Significance of the sound and fury
A week ago Trump said removing Syrian leader Assad was not US policy. He now says it is.
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Your letters
Asset sales, Funganui (say what?), Slipway fees, Making our own gods, Street closure
Council falls short on rules
How many times does a court have to tell Horizons Regional Council how to do its job?
Upsides in city's near-crisis
The clouds that emptied to swell the Whanganui River into flood had a silver lining or two
Your letters
Rare dolphin deaths, Castlecliff slipway debate, Nicky Hager and the bad guys.
Mining plan is madness
We must wait until June to see if boom-and-bust offshore mining begins or sense prevails.
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Bill English
The secret diary of Bill English -- sort of
Kate Stewart: Internet temptations lead us to the sick and horrific
The temptation of the internet is sucking us into some horrible stuff
Terry Sarten: Facing the music, conducting campaigns and sounding bum notes
A lot of blow hards trying to get into the parliamentary orchestra at the next election
TV review: The Bachelor NZ -- Sophie fails to crystallise romance
How bachelorette Sophie came unstuck on The Bachelor NZ
Nicola Patrick: Rainclouds accentuate life's silver linings
Nicola Patrick on the lessons learned from nature
Editorial: Next time we might not be so lucky
Heroes and victims in a week when unprecedented flood threatened
Your letters
Whanganui rocks; Teach students practical skills; Get tough with protesters.
Your letters
Buzzed by bees? Annoying, but we need those little pollinators. Stopbanks or flood plains?
Editorial: Now our river has feelings, too ...
Now the Whanganui River has the status of a person, it needs to behave in polite society
Nerves shred as river rises
Less than two years after the worst-ever Whanganui River flood, te awa is at it again.
Digital literacy critical in homes
There are still too many people with neither Internet, computers or the skills to use them
Your views: Readers' letters
Freedom campers, slipway gripes, teenage rampage, wake up unions
All smoke and mirrors
MPs will legalise e-cigarettes without evidence they're safe. What are they thinking?
Editorial: Rare dolphin beyond a price tag
WWF wants Government money to transition fishing practices and so protect rare dolphins
War zone torn by tribal feuds
Fred Frederikse turns the geographical microscope on Kabul and Afghan conflicts.
Readers' letters
River's "person" status, that "god thing", renal dialysis and "one law for all"
Sell off assets or face revolt
District council asset sales is an unpopular idea in Whanganui. But it makes good sense.
Readers' letters
Fire brigade, Castlecliff, e-cigarettes, GST on food, Afghanistan allegations
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson
The Diary of Hit and Run authors
Anti-smacking law has made for better parents
The 'anti-smacking' law has proved its value to some, but not to Winston Peters
The new Ministry of Vulnerable Children
Some readers may recall the cartoon that appeared years ago