Letters: A glut of city bottle shops
The police and Medical Officer of Health didn't oppose the application. Where was our MP?
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Conservation Comment: Get them young and make it fun
A highly successful trip on which the children took to the outdoors with enthusiasm.
Letters: Division over bill saddens
Our skin colour might be different, but the colour of our blood is the same.
Is the End of Life Choice Bill just palliative legislation?
Palliative - "relieving the pain without dealing with the cause of the condition"
Dani Lebo: Want to buy a beer? Sorry, you'll need to wait until tomorrow - it's climate day
COMMENT: The kids have a day off school for mass-extinction day - let's go to the bach.
Kate Stewart: My BFF Kim's back after 20 years
Kim was/is my school chum and visiting from her life of living abroad
Letters: Council reviews pets-in-flats rules
The council has not reviewed its "no pets" stance for some time, so a review is timely.
Chester Borrows: Blame coffee ... the gateway drug to all
Some are calling it decrimilisation by stealth .. Chester Borrows discusses drug reforms.
Frank Greenall: Monty Python's Dying Circus ...
The idea was for a sufficiently diverted public to forget to blame those responsible.
Bob Walker: Why the misinformation about the End of Life Choice Bill leaves me annoyed
COMMENT: Dying patients don't need the pressure, writes Bob Walker.
Comment: Strong transport connections vital for regions
The Levin bypass has been hugely compromised, writes Ian McKelvie.
Letters: Closure wouldn't stop liquor sales
If there is a problem, it is one of competition for the existing businesses.
Cranleigh Harper Barton's journeys as an artist
Cranleigh Harper Barton travelled, financing his travels around the world with his art.
Rachel Stewart: Earth is heating up and activism will too
COMMENT: The environmental movement, like every other movement, is changing dramatically.
Letters: Alcohol decision 'stinks'
Councillors, shame on you if you do not raise this and record your views on this issue.
Letters: Earth needs Christian love
God made us responsible for the living world but we are doing it terrible damage.
Kate Stewart: Go the Crusaders!
Crusader is offensive yet the word jihad is still perfectly acceptable?
Conversations we need to have
We need to have a few conversations - but let's stay calm!
Gardening: Getting fruity this Autumn
Many gardeners have been taking advantage of the excellent autumn planting conditions.
Chester Borrows: Caught in a cycle of abuse
There is a direct correlation between some offenders and the abuse they endured.
Letters: Catastrophe ever closer
Perhaps change will only occur when we are on the precipice of extinction.
Jay Kuten: Publish and he's damned
Calling Assange a narcissist is psychobabble or misuse of diagnostic tags to diminish him.
Editorial: Three sips for our heroes on Anzac Day
As yet another Anzac Day dawns I will no doubt reflect on dad's time away from home.
Letters: Satire galling to Christians
The cartoon would be deemed offensive by tens of thousands of New Zealand Christians.
Letters: And the shellfish eaters?
Next time you eat mussels or raw oysters, think of the dire fate that may befall you.
Letters: Pay hospital staff like MPs
Saving a bloke's life twice in under a fortnight should not go unnoticed.
Conservation Comment: Hoard that harvest haul
Growing, preserving and storing our own food takes time and energy but can be satisfying.
Letters: AOS event builds for 2020
Even long-standing, professional event managers can still reflect for future improvements.
The history of Whanganui in 10 Objects: The Pākaitore T-shirt
The shirt was printed in Whanganui during the occupation of Pākaitore in 1995
Dani Lebo: Schools where staff, pupils want to be
A NZ survey showed nearly half of new secondary teachers quit teaching within five years.
Terry Sarten: Everything is black, white and orange
The orange people are a widely misunderstood group who pale by comparison with others.
David Bennett: In defence of 'absent councillors'
David Bennett says there is more to bring a councillor than attending meetings
Letters: Where have all the street signs gone?
The St Hill St debacle is a damning sign of council mismanagement and incompetence.