Whanganui letters: Inequality magnified by Govt
I am sceptical about the Government's intentions to combat poverty, writes reader.
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Rob Rattenbury: The problem with improving NZ's rail system
Railways helped open NZ but many lines foundered due to the lack of population increase.
Stephanie Worsop: Where's the variety in little boys' clothing?
Girls' clothing racks are full of brightly coloured shirts, bedazzled overalls and more.
Bryan Gould: The nightmare is over if Trump loses
OPINION: I predict the winner will be Joe Biden - the right person for us.
Kevin Page: Life's on hold - where's that key?
No keys mean no car to get food, a lost wallet is an extension of that frustration.
Whanganui letters: Is there really still a chance for first home buyers?
I object to articles saying there's still a "chance" for first-home buyers
Best of 2020: Leigh-Marama McLachlan: Good people smoke cannabis
Taking a punitive approach to cannabis does not work, writes Leigh-Marama McLachlan.
Banning pokies won't work
With our pokies, some of the money comes back into the community and is doing some good.
Russell Bell: Give people, and books, a chance
Like judging books by their cover, we have the same mechanism when it comes to people
Whanganui letters: Keep the roundabout, fix the traffic lights
The current lights at Glasgow St are actually encouraging dangerous behaviour.
Bryan Gould: American voters seem ignorant and self-obsessed
OPINION: Democracy may not rule in US elections
Letters: Why ask public how many councillors they want - then ignore the result?
Why ignore and infuriate the public by asking a stupid question in the first place?
Rob Rattenbury: Spending retirement visiting health providers as the body wears out
OPINION: Visiting health providers becomes more prominent as the body slowly wears out.
Why have traffic lights when roundabout working fine?
Why would we want more lights to manage the flow of traffic?
Thirteen things that terrify me this Halloween
Halloween is just a temporary bubble where being scared is fun.
Kevin Page: Supermarket freezer section shenanigans
Standing in the trolley, arms spread wide like that scene from the Titanic, she let rip...
Whanganui letters: Author's plea not to demolish Native Land Court building
Should a building noted for its dispossession of Māori lands be demolished or refurbished?
Bryan Gould: Government must tackle issue of importing fishermen from virus hotspots
OPINION: Ministers and officials need to show clarity and decisiveness.
Editorial: 12 councillors is right decision, wrong process
Voters' wishes were ignored but the correct call was made.
Whanganui Letters: Plea to use QR codes
Your letters: The short and long-term Covid illnesses and impacts are just mind boggling.
Now to the biggest show on the planet - the US general election
America has never come to grips with its history, including slavery.
Leigh-Marama McLachlan: The major issues our newly elected MPs need to deliver on
Comment: The pressure is on for Labour to deliver real change over the next term.
Let the goo times roll
Hurling the cream splodge out the shop door was immaculate timing, writes Kevin Page.
Whanganui letters: Drivers cutting corners causing hazard
Your letters: Whanganui motorists of all ages have a propensity to cut corners.
Democrats' threat to 'burn the whole system down'
The US Supreme Court is a political weapon, not the impartial body it is supposed to be.
Whanganui letters: What racism and bigotry did Harete Hipango face?
A reader asks defeated Whanganui MP to expand on her comments.
Rob Rattenbury: Election is humbling and history-making
OPINION: Success in protecting NZ from crippling Covid death tolls deserves respect.
Kevin Page: Yoga class tests parent-child cradle to grave support principle
The Boomerang Child's yoga classes prove to be a tad too relaxing for Kevin Page.
Letters: In defence of library hubs
Removing library hubs might potentially further isolate members of the community.
Letters: Fruit pickers in demand; violent sport questionable
Your letters: should some violent sports be banned?
Danny Keenan: A new era for Native Land Court building?
The court could end up in private hands; it may yet become a restaurant, after all.
Russell Bell: Decision-making and how to do it well
Russell Bell with the latest sage advice for those in business and in life.
Whanganui letters: Climate crisis inaction 'confounding and dismaying'
Thee irreversible melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet will raise ocean levels by 5m.
Whanganui letters: National Library book cull; soil health and green schools
Spin doctors came up with the cute term "rehoming" for the National Library book cull.