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Chester Borrows: Privilege and poverty accidents of birth
Do we really think royal kids will ever be in need of a raincoat, new sneakers or lunch?
Your letters: Bridge lighting - how hard can it be?
Can we have a finished bridge lighting display for next Anniversary Weekend's visitors?
Ken Orr: In praise of prime minister's pregnancy
Jacinda's baby is a human being endowed at conception with an inalienable right to life.
Your letters: Copper connection still the way to go
Copper telephone service is the most reliable, and you're still connected if power fails.
Frank Greenall: Sowing seeds of empowerment
The act of engagement can leading to all manner of unforeseen positive consequences.
Your letters: Global cooling? You've got to be kidding
The ozone hole is shrinking and over the last decade most of Antarctica is now warming.
Jay Kuten: Revenge fantasy a moral mess
Golden Globes 'best picture' winner is an ill-conceived revenge fantasy with a great cast.
Opinion: Cyber security in a connected world
Cyber criminals or competitors hacking your computer system could devastate your business.
Fred Frederikse: A first bite of the Big Apple
In a city of 200 languages, 50% of New Yorkers speak a tongue other than English at home.
Editorial: Cafe culture worth embracing
Whanganui's cafe culture is second to none. But it wasn't always this way.
Editorial: Is Rocket Lab hero or villain?
Rocket Lab has done NZ proud, but some are questioning the wisdom of its Humanity Star.
Your letters: Pensioners living in poverty
Living and food costs are the same for everyone, but pensioners live on $240 a week less.
Conservation Comment: Get with the flow
We need to give back to the mother that sustains us, to conserve soils and replant forests
Terry Sarten: Musicians provide soundtrack for Vintage Weekend
Terry Starten reflect on a fun vintage weekend
Rachel Rose: Honey sector growth unsustainable
Rachel Rose discusses beekeeping and several weighty issues confronting the sector.
Editorial: Bad cliff accident at Vinegar Hill
A young mans fights for his life, we want to ask why?
Russell Bell: Planning ahead for your business in 2018
Businesses should have a clear plan for the year ahead
Editorial: Time to dob-in the boy racers
Boy racers are making themselves unpopular in Whanganui.
Chester Borrows: Safety obsession goes too far
Clipboard Nazis are making a killing giving fraudulent advice to the gullible.
Opinion: Confessions of a devout recycler
I would highly recommend you non-believers try a spot of recycling for at least a month.
Frank Greenall: Engagement name of game
It's really no surprise now that one can earn a specialist living as a pooch manicurist.
Tenth car into fence last straw for resident
Ten cars have crashed through Sandra Watson's fence. What's being done about it?
Gwynne Dyer: Foolish name game drags on
Nationalism and populism fuel two countries' absurd dispute about the name of one of them.
Jay Kuten: Will Jacinda curb the GCSB's powers?
The current sexual panic in the US is a stark reminder of why privacy matters.
Editorial: What a weekend!
As a showcase Vintage Weekend has once again done Whanganui proud.
Gwynne Dyer: Saving the coral and the planet
We may end up regulating the planet's temperature, with megadeaths the penalty if we fail.
Your letters: Fabulous two weeks of opera
How can you improve on perfection? Whanganui Opera School has proved you can.
Fred Frederikse: Losing the ability to swing
In Russia someone would just put another swing up in one of the trees further downriver.
Editorial: An anniversary day of our own?
When could we celebrate Whanganui Anniversary?
Conservation Comment: Tipping point for waste issue
It will be an unfortunate backwards step if rubbish bags are not to be collected locally.
Nicola Patrick: Contemplating heat and stress
Nicola Patrick discusses the weather, climate change and starving polar bears.
Editorial: Who says Kiwis can't fly?
Rocket Lab is about to launch NZ into the space business.