Frank Greenall: Why it makes no sense to import certain products
Economists worth their salt, argues Frank Greenall, are few and far between
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Letters: Life in Aotearoa before Māori
The Celts' cow-hide currachs could not navigate the Atlantic and the Roaring Forties.
Russell Bell: How supporting community organisations is good for business
Business Zen Russell Bell discusses businesses supporting community organisations.
Letters: Overhead internet
Powerful radio beams will come from each satellite to nearly all populated places on Earth
Harete Hipango: Our booming city, Whanganui on the up
Whanganui MP Harete Hipango celebrates our booming city.
Kevin Page: The cycle of life... anyone for golf?
Kevin Page has a boomer of a time at golf.
Letters: Arts tourism good for business
A survey found that creative industries in NZ contribute $3.5 billion to the GDP.
Listen: The Whanganui Chronicle Podcast for November 18
Listen to the 21st episode of the Whanganui Chronicle podcast
Letters: Minority voices still silenced at local level
Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
Conservation Comment: Don't vilify farmers
Government is ignoring the democratic process with proposed action on water regulations.
Comment: Life wasn't always so easy for baby boomers
Kids, don't judge us all by those wealthy boomers, writes Rob Rattenbury.
Nicola Patrick: Watch the film 2040
It's an uplifting documentary on how we could have a more sustainable
Terry Sarten: Education is the Key to the Future
The weeks of holidays lay like sunny stepping stones towards the horizon.
Jay Kuten : In the spirit of generosity
People here take for granted that Christmas is celebrated in mid-summer
Letters: Right-to-die word games
Jay Kuten is playing word games in his promotion of this dangerous legislation.
Frank Greenall: Gangs need pathways out
12 months out from the election National cranks up the hoary old spectre of the gangs.
Letters: Maori representation and democracy
In fact the number of Māori voters who bother to vote is far lower than that of non-Māori.
SH4 one-lane metal road option possibly by Christmas
Rangitikei MP Ian McKelvie gets out and about during Parlimentary recess
Letters: Respect te reo Pakeha too, please
Alongside our need to respect te reo Maori, can we also respect our English language?
Comment: Playing in a band much like running a business
Russell Bell likens playing in a band to juggling business affairs.
What a waste ... about 35 per cent of waste is recyclable
Each New Zealander generates about 3200kg of waste per year
Letters: We need a council that reflects the community
Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
Museum Notebook: Drama on the river
A recollection of a memorable trip aboard one of Alexander Hatrick's riverboats
Comment: Why National is picking on gangs and beneficiaries
Comment: Gangs are handy for dog-whistling politicians to use just before the election.
OK, Boomer - try these generation labels on for size
Comment: Why talking 'bout my generation, and yours, and theirs, is cause for alarm.
Have I become so green I've turned into the Grinch?
We have tried to create meaningful traditions for our family with a hint of nostalgia.
Letters: Time for a TV3 reality check
Why should the Government bail out a sinking-ship TV3, a commercial enterprise?
Comment: The importance of accuracy
Comment: Jay Kuten writes on the importance of accuracy.
Why NZ's mood rises and falls with rugby
Comment: Why does success or loss on the field have such an effect on the nation's mood?
Letters: NZ history widely misunderstood
Misinformation taught in school to generations of Kiwis still frames their view of NZ.
400m Parapara Highway slip could widen to one kilometre
MP Ian McKelvie discusses the Parapara Road.
Editorial: 150 job losses huge blow to Whanganui as Mars Petcare pulls out
Our thoughts on the Mars Petcare closure and the loss of 150 jobs