck at South Beach
It was really interesting to see the responses ... a couple of laughs, and offers of help.
Letters: How to keep bank profits in NZ
Chronicle readers have their say on bank profits and electric car subsidies.
Rob Rattenbury: What history teaches us about this year’s election
Comment: MMP changes everything,
Comment: Close encounters suggest planet not so lonely after all
The world really is a small place, writes Kevin Page.
Rob Rattenbury: Lessons from Pākaitore
Rob Rattenbury writes about the opportunities provided at Pākaitore Day.