QUOTING Tony Abbott's "Shit happens!" -- appropriately, this time -- it's been one hell of a US presidential election and a bad time

MONDAY morning started early, 12.03am to be precise. The house shaking and rolling, like a plane in turbulence. We were joined by

These quakes have got me thinking about our own little patch of the shaky isles. As the shake the other night more than illustrated

"IN TURKEY, we are progressively putting behind bars all people who take the liberty of voicing even the slightest criticism of the

Trump and us Chester Borrows (Chronicle, November 11), if you think the reactions of people [to the US election result] are hilarious

ALMOST everyone I spoke to was predicting that Hillary Clinton would be the next president of the United States -- all except my friend

The fine-tuning has probably begun on the Whanganui night market but except for minor tweaks it was a raging success. The Thursday

The politically powered time machine has transported us back to the 1950s. We now find ourselves in some kind of celestial seclusion

IT HAS been an upsetting week. Expectations got turned upside down, uncertainty about the future now abounds and (in the opinion of

Donald Trump's win made me eat a whole packet of pineapple lumps on Wednesday night. They were destined for slighter bigger things

IN A walk up Lambton Quay the morning after the election in the United States, it was interesting to hear the conversations. Amazing

Good question Nicola Patrick's Conservation Comment asks why the Department of Conservation is "Going soft on seabed mining" (Chronicle

A DEAR friend passed just a few days ago. Passed on, passed away, passed over, whatever. There are plenty who say such euphemisms

THERE was a moment at the first full meeting of Whanganui's new district council on Tuesday when newcomer Hadleigh Reid sounded like

There was a moment at the first full meeting of Whanganui's new district council on Tuesday when newcomer Hadleigh Reid sounded like

WHEN I come home to Whanganui after a time away, I'm immediately struck again by the simple beauty of the long stretch of land from

Shocking green Regarding the recent painting job in the Bason Reserve. What a terrible, shocking green. It is not the green of nature

NEW ZEALAND is in good shape. We have the fourth fastest economic growth rate in the OECD at 3.6 per cent. We are making great strides

TEN years in the Department of Conservation leaves me with many fond memories, especially when I see photos on Facebook of my old

THIS column attempts to set the scene for the visit of the USS Sampson next week - the first visit by an American warship since the

Positive start The first test of our new council occurred over two full days this week. There is concern amongst our community that

WHEN the news came out that the world's most definitive global travel guide, Lonely Planet, has recognised Taranaki as the world's

Eggspert advice Hello, Frank Greenall. My name is Al Bumen. I enjoyed your column (Chronicle, October 27) with hints on cooking eggs

YES, another Melbourne Cup run and done. One of those events that have entered the DNA of a lot of people, even if they normally

THE MONEY paid to professional sportsmen and women nowadays can sometimes reach numbers that are frankly beyond belief. The latest

WHEN I swung my legs out of bed the other morning there was no doubting that the seasons had changed. The mornings are less crisp

THE autumnal weeks in the United States are the time for miracles of nature and man. In New England, the trees lose their chlorophyll

Rugby triumph Phew! What an arm wrestle - but you did it. We could analyse the final for hours, but that would be pointless, as the

MY TRAVEL companion got itchy feet again and we spent Labour Day weekend in the Department of Conservation campground at Mt Holdsworth

NEW Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall made an impressive debut with his inaugural address at the War Memorial Centre's concert chamber