This year it feels like we are back on track and going somewhere. Better late than never.

Personalised penalties for wrongdoers make a great deal of sense.

The payment in March 2016 coincides with council acquiring $8 million for debt reduction.

Message to parking cheats: Whichever way you look at it, laziness is not a disability

"Many of us having our overseas pensions used to subsidise the NZ Superannuation payment".

Don't sweat the small stuff. Don't keep a scorecard. Stay alert. Drinking is out.

Never leave a living being unattended in a car, especially on a hot day. It's dangerous.

Jim, the driving force behind the forging of the Alliance, was a force to be reckoned with

Campaign talk needs to become reality for rural communities

Research has revealed that large numbers of blue whales are using the bight area to feed.

Nobody ever puts their hand up to say they played a key role in what was never achieved.

Unfortunately, Gardner's tree daisy is a plant, not a kakapo, so nobody noticed or cared.

Letters to the Editor

Terry Sarten contemplates dwindling attention spans

If a young woman goes topless paints her chest with glitter does that mean it's touch her?

Kate Stewart discusses how to get away with murder

It's one of our top stories - and it's only January!

COMMENT: Steve Braunias provides a 100 per cent accurate horoscope guide to your year.

Devlin's diplomacy got the Beatles show delivered at a realistic rock 'n' roll volume.

Poverty is not the fault of the poor; it is a clear sign of an economy in trouble.

Patients who used cannabis for pain were less likely to use opioids, less likely to die.

Over-zealous policing of booze ban achieves nothing but misery

Wanganui Chronicle readers address the issues of the day.

Driving in Auckland with a caravan is a challenge, but I'd worked as a truck driver there.

In a bold, far-sighted move, Peter Belliss became NZ's first professional bowls player.

January is an exciting month for space fans with the possible launch of a very big rocket.

Chronicle readers talk about superannuation anomalies and the credibility of science.

Change begins with each of us, and the challenge is to live more lightly on the Earth

Letters to the Editor

A report on biosecurity rings alarms bells