JOHN KEY At the end of the day I think we have to be honest with ourselves and wonder whether this indiscretion is something that

WHO doesn't love a bargain? Regardless of your wealth or lack thereof, the idea of getting something cheap appeals to just about

KILLER clowns. You couldn't make it up. The craze for people in clown costumes to jump out and scare the bejesus out of passers-by

TODAY'S column is dressed in a black T-shirt and wearing large black boots - a word roadie that comes out on to the page saying: "Testing

THE local body elections are over and the dust is settling. There were those who were never interested, and about 60 per cent of

WELL done, Whanganui. Take a bow ... and a pat on the back. Our voter turnout for last weekend's election was the highest (preliminary

ONCE more, the people have spoken. Or at least some of the people have spoken. This election was no exception to typically poor local

HOW many Whanganui firms can boast 100 years in business? Imlay can, and next month the Heads Rd industry will celebrate a century

In a doctor's waiting room, I was drawn to a copy of Time magazine whose cover featured two adjoining gold bands held together with

BEING the contrarian that I am, and being somewhat sceptical about the benefits of past marketing campaigns (Sport City, Well Worth

IT ALL started during the 2011 Rugby World Cup when the England squad was based in Queenstown. The details are sketchy, but it seems

YESTERDAY was World Homeless Day, an annual day that we should not have to mark, but our Government acknowledges that homelessness

WHAT is your understanding of the concept of "sustainability"? At the end of August, the government released its Draft National Strategy

I HAVE a big question for you as you sit there enjoying your newspaper, but it's one that leads to an even bigger one. Firstly, did

WHENEVER a royal tour is announced, a frantic round of preparations is triggered. Ocelots are force-fed truffles and left to marinate

THE future of New Zealand (and possibly the world, for that matter) hinges on a seesaw that sits the environment at one end and the

IN THE GAME of 500 the first thing you learn is the importance of the trump. I wonder if the same can be said in the American political

THE potential for cross-party approach to tackling the effects of deprivation on children is there but without some genuine commitment

THE Prime Minister's tour of the Speirs Foods factory in Marton this week was more than a flying visit by the country's leader. It

WE USE the term deflation to describe the increasing value -- through increasing scarcity -- of any given monetary unit, as opposed

CUTTING: It looks like business as usual in the Bahrain desert oilfield of Sakhir, but Opec will cut production by 700,000 barrels

YOU ARE in hospital. You are in critical care. The doctor in charge of your future has worked seven nights in a row, for 10 hours

THERE'S an undercurrent of anger influencing Wanganui's upcoming elections. Frankly, the whole town seems pissed off, and it doesn't

FOR the second time in less than a week it's been proven that the kids are all right. In fact, the kids in Whanganui are more than

Every election is important in its own way ... Ours - for district council or Horizons or the district health board - may pale in

Kym Fell replaced Kevin Ross as Whanganui District Council chief executive in January not unaware of the complexities and controversies

I MISSED the past two Whanganui Musicians' Club "first Friday of the month" club nights as we were going to and then coming back from

I HAVE never advocated that people who routinely feed low doses of antibiotics to livestock should be executed without trial. That

LATELY this column has focused on serious matters. Columnist colleagues are writing about local body affairs but there is another

Good golly, Miss Molly! When I read the 203-page independent review of the WTTP by Robert Domm, I breathed a sigh of relief. It was