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When it comes to birthday celebrations, sometimes it's just too hard, writes Kevin Page.
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Readers' letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
Comment: We need more conservation writers
Looking for contributors who are conservationists
Terry Sarten: The power of songs and stories
A sudden surge of pessimism came over me after taking part in a climate change protest.
Public sector fails boy run over and dragged by car
A stark reminder of the difference between private enterprise and public service.
Comment: Govt's freshwater policy is latest jab at farmers
Whanganui MP Harete Hipango says freshwater policy is a jab at farmers.
Letters: STV is a complicated system
In STV each voter's treated differently, and many fail to elect or help elect a candidate.
Mark Ward: Now's the time to build our future
Our declining population trend has reversed in a big way.
Letters: Only five got my vote
Don't give up on voting in the council election because all the hot air from candidates.
Mars Petcare factory victim of market
NZ will continue to be challenged by low-wage, high-volume competition.
Rachel Stewart: Freed from hope but not hopeless
COMMENT: By clinging to hope people become deluded that things might change.
Letters: RSA facilities gone in club amalgamation; fix the bridge
Your letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
Mars closure will be major and significant
Big task to create 150 jobs for Mars workers.
Whanganui Museum: Celebrating native birds
This week the Whanganui Museum celebrates native birds.
Ian McKelvie: Gun reforms don't restrict access to gangs
Ian McKelvie discusses gun reforms.
Nail salons - the new boom industry in Whanganui
Frank Greenall discovers nails are the new boom industry in Whanganui
Jay Kuten: Impeachment - what does it mean exactly?
Folks here are imperfect in their understanding of impeachment - here's the lowdown.
Letters: Madness at Whanganui intersections
Your letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
You won't believe where people used to think babies came from
Explaining where babies come from sometimes causes slight discomfort for some people.
Should we separate the work from its creator?
Terry Sarten contemplates whether we should separate brilliant work from its bad creator.
Letters: Council must ask right questions
Too many projects have been poorly conceived, poorly designed and poorly managed.
Editorial: Climate action pivotal to how our leaders will act
Much is riding on a climate change rally in Whanganui this Friday.
Behind the news: Listen as we recap the big stories of recent weeks
Listen as your hosts Zaryd Wilson and Simon Waters discuss the latest news.
What women need to know about their cancer risk
Comment: What I believe health authorities are not telling women.
Comment: We get the councils we deserve - so make your vote count
Russell Bell shares his thoughts on the local body elections.
Evaporated milk prices leave farmers crying over spilled profits
Comment: Not for the first time, hard-working farmers are feeling hard done by ...
Letters: Kiwis will roar about oil
Kiwis know they're being fleeced and that the Government allows that fleecing.
Comment: Do you vape? It's killed eight people so far
Comment: Oils combined with THC or nicotine at high temperature are believed responsible.
Whanganui's population boom is good and bad. Now we need a plan.
Whanganui's decline is over. Now what?