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Calculating the cost of doing nothing

What is the cost of not doing something, asks Terry Sarten.

Letters: Bird aviary not all about the bottom line

Readers have their say on the bird aviary and Amdram's 'The Phantom of the Opera'.

Kevin Page: You've got to get up early to get one over your wife

Waiting for the ladies of the house to get ready leads to a zen moment for Kevin Page

Nicky Rennie: Here today, gone tomorrow

Nicky Rennie writes about the radio industry "rollercoaster".

Letters: Aviary must be retained

Readers have their say on the aviary, National's education plan and revaluations.

Letters: Healthy debate key to democratic society

Readers have their say on Posie Parker, recycling and rubbish, and the All Blacks.

Opinion: Terry Sarten writes song based on Cyclone Gabrielle

Whanganui musician Terry Sarten has written a song based on the cyclone.

Letters: Contamination reduces recycling success

Readers have their say on education, rates and news priorities.

Rob Rattenbury: In a rush

There's significantly more traffic on Whanganui's roads as the population increases.

Everybody played their part for Shakespeare in the Park

In theatre, everyone plays a part and everyone is necessary.

Comment: 'Bloody hell, what's next?'

Marcus Musson looks at the forestry industry post-Cyclone Gabrielle.

Opinion: Climate change is about science, not politics

Opinion: The climate isn't waiting, writes Brit Bunkley.

My Perfect Weekend with Kent Darlington

There's a lot of sport happening in Kent Darlington's weekend.

Whanganui mayor: Dig deep to help cyclone-hit communities

An ongoing fundraising campaign is planned in Whanganui.

Opinion: A locally grown alternative to almonds?

Could this locally grown tree be an alternative to almonds?

Rep Talk: Theatre is in the genes for this director

Hamish isn't the first generation of his family to be involved with theatre productions

Whanganui Deputy Mayor Helen Craig: You can’t eat trees

Whanganui Deputy Mayor Helen Craig says farming is being legislated into extinction

Comment: Do we inherit memories?

Rob Rattenbury writes about overwhelming feelings of home in other places.