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

AS Donald Trump took the oath of office, promising to defend and protect the United States Constitution, at least half the nation

Palestine impasse Neither Fred Frederikse's (Chronicle, Jan 10) or Jay Kuten's response (letters, Jan 18) is as dispassionate, thoughtful

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" I CAN'T wait to see how the incoming administration deals with AI [artificial intelligence]," said US Secretary of State John Kerry

IN YEARS past, one of Vintage Weekend's most enthusiastic fans was my mum. Weeks beforehand, she would rummage through boxes of fabrics

If Hadleigh Reid succeeds in his ambition to be the National Party candidate for the Whanganui electorate - and, indeed, makes it

[THE GLASS HALF-FULL Nicola Patrick] What makes you cringe? We know Waitangi Day makes our new prime minister cringe, and Bill English

Basic income Heather Marion Smith is weighing in on the Universal Basic Income debate, being touted as a need for people who can't

It is a matter of some disappointment for me that a cough-laden lurgy of the past few weeks means I will not be performing during

Bilingual in the '40s I am informed by a Chronicle correspondent that a teacher at Maxwell School in the 1920s was obeying the law

I'M SORRY. I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your private conversation. Nor did all the other people who felt compelled to listen in. In

THE new year seems to have started out with not so much a hiss and a roar as an eerie post-Keyxit lassitude. After so many years

Xmas cheers On behalf of Birthright, I would like to thank the Wanganui Chronicle very much for their support to the annual Birthright

THERE'S been a lot written about the so-called unexpected result of this year's United States presidential election. The ruminations

Bye, blowflies Denise Lockett and others who are bothered by flies in their homes can get rid of them very easily. For 12 years

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SHOULD there be a fireworks season? I think so. Consider Helen from Whanganui East. It's Sunday. She has had a big weekend, spent

Universal income "The main political task for the next generation ... will be to ensure that those without work have an income they

I WROTE of the disappointing headline that "Fish and Game felt blindsided" it had not known the Government was going to overhaul the

FOOTPATHS ... maybe not the most inspirational topic to write about, so bear with me as I endeavour to turn a sometimes dangerous

IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT sure to cause widespread grief verging on hysteria, 2017 will be my final year writing the Secret Diary. It's