Kevin Page: Miserable afternoon: How about a cuddle?
She had a rather large kitchen knife in her hand at the time, so I wasn't going to argue
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Editorial: Support participation in sport -- sure. But make it girls AND boys
It seems women and girls will continue to be treated as "the weaker sex" in sport
Your say: Compelling case to stop seabed mining; virtue-signalling columnists; guilty unless proven innocent
Readers write: Stop seabed mining; putting virtue on show; guilty till proven innocent
Nicola Patrick: What adds up to wellbeing? Another way of measuring society's success
We need to make long-term changes and look beyond cost, inconvenience and fear of change
Terry Sarten: We're jammin' -- 24 hours of art set to go off
A lot can happen in a 24-Hour Art Jam
Letters: Winning the classroom war
Some parents are taking their children out of school to teach them at home.
Chester Borrows: Is justice in need of change?
Over-representation of poor people in prison looks racist on the face of it.
Frank Greenall: Laughing all the way to the Banksy
Such is the arcane terrain of the postmodern, deconstructivist art world.
Frank Gibson: Ecosystem damage linked to deadly Ebola virus
Ebola-type viruses are found in many areas of the world, and this is part of the problem.
Ian McKelvie: Soaring fuel price hits rural areas hard
Soaring petrol prices hurt rural communities and low-income families most.
Letters: Sex education important
Sexuality education has a critical part to play in the wellbeing of students.
Six months after elections Iraqi parties still bickering over rule
Corruption in Iraq is a system, not a series of individual crimes.
Opinion: Enough to drive you round the bend
Arthur Lewis was accused of motoring round the Guyton St corner at 10 miles per hour.
Jay Kuten: It's over? Judge for yourself
These hearings are not criminal trials. They are job interviews for high judicial posts.
Letters: Seize your Operatunity
Operatunity: "Fabulous, fun and frenetic bluegrass fiddling" - and that's not all.
Letters: 'Halfway house' too isolated
Why not admit that a "halfway house" in isolated Shakespeare Rd, Bastia Hill, was crazy?
Kevin Page: Men's foibles just not cricket
I bristled at the suggestion of impropriety. 'We men liked to play with a straight bat',
Letters: Time to reflect on issues that affect us all
All of us feel stressed, anxious or down at times for a variety of reasons.
Conservation Comment: Pitfalls of land-use change
In Manawatu-Whanganui, forested areas could increase by by 300,000ha to 400,000ha.
Kate Stewart: So who is at the bottom of the spending heirachy?
Ideally, monies allocated to the likes of health and education would be bottomless
Terry Sarten: Diversity a core value - except for NZ First
With the values they propose, it is unlikely NZ First MPs would be let in the country
Editorial: Halfway houses are important - they have to go somewhere
What is it -- if you get organised, get signatures and make a fuss, Corrections backs off?
Rachel Rose: Whanganui shop sells to the world online
Specialist retailer has a business model that works
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Simon Bridges
COMMENT: Political commentator Chris Trotter said that I have "the smell of death".
Opinion: Where there's a will there's a way past problems
When it comes to writing a will, it's up to you what you put in it.
Chester Borrows: Time to declutter
It's harder to dump old ideas and institutions than the household clutter of a lifetime .
Opinion: Plea for action on plague of peacocks
These loud and destructive birds are estimated to number in the thousands.
Letters: Well done, Whanganui
With so many diverse, interesting attractions, the city can be proud of its look and feel.
Gwynne Dyer: #MeToo movement at crucial juncture
Culture war over liberalising of sexual relations and abortion at a critical point.
Letters: Justice for Māori slow in coming
Our Māori forebears and ourselves have been robbed many times through shonky legislation.
Frank Greenall: Bring on the cavalry
Many people insist that there's a mythical creature out there called a "free market"
Letters: Removal of tree a travesty
'Hugely massive macrocarpas fill our gutters with needles and nuts.' - Cynthia Couper
Jay Kuten: Kavanaugh issues abound
Seating Kavanaugh would put the faith of citizens in the US Supreme Court in jeopardy.