The late Tyrell Ruscoe, a skilled craftsman with an artist's eye, excelled at his work of making furniture and at being an estimable person. His exemplary life stood in contrast to the way many lives are lived on the modern world, writes Jay Kuten.
As one of those who has enjoyed a great Saturday's racing - and a great day out - at the Whanganui course, I feel a little miffed
Rates rise Reporter Simon Waters (Chronicle, March 3) falls into the same thinking of many after each QV revaluation: that if values
SHIFTING out of a place you have lived in for over 30 years is a bit like private archaeology as you process personal items from your
By Peter Frost WILDLIFE sanctuaries as an experiment in conserving nature? Communities in New Zealand are taking part in a country-wide
Fishing insight Recently former Solicitor-General Michael Heron QC was asked to carry out an independent review of the failure of
BILL ENGLISH We're just going to have to wait and see whether we're all going to die. I don't want to pre-empt anything. But as
There has been much mention of the proposed new age for the state funded pension. I believe 67 is the magic number .. for now. I
Like most of our sports, cricket in Whanganui is pretty much run on a shoestring. It relies on a lot of hard effort from volunteers
I'm observing a few inverse relationships at the moment ... you know, where one variable goes up and the other goes down. The most
Here we are at the championship bout between Truth and Lies. In one corner of the ring, weighing in at a true 200lbs is Truth; in
Living in harmony Re: Rachael Hampton's letter (March 7). Well done Rachael - as a Neighbourhood Support group, changes can be made
I've given it a few weeks and according to various friends, there is life after Paul Henry. I agree. The Am Show TV3's brekky show
SUPERANNUATION gets the ideas flowing ... Yeah, right! I don't think there are any New Zealanders -- baby boomers, Gen Xs, Ys or
Prison work On February 27, Winston Peters said in a radio interview that prison sentencing these days was not working, inmates were
The Whanganui Science Forum's most recent talk covered earthquakes and "unusual earth movements" and was delivered by Professor Tim
Stopbanks M Norris (letters, March 6) makes some good points in regard to stopbanks. Particularly that individuals made the decision
AS reported, the former Prime Minister bailed out by falling down his own rabbit hole, claiming he was running late. Hapless Willy
Bill English doesn't strike me as a gambler ... far too sensible for anything more than $10 on the Melbourne Cup. But he may have
Move everything We could easily solve both the sewerage and flooding problems. Let's concrete the whole river channel from Upokongaro
HAVE you ever stood on a precipice and had the sudden thought of leaping off? Turns out the French have a phrase for that -- "L'appel
IF you are like me, you will probably look at the last few weeks and say "where did they go?" Time waits for no one (maybe was a Rolling
THE Government is to be congratulated for a programme that will help young offenders get a driver's licence. The scheme is starting
Alcohol laws I am writing in relation to the front-page Wanganui Chronicle (March 3) article about tougher booze laws in the Whanganui
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Ponding areas If the stopbanks are raised 1.5 metres in Anzac Parade what will be the effects on Taupo Quay? What is needed are
By Rosemary Penwarden THE dairy industry has a problem. We know they've messed up our rivers, but less obvious is the mess they're
MONDAY From a young age, I have always wanted to be on stage or on the cover of Woman's Day having just come out of the pool. Talent
ONE of the first things to impress me about Whanganui was the sheer number and diversity of local organisations and clubs. We have
Super fund boss' earnings "I have a problem with the state paying massive salaries ..." writes MP Chester Borrows in the Chronicle
Personal grooming is big business. Add to that the increase in cosmetic surgery and procedures and we're talking billions of dollars
FOR many years now, climate change has been the elephant in the room. In 1991, the Shell oil company filmed it and then hid the elephant
Flood plan The flood protection programme for the lower Whanganui River is timely and coincides with the district council project
CUTTING the ribbon on the Normanby bypass on a fine, sunny day last week with Minister of Transport Simon Bridges was a great ceremony