As I write, the country waits to see if the Kiwis can pull off one more race, before the other team of Kiwis racing on behalf of some other country can catch up.

Ordinarily, I wouldn't bother to take issue with a fellow columnist, although it's always open season on politicians.

The potential removal of the decile rating system for schools is a mix of the good, the bad and the indifferent.

The two candidates' meetings run by the Chronicle for would-be Wanganui district councillors have been well attended and informative, sometimes inadvertently so.

Maori have embraced the internet and the worldwide web wholeheartedly since its development in the 1980s

Well, there you go - we have a new Labour leader and all seems right with the world again.

This year's commemoration of 9-11 was almost completely overshadowed by America's rush to war with Syria.

For those workers worried about the undermining of their rights under the new Employment Relations Amendment Bill, there could be worse around the corner.

As I write this I am babysitting three of the cutest kids serendipity could provide, while their father works in his home office up the hallway.

The psychodrama in Washington grows ever more bizarre.

A family member recently emailed the following after a weekend here: "Thanks for a lovely weekend, great company, great food, great excursions. Wanganui. Top town."

Back when I had a television and video player and the lads were in their early teens, we used to watch movies.

Being an outspoken, confident person who has always been fascinated by politics - both local and national