AN IMMIGRANT writes: "When I came to New Zealand for a quiet life, I never expected to be the subject of so much attention. "My

More to life than growth The salient point in Frank Greenall's column ("Full house at the global village", January 26) is surely

MONDAY I've refused to change my style since I was appointed interim prime minister. I shoot from the hip and tell it like it is. As

I love how little old New Zealand has a reputation for world-class wines. Lately, however, one could be mistaken for thinking we

WITH the announcement of the New Zealand election date, the nation has suddenly been overcome with existential moodiness. Applying

I SPENT the first weeks of 2017 in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India. I had good reason to be there and I'm glad I went

By Brit Bunkley MEDIA commentator Professor Robert W. McChesney wrote in 2001 that "the rulers of New Zealand's media system could

AS WE launch into this new year -- which will be another busy one for sure -- we can have confidence that New Zealand is on the right

Oh say, can you see? My letter of January 18 appears to have struck a nerve in the several readers who responded. While none seemed

By David Bennett THERE is an old Chinese proverb which suggests that it's good to live in "interesting times" ... current events

Israel situation I like recent comments in the Wanganui Chronicle. I have little confidence in Murray McCully. New Zealand has nothing

I MUST say I have really enjoyed getting out and about in the Rangitikei and the greater Manawatu-Whanganui region over the past month

By Abby Matthews DISCUSSION around the state of water quality in New Zealand is not short of an opinion or two. Yet when it comes

AT A CONCERT in London in March 2003, as the Bush Administration prepared to invade Iraq in what would prove to be America's greatest

One of the weekend magazines recently showed it was prepared to ask the big questions ... At what point did ironing become the man's

For obvious reasons, the Whanganui Musicians Club skips the first first-Friday-of-the-month of the year - but we are all set to go

FOR obvious reasons, the Whanganui Musicians' Club skips the first Friday of the month in January, but we are all set for the first

Exceptional care My brother Charles was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and, very sadly, we found he needed more care than we

Balance needed The Chronicle recently published two "Opinion" articles on water conservation. Brian Doughty (January 16) gave a

American buys New Zealand A wealthy American has bought land in New Zealand. Exactly how much land is undisclosed but documents suggest

I WAS somewhat amused by my column colleagues Fred and Jay sounding off on solutions to the tension in the Middle East. Here we have

A COLLECTIVE sigh of relief is sweeping across the country - the school holidays are nearly over and children are heading back to

You can always rely on Sir Bob Jones to stir the pot. His comments last week about banning beggars certainly sparked some debate. With

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is less than accommodating - if not unfair - in refusing to hold hearings on seabed mining

While atheists around the world took to the streets screaming: "If there is a god, why does he allow Donald Trump!", I was more usefully

Riverbank trees I see (Chronicle, January 17) that people are not happy with the riverbank clean-up. It has never looked tidier than

AGAIN, I have been privileged to be part of a group welcomed to Ratana Pa for the annual celebrations -- an occasion made more special

EVERY four-and-a-half days, planet Earth's population goes up by a million. Whoa! Yes, we're well and truly in a new age. Some call

By Paul Dawson AS A PROUD Englishman and a historian, I am often struck by the European desire to give lessons to the rest of the

THIS wind can just bugger off. Bugger off, I say. Weeks and weeks of endless gusts is enough to drive a fellow quite mad. The kids