Chester Borrows: Well intentioned but still racist
Black faces and white lips and eyelids were never worn by people of colour. Only by white.
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Frank Greenall: Maseratis save the planet
"If we don't move fast, we're dog tucker."
Mainstreet reboots with new chairman, manager
Mainstreet Whanganui has a new chairman: Mark Simmonds
Editorial: White Ribbon raises taboo subjects
White Ribbon's Rob McCann calls for more open discussion about taboo subjects.
Letters: Real concerns over 1080
With an extra $4.6m going into the WDC coffers, do we all get gold-plated wheelie bins?
Ian McKelvie: Betrayal was attempt to undermine party leadership
Rangitikei MP Ian McKelvie - political leanings aside, we all want the best for NZ.
Letters: Why focus on miners' possible fault?
It seems to be the retreat of a party supporter from a leader's failure to keep promises.
Jay Kuten: End justifies the means
Whitaker is in a position to warn Trump exactly how much danger he is in.
On the same Page: Street scrum wake-up call
"The possibility of the can bursting and spraying one or both with beer appealed to me."
Letters: Change counselling model
If we do what the evidence actually says works, then the positive outcome will follow.
Conservation Comment: AA offers help to e-bikers
The most dangerous part of SH4 south of Upokongaro is the Mateongaonga Stream bridge.
Letters: Pike River re-entry too dangerous
'There are other ways to make a non-invasive, zero-risk investigation at the mine face.'
Peter Lyons: Government moves show the sad and ambiguous status of teachers in New Zealand
Peter Lyons on the teachers stike
Kate Stewart: All hail the Flying Pig Party
Kate Stewart talks about her new political party the Flying Pig Party (FPP)
Murray Crawford: Who really designed the Sarjeant Gallery?
Murray Crawford on the Sarjeant Gallery
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of Donald Trump
COMMENT: American President's week goes from bad to worse.
Your say: Academy echo from past, Pie king's loss, Pleasant surprise
Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
The President's blood libel
Trump's language lit the fuse of Soyac's bombs and the explosions of Bowers' guns
Ratana centenary celebrations one to remember
Adrian Rurawhe, MP for Te Tai Hauāuru talks about the celebrations at Rātana
Russell Bell: What comes first: customers or staff?
The question is: "which is more important to a business – its customers or its people?"
Rachel Stewart: Why today's feminists leave me underwhelmed - and males contented
COMMENT: Today's 'feminists' generally leave me underwhelmed.
Gwynne Dyer: US Mid-Term Elections
Obama: "the character of our country is on the ballot,"
Lets Talk Law: The Future of Whanganui Buildings
Philippa Childs talks about the Building (Earthquake Prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2017.
Your say: Poison 'indiscriminate killer', Misapplication of toxin
Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
Conservation comment: Slips follow poor land use
Conservation comment with Rob Butcher
Editorial: Armistice Day commemorates 100 years since World War One and why that's important
Perhaps one day Humans will evolve beyond violent conflict ...
Your say: Supermarket move bad for pharmacies, Keep it local
Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
Terry Sarten: The Laws of social dynamics
Dancing, alcohol and the Laws of Social Dynamics
Did Snow White consent to being kissed?
Deviant, often a bad thing, but are there good deviants?
Nicola Patrick: Water, water, everywhere
Nicola Patrick on the tension between the inevitability of change
Editorial: The grand ferry plan -- progress report is overdue
Is the bold Whanganui ferry plan sailing or sinking? Man behind the plan won't say.
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of Iain Lees-Galloway
COMMENT: It's as though the walls are closing in on the Minister of Immigration.