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Kevin Page: Much in need of a hand

So now here I am tapping away with one hand to bring you a giggle over your cornflakes.

Kevin Page: 'Young people today just have no manners'

OPINION: Common decency and politeness were very much in short supply that day.

Letters: Kerbside recycling plans raise questions

Readers have their say on kerbside recycling, highways and the weather.

Opinion: Breaking down barriers in New Zealand

How do we break down barriers between communities to improve social cohesion in NZ?

Letters: How to make vandals respect others’ work

OPINION: Readers have their say on bus shelter vandalism, AI and more.

Kevin Page: A little prayer never hurt anybody - but my poor feet

OPINION: I do find some comfort in believing there is something “up there” when we die.

Opinion: Treaty of Waitangi bigger than petty politics

OPINION: No problem is insurmountable if willing hearts and minds are present.

Kevin Page: You really can teach an old dog new tricks

OPINION: I absolutely despise gardening. Particularly pulling out weeds.

Christmas message from Whanganui MP Carl Bates

I wish Midweek readers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Kevin Page: George howled in pain and we had a very important decision to make

I bit my lip to stop it quivering and took my four-legged mate to the vet.

Rob Rattenbury: Every politician has their day

OPINION: Politicians come and go, they have their moments in the sun then usually fade.

Letters: Thanks for a magical dining experience

Readers have their say on meals at Bushy Park, nuclear power and Kowhai Park

Rob Rattenbury: Remembering when we were all joggers

OPINION: The streets were filled with people running here, there and everywhere.

To have and to hold in a rental world

OPINION: '... I feel safe in saying no one likes renting, except for landlords.'

Athletics: Whanganui’s rich heritage paving the way for the future

Alec McNab looks back at the development of sports clubs - and what's ahead.

Kevin Page: Dancing on my own... or so I thought

OPINION: To say we both got a surprise is a bit of an understatement.

Rachel Keedwell: Put politics aside and address the climate crisis

OPINION: It is crazy to pretend there is no environmental catastrophe unfolding.

Rob Rattenbury: Schools entrench strong networks

OPINION: We knew all the stories, the jokes, the traditions.