Terry Sarten: The Little Country that Could and Should
It should be easy to protect children in a small country where everyone knows one another.
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Letters: To prevent suicide you must talk to family, friends and spouses
There is nothing to be ashamed of. It's an illness — like any other illness.
Ian McKelvie: Inconsistent government has created confusion and uncertainty
We're a small country, a long way from many of our markets. We must be competitive.
Letters: We need a bylaw to the homeless people on our city streets
Do we need a council bylaw to deal with street beggars and people sleeping rough?
Letters: Sober view on euthanasia
All credit to those willing to ease the suffering of a dying person.
Jay Kuten: MPs displaying arrogance
Racialised politics, whether it comes from Māori or Pākehā, is deplorable and divisive.
Rachel Stewart: Dinosaurs keep hawking past as Godzone's future
COMMENT: A clear vision of agriculture in NZ will not be forthcoming from usual suspects.
Letters: Cultural events protocol, our wildlife in crisis, council pay rates, the name of god
Never before has nature needed our help the way it does now.
The un-PC things we might do for a coffee and a potato-top
KEVIN PAGE finds coffee and match-making don't mix
Walking lightly on the earth: First steps to reduce carbon footprints
Bus travellers are treated as second-class citizens despite their smaller carbon footprint
Letters: Let me go with dignity too
People who are for marijuana and against abortion and euthanasia are self-serving wallies.
New, smaller houses OK, but why were big family homes demolished?
Whatever was in the minds of the bureaucrats when they demolished those existing houses?
Chester Borrows: Where is all the young Pākehā leadership in our communities?
Iwi are full of young and aspirational leaders, many are tertiary-qualified.
Frank Greenall: Ministry of Comics ... Now! Kapow!
It wouldn't surprise me if we didn't soon also have a Ministry of Working Groups.
Philippa Baker-Hogan: Why the lack of opposition?
Within a few days, this new Black Bull Liquor site hit the headlines in the Chronicle
Business Zen: Helping the Lads brew a strategic plan
It's exciting to see entrepreneurs turn their passions into viable businesses.
Jay Kuten: Soundbites over substance is Trump's victory
Policy is not the focus of "mindless, quiz show" debates.
Museum Notebook: Huia, a lost treasure
The last official sighting of a huia was made in 1907 - the museum holds some taonga.
Conservation comment: Surfing a metaphor for life
Dr Nelson Lebo does not speed, park on the verge, or drop in on others while surfing
Letters: Let's get creationism facts
Which reputable, peer-reviewed, scientific journals have run papers debunking evolution?
When it comes to dealing with life's heavy rollers, surfing is the source, man!
Surfing serves as a great example of how one navigates life and society.
Mandatory third-party insurance could lower road toll by taking unsafe cars and drivers off roads
Driving a car is a privilege. It is time we came into line with the rest of the world.
Rachel Stewart: Everyone has a right to tell their truth
COMMENT: It's my absolute right to express an honestly held opinion, even if it offends.
Whanganui's dark, cold, isolated, risky bus shelter is a heritage building we don't need
NZ's most out-of-the-way, antiquated, rundown and least attractive inter-city bus station.
I asked one thing: Will my actions harm little children?
I can't let this criminal behaviour represent America. That is not who we are.
Kevin Page: Pitched battle with the winter nasties
Mrs P and Kevin Page are at war with the flu.
Letters: Small actions make change
Every garment not synthetic used by you is a tiny part of the solution.
Letters: Freedom vs responsibility
Better to let someone express extreme views, so they can be addressed.
We were warned not to break laws of nature
Our crimes against nature will come back to haunt us.
Need self-help? The answer's right in front of you
Mindfulness, hygge, ikigai? Terry Sarten has a suggestion.
I love trees, but this initiative could cause problems
Forestry done well adds to our communities - but is this programme doing it well?
Letters: Have your say in fireworks poll
Hospital admissions, fire call-outs and animal distress are among the issues.
Letters: Camera could fund roading
Most people learn quite quickly when the back pocket is affected.
Milk in glass bottles delivered to your gate
Home delivery is coming back in some towns, with boutique supplies delivered in glass.