Central government has taken a fair amount of stick over the loss of services and jobs in struggling provinces such as Wanganui - and rightly so.

Someone once said the most important thing in business is to keep a cool head.

It is only six weeks until Christmas Day and the pressure on many of our families to spend money they do not have has started to build already.

Picton-based Sounds Air looks set to take over the Wanganui-Wellington air route which deputy Anna Wallis has crossed her fingers to happen.