Russell Bell: Face challenges in chunks
No one likes uncertainty, and uncertainty is what this virus brings in spades.
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Working remotely a hormone rush
Kevin Page explores the naked facts around self-isolation.
Coronavirus: How to have a work morning tea in self-isolation
Confluence are setting up virtual tea parties for people working from home.
Letters: Community spirit amid Covid-19 heartening
Coronavirus, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and legalising drugs.
Letters: Nice to have, but do I need a benefit boost?
Your letters: Benefit increase; abortion debate
Whanganui has amazing heritage, let's preserve it
Are some of our historical features fading away when they deserve to be highlighted?
Editorial: We're here to keep you in the know. We're in this together
We're here to make sure you know what you need to know.
Nicola Patrick: Sup, pardon me if I don't shake your hand
A hard habit to break – reaching in for a kiss on the cheek, handshake or hongi is natural
Self-isolating? Chortle your way through a funny book
Terry Sarten: Or pick up the phone. Let's be together/alone.
Letters: Vote no to climate change; staying safe from virus; cannabis law reform
Your letters: Vote no to climate change, cannabis law reform, staying safe from virus
MP's view on cannabis reform skewed by bias
Hipango stated that she represented the Māori community. What about the rest of us?
Letters: Library must be a collector; an apology
Your letters: National library must collect and preserve documents.
Let's talk law: Coronavirus and the workplace
The principle of good faith should guide decisions by employers and employees.
Frank Greenall: Coronavirus – a drastic dress rehearsal
Frank Greenall: There's a much bigger bogeyman than coronavirus at large.
Jane Trask: I am worried. I am scared. But I'm not panicking
We need to live in a preventative world now to help stop the spread of Covid-19.
Letters: Dragging the chain on climate change
Your letters: Dragging the chain on climate change; Virus presents opportunity
Some Whanganui businesses are already hurting; what you can do to help
What is required is a pandemic plan (not a pan-panic plan).
Letters: Get rid of ridiculous red tape
Your letters: Simon Bridges is being badgered to get rid of the ridiculousness.
Speed camera traffic ticket twist
Kevin Page drives home a speedy reading message.
Letters: Time for us to exterminate plague of cones
An infestation of the banded red road cone is out of control, writes Dennis Nitschke.
Coronavirus gets governments moving; not so much with climate change
Conservation Comment: A race against time to develop a vaccine to slow virus progress.
Mosque attacks - 'I'm so sorry your dreams were shattered'
Comment: Those who lived through the trauma will have mental scars to the day they die.
Terry Sarten: Bonfire on safety regulations; common sense or populist politicking?
Terry Sarten: Burning a pile of health and safety regulations will not make us safer.
100,000 infected, 3400 dead - truth the best defence against coronavirus
Jay Kuten: Democratic governments must be candid and truthful in informing its citizens.
Letters: Reining in alcohol industry; planets on the move
Your letters to the Whanganui Chronicle; alcohol harm, planets on the move
Frank Greenall: Kindness is a way to crack family dysfunction
Meth and synthetics have become national scourges, leading to family breakdowns.
Let's talk law: Farm succession – start the conversation now
Historically, rural succession planning was simple.
Whanganui traffic flow woes
Your letters: How many times have we experienced traffic lights out of synch?
Virus-fuelled recession likely only short term
I have respectfully dropped the handshake at the start of meetings.
Should secular schools sing the national anthem and teach religion?
This year will see the place of religion in our schools placed under the spotlight.
When tools of the trade fall short...
DIYer Kevin Page finds completing his deck build is a saw point.
Motel and hotel closures hurting tourism
Your letters: Whanganui is at a severe risk of losing out on attracting tourists.