
Kate Stewart: Kids' expectations are scary
With Halloween approaching it's time to talk scary - and two things in particular unnerve me. As a parent, I find it somewhat counter-intuitive
With Halloween approaching it's time to talk scary - and two things in particular unnerve me. As a parent, I find it somewhat counter-intuitive
THE VATICAN is a city within the greater environs of Rome. But the most recent missive from this centre of the Catholic Church may
Seeing parallels I believe I see parallels with Donald Trump's America right here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Daily violence and murder
IT'S that time of year again ... The pressure is now on with exams, so I suspect there's plenty of midnight oil being burnt as students
ASK Google. Consult the internet. The World Wide Web has become the answer to all of life's pressing problems. Need to know something?
LIKE the beads on an abacus, it's the little things that count. Another week, another teeming flock of issues, crises and catastrophes
By Jim Parnell IN his article about the possibility of Jerusalem on the Whanganui River becoming a shrine for pilgrims, David Scoullar
WHAT does our MP, Chester Borrows, have in common with US federal investigator Peter Forcelli -- besides being an ex-cop? Forcelli
IN THE next 20 years, one in four New Zealanders will be aged over 65 years, compared with one in seven today. What's more, a significant
Following John Key's address to the United Nations on the war in Syria, Chronicle columnist Fred Frederikse releases part two of his
WHAT is the soundtrack of your life? We all have one, but few of us stop to consider this, and even fewer could compile it, if compelled
By Rosemary Penwarden Now there's something new blowing in the wind. Radical, determined grassroots movements are blossoming again
ANOTHER outstanding performance ... another milestone knocked off. No, not the All Blacks -- let's just put New Zealand's rugby heroes
Monday Someone once said, "I don't like Mondays." Let me tell you something. I don't either. I have a plan for Monday, which by the
AFTER LAST week I thought I would give you a Bargain Box of my own making ... two tales for the price of one but both themed on crime. Most
I AM a columnist. I like a good column. It provides structural and architectural support, holding up a wider concept to provide a
IT IS 2030 and one brilliant solution to the global scourges of climate change, obesity, diabetes, traffic congestion, pollution -
Thirteen people committed suicide in Whanganui in the past year - our highest total for the past decade. That's what the provisional
By David Scoullar SUZANNE Aubert's slow journey towards sainthood should be followed by more than passing interest in Whanganui
By Healthy Families Whanganui Rangitikei Ruapehu CREATING a community that is supportive of our health and wellbeing means making
DON'T think twice, it's all right . . . Alfred Nobel -- the man behind the famous awards -- not only invented dynamite but also the
THERE is only one issue to be raised following the announcement by the Nobel prizegivers over the weekend that American singer-songwriter
'I'M TRYING to limit the number of decisions you have to make," the fiancee said as we were getting ready to turn in for the evening. "I
AS THE clock winds down the three weeks to this presidential election, Americans are imbued with a sense of dread, best described
LAST Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the Whanganui Chamber of Commerce Regional Business Awards. Congratulations to
. Chronicle columnist Fred Frederikse follows in the footsteps of Prime Minister John Key in delivering a speech to the United Nations
WHAT a fabulous few days for sport in Whanganui ... It was blue-and-blacks and black-and-blues (and read all over in the Chronicle). It
BEFORE the Flood is a double album featuring Bob Dylan and the Band recorded live in 1974. Joining Dylan on stage during the American
GETTING older is something most of us struggle to come to terms with to varying degrees. But whether you believe, like Mark Twain
'I'LL be back." So said Arnie Schwarzenegger in the Terminator movie before he took up politics " the same from me! It's been a whirlwind