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Letters: More funds needed for Parapara
With too little money for repairs to the Parapara, more closures are likely, says a reader
Letters: Housing statements right
We still have a drastic shortage of state housing here in Whanganui.
Bastia Bulletin: First the Blitz, now the Splitz
The receding tide of former imperial glory has long been slipping out, seemingly unnoticed
Let's Talk Law: Don't take driving for granted
Losing your licence for drink-driving can have huge implications for your job.
Gwynne Dyer: Macedonia controversy not over yet
How has this nonsense dominated the politics of two countries for more than two decades?
Jay Kuten: Trump cedes power to blowhards
Real human beings are suffering the consequence of what has always been a game to Trump.
Rachel Stewart: I'm back and I'm not staying quiet
COMMENT: I am rebranding as the only columnist any rational person will ever want.
Adrian Rurawhe: Rural roads get $20m safety boost
The Government has made road safety a top priority.
On The Same Page: $20 only note that matters
I think this guy knows he's bad, and he's making money out of the fact. I like that.
Mapping the Millispheres: From Eden to wasteland
The occupation of Iran's London embassy in 1980 was by Arab separatists from Khuzestan.
Letters: Park concern ill-informed
There are questions that Dave Hill, Ratepayers' Association president, needs to answer
Letters: Steve Baron got it wrong on state housing sales
Have your say: State house sales; racist injustice; the cruelty of 1080
Opinion: Government can't let teachers win
The public sector was the whipping boy for the previous government.
Editorial: London, New York, Paris - yes. But little old Whanganui ...?
London, New York, Paris - yes. But little old Whanganui ...?
Nicola Patrick: Gillette advert takes a razor to bad behaviour
A new year with resolutions
Terry Sarten: Red, red tape ... tying Britain up in knots
The whole Brexit debacle contains a number of interwoven factors.
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of The unruly tourists
COMMENT: New Zealand is complete and utter rubbish. It really is.
Gwynne Dyer: US abandonment stuns Kurds
It was Erdogan who persuaded Trump that pulling all US troops out of Syria was a good idea
Letters: Dumping in the dunes not on
Rubbish disposal rates are horrendous, which is what happens when corporates take control.
Letters: On board with Airbnb idea
Elinor McDouall is to be congratulated for this creative contribution to our environment.
Frank Greenall: The Devil in Johnny's detail
NZ's first rock 'n' roll star Johnny Devlin (from Whanganui!) wowed the kids in the '50s.
Editorial: No more ferry tales
A proposed inter-island ferry service from Port Castlecliff appears to be floundering.
Kevin Page: Let sleeping mattresses lie
Beware of children bearing gifts at Christmas time.
Gwynne Dyer: Xi rhetoric ensures Taiwan treads carefully
Xi threatens bloody murder if Tsai declares independence, but he knows that she will.
Jay Kuten: Safety first for striking docs
Studies liken doctors' sleep deprivation, to 0.05 per cent blood alcohol.
Fred Frederikse: Assimilation for Uyghurs
The Chinese-created police state in Uyghurstan has led to mass human rights violations.
Opinion: Report strips away rights of unborn
This is not fringe theory, and it's not new.
Gwynne Dyer: Game of chicken as May faces long odds
British Prime Minister Theresa May doesn't convince as a suicide bomber.
Letters: Catch 'em if you can
Fly-tipping affects rural and urban areas and perpetrators are from all walks of life.
Frank Gibson: Virgo will let us 'see' black holes
Gravity wave detection a breakthrough for astrophysicists, writes Frank Gibson
Letters: A big win with TAB change
'TAB betting is now so complicated and confusing it is saving me hundreds of dollars.'