Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrows: Taking out trouble spotsCUTTING the ribbon on the Normanby bypass on a fine, sunny day last week with Minister of Transport Simon Bridges was a great ceremony 02 Mar 04:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Council restores some orderAfter finding themselves in the firing line this month, Horizons regional councillors and staff restored some order at their meeting 01 Mar 06:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersVelodrome first We see (Chronicle, February 23) that councillor Rob Vinsen wants to roof over the River Traders' Market area beside 01 Mar 04:35 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFrank Greenall: Strange goings-on in FranceNOT too many people in New Zealand know I'm one of the world's best-selling authors ... I think it's probably a tall poppy thing 01 Mar 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Careful eyes now on crucial council watchdogIT WAS great to see former Whanganui District councillor Sue Westwood presiding over this week's Audit and Risk committee. She is 28 Feb 05:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleJay Kuten: A steadying hand at lastIN DARK times, even a small ray of light is welcome ... That's why I'm a bit cheered by the appointment of Lt. General Herbert Ray 28 Feb 04:45 PM
Whanganui ChronicleIan McKelvie: Tourism has to be world-classLAST weekend's 2017 Air Tattoo at Ohakea Air Force Base was both a spectacular event and an outstanding success. The RNZAF and a 28 Feb 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleDullest committee, but most importantIt was great to see former Whanganui District Councillor Sue Westwood presiding over this week's Audit and Risk committee. She is 27 Feb 10:41 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersMedia mergers Throughout history and around the world, control of the media has been shown time and again to be a powerful tool for 27 Feb 05:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleConservation Comment: Warming to solar energy useBy Lorna Sutherland THERE has been debate about the value of solar panels as a source of "green" energy. No surprise there, people 27 Feb 04:45 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFred Frederikse: Housing all about perceptionEVERY day we are told that there is a housing crisis in New Zealand. If there is, then it is because we have let it happen. As someone 27 Feb 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour views: Readers' lettersThank you, WDC I would like to thank council for the recent and significant upgrades to the Otamatea Reserve. This includes all-weather26 Feb 04:45 PM
Whanganui ChronicleGwynne Dyer: Nukes deterrent is not mad"This guy, he's like a maniac, OK? He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn't play games. And 26 Feb 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Another dish of snails for WinstonNews this week of Winston Peters' dinner dates with Trade Minister Todd McClay are unlikely to cause many ripples. In November, McClay 24 Feb 06:07 PM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: Congratulations Gerry -- it's a buoy!YEE-HA! The scientists have decided we are a new continent and have named us Zealandia - and we are huge. With a continental shelf 24 Feb 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour view: Readers' lettersTrump's ban protects his profits Joachim Petersen (Letters, February 14) is correct in saying that a head of state's job is to protect 24 Feb 05:00 PM
Whanganui ChronicleNicola Patrick: Too much news for a 7-year-oldI DON'T usually watch the TV news live anymore. I'm a news addict, but mostly get my fix via social media. But in this past week 24 Feb 04:36 PM
Whanganui ChronicleKate Stewart: Justice systems needs to play fairAccording to the dictionary, justice has a relatively basic definition. Fair, just and impartial administration of the law. Sounds 24 Feb 04:01 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Smith still swimming against the currentIt's time to be grateful for small mercies ... in this case, very small. The Government yesterday announced we should be safe to 23 Feb 06:29 PM
Whanganui ChronicleChester Borrows: Pay rise is obsceneThe cancer researcher; the aged care worker; the street sweeper; the eye surgeon; the special needs teacher; the missionary working 23 Feb 05:36 PM
Whanganui ChronicleLetters to the EditorSt John needs funding St John Ambulance does a fantastic and crucial job if well-manned. How can it be that such a critical service 23 Feb 04:27 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFrank Greenall: Whatever happened to ...?Walking through town the other day I noticed a young fella mucking around with a ball while waiting for the green man. It reminded 22 Feb 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleHow to keep those school lunches healthyThe kids are back into the swing of school, the Christmas holiday period is becoming a distant memory and, for some, the daily grind 22 Feb 04:22 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: The King of ComedyBy now just about everyone has a Trump story. Back in 2004, after 30 years in the newspaper industry, I was about to take over the 21 Feb 05:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleJay Kuten: The lies versus the lawWhat's all the fuss about Donald Trump's lies? Why not ignore them and give him a chance to fulfill his promises to bring back jobs 21 Feb 04:45 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour view: Readers have their sayBother with God I have mixed feelings over my 6-year-old granddaughter returning to St Mary's School. We have had interesting 21 Feb 04:01 PM
Whanganui ChronicleYour say: Reader's lettersWhere's WHAM? Has the Whanganui Accident and Medical Clinic been sold or closed by the Whanganui Regional Health Network? It 20 Feb 08:45 PM
Whanganui ChronicleFred Frederikse: The tide turns for riverside residentsWe have lived on the riverbank here for 30 years and, sadly, we are now in the process of moving house. Bedford Avenue is a mixed 20 Feb 05:29 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: Fresh look at cannabis laws will take courageWhen even police joke about it, you know it's time to change the law. Waikato police have a Facebook post of two cows sniffing cannabis 20 Feb 04:30 PM
Whanganui ChronicleThe mystery of the missing banded kokopuLiving memory is a short time-frame. Most of us compare the world today with what we remember from our childhoods, but no further 19 Feb 12:20 AM
Whanganui ChronicleTerry Sarten: The hero stands up against the herdTHE times we live in require us to listen, be aware and act when we see others acting with cruelty and deceit. A recent study of 17 Feb 09:37 PM
Whanganui ChronicleRachel Rose: Better things to celebrate ...AH, the long weekends of summer ... Well, it would be nice to have a summer, but still the Mondays off work in January and February 17 Feb 08:29 PM
Whanganui ChronicleSteve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Donald TrumpMONDAY We are making incredible progress. Only this morning we successfully located four light switches in the White House, and by 17 Feb 08:01 PM
Whanganui ChronicleEditorial: The tide turns against rodeo showsMany years ago I went to a rodeo in the Bay of Plenty. I haven't been since. A long day out in a very hot sun didn't endear me to 17 Feb 05:00 PM
