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Opinion: Great party; now for the nasty hangover
We may have just stumbled over the tripwire that has underpinned our economy for years.
Opinion: Tough luck for heritage building owners
Owners will have to settle for what the market is prepared to pay for lemons.
Kevin Page: Helping the girls chat up the guys ...
Online dating chat -- don't sound to pushy or needy, or you're wanting a roll in the hay.
Letters: Bury waste woes on farms
Our Government should be buying farms and turning them into landfills.
Editorial: Breaking free with new name at Club Metro
Paul Brooks reflects on the combined Cossie and RSA clubs' new name.
Gwynne Dyer: Idlib Province next in Syria's firing line
We're going to find out which way Turkey and the US jump quite soon.
Letters: False claim misrepresents Treaty
The colonial Pakeha sovereignty model hasn't worked too well for Maori to date.
Your say: Sweeping claim not right about Whanganui rubbish collection
Readers get it off their chest: Rubbish bags, assisted dying, the Treaty and Donald Trump
Editorial: Cobbler could be a shoe-in for Whanganui
We don't want a load of old cobblers in Whanganui ... but one would be quite nice
Terry Sarten: Politicians are going places ... at our expense
Politicians going places: No budget, no pre-approval ... and they're spending our money
Rachel Rose: Agencies working to counter family violence
Domestic violence is increasing -- so is the work to combat it
Kate Stewart: Taboo subject that's got us walking on eggshells
Why are we so reluctant to use that word?
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of Malcolm Turnbull
COMMENT: Am I the Prime Minister of Australia? What is Australia?
Letters: So much encased in plastic
Nearly everything we buy at supermarkets is encased in plastic of some description.
Chester Borrows: Justice system is not working
A young Māori male has a better chance of going to jail than achieving Level 3 NCEA.
Letters: Rewriting history for fun
What if John Key hadn't lost his nerve and had stood again at the last election?
Frank Greenall: Penne for your thoughts
Flying Spaghetti Monster devotees reject "crazy nonsense" while enjoying life.
Letters: 'Club Metro' wrong image
What a slap in the face for old diggers, past and present. A loss of dignity and respect.
Jay Kuten: Religion in the public space
End-of-life issues are too important to be left to politicians with a religious agenda.
Rachel Stewart: Animal cruelty – a storm is coming
COMMENT: If you're shocked now, your hair will soon curl.
Letters: Decoding message lost in translation
Ever since they dragged Rhema next to National Radio, it's hard to to get a clear signal.
Kevin Page: Bank of mum and dad to rescue
Kevin Page on toasters, kettles and boomerang children.
Editorial: Shock departure casts a cloud over Whanganui's economic agency
Out-of-the-blue resignation not a good look for Whanganui's economic agency
Steve Baron: Government waste levy hitting Whanganui folk in the pocket
The hidden cost to the Whanganui community may be an increase in fly-tipping
Conservation Comment: More walks join the greats
We may see two new walks or an investment in only one, if it is an outstanding option.
Letters: Sea level rise risk to heritage area
The next step in saving low-lying heritage buildings must be moving them to higher ground.
Nicola Patrick: Alternatives to plastic bags
Modern life sets us up for taking the easy option - which often comes wrapped in plastic.
Terry Sarten: The short answer is to ban tall people
The short answer is to ban tall people
TV Review: Can't Pay documentary is hard to watch
British doco Can't Pay? We'll take it away TV review.
Kate Stewart: What's in a name?
New birth certificate options is beyond PC gone mad and enters into the realm of insanity
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of Simon Bridges
COMMENT: We ran out of milk this morning so I called the Crown limousine.
Gwynne Dyer: Corbyn, Palestinians and Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn has turned a personal problem into a crisis for Britain's Labour Party.