Gwynne Dyer: Terror plays leaders for fools
TWELVE people were killed in a Christmas market in Berlin on December 19, mown down by a terrorist in a big truck. Elsewhere in Germany
TWELVE people were killed in a Christmas market in Berlin on December 19, mown down by a terrorist in a big truck. Elsewhere in Germany
How loud is too loud? And where and when is it too loud? Musician and former music venue manager JACK MITCHELL-ANYON tries to make
Time to get real Governance is a difficult task at the best of times -- even more difficult when politics gets in the way of good
RUGBY is a game of two halves, but not many know it can also be a game of four quarters. The first test against Australia in the
DONALD Trump is gonna be the prez ... the ice sheets are melting ... innocents are being killed in stupid wars around the planet ..
THE failure of the mainstream media in the United States to provide objective analysis during the recent presidential campaign is
With its trails, tracks and treks, New Zealand is a treasure trove for the active visitor. And each year more people flock to the
"Look, I'm not a cigarette smoker, but I agree with your columns where you put the boot into those 'smokefree' ideologues. It's just
By Margi Keys RECENTLY I was in the South Island. Being interested in the power of natural forces, I was keen to see some effects
FOR ME, Christmas came early this year - and what a glorious day it was. With two lifeforms living out of town and working over the
IT'S TIME to reflect on the past 12 months ... Personally, it's been a year of change - shifting back to Whanganui, changing jobs
THE world's population can be divided into pessimists and optimists. Ideas of race, colour, religion, politics are not as relevant
Homelessness in New Zealand has been one of the big stories of the year - despite officialdom's attempts to hide the harsh reality
THE stop-go evacuation of rebel fighters and civilians from Aleppo had begun again as I write, but the reason for the last interruption
Margi Keys, an ESOL teacher and a proofreader, moved to Whanganui from the North Shore in June 2015. She was planning a six-day rafting
Silly season About Chris Cresswell's article in Saturday's (December 17) Chronicle, "Take the 'silly' out of silly season": Amen
AT SOME stage next year, Horizons Regional Council will be undertaking a public review of flood protection in Whanganui. If you live
DEAR Uncle Bill ... Congrats on becoming New Zealand's 39th prime minister. It may only be a brief tenure, though, so here's an
NO TWO WEEKS are ever the same in politics, and the last couple of weeks have certainly proved the point. The unexpected resignation
ONE of the purposes of the media is to find words, music and voice -- figuratively -- to rectify the condition of that ubiquitous
Unfortunately, the paralysis of action can be fostered and manipulated to serve the interests of others.IN THE wake of the United
SAD to say, it comes as no great surprise to learn that Youi has been fined $320,000 on 15 charges of using misleading sales techniques. There
WHEN news came out that Fidel Castro (1926-2016) had died I got a call from my friend Blackie in Auckland. It has been a sad year
Modern shaman Hill-country farming was at a crisis point in 1988. I was in the Mangamahu War Memorial Hall watching punk rockers
Gallery costs I also got a fright Mr Moles (Chronicle letters; December 9) when I read that Whanganui District Council "has agreed
Flood protection Jim Ennis (letters, Dec 6), thank you for raising your concerns about possible repair work to the riverbank near
By Graham Pearson LET'S skip Christmas and all its commercialisation and the need to purchase new "things". Instead let's consider
I CAN'T help feeling that what started as a beautiful religious celebration has turned into a nightmare for many people as well as
MONDAY It's always been my dream to be the interim Prime Minister. And now here I am. It feels ... unreal. It feels ... not quite
WITH my Christmas menu locked and loaded, it was time to tackle the masses in the supermarket aisles. Shopping list and unfortunately