Life & Style - Wanganui Chronicle
Crazy for cake pops (+recipes)
The latest sweet favourite in the United States is cake pops. And they're threatening to overtake the ever-popular cupcake. Sold in Starbucks and bakeries, cake pops look like iced, garnished lollipops on sticks. Generally they're prepared by crumbling cake and combining with enough icing to create a mixture that can be rolled into...
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Hot deals: Australia, Mexico, LA, Bali
Premium Travel has an amazing The Ghan Australia holiday on offer.
Fashion: Pieces to pack a punch
Off on a weekend escape? Stash these must-haves in your carry-all and look sensational from beach to shops, cafes to clubs.
Byte-size: Online fans 'so over social networks'
Ever wished you didn't have the ability to stalk the Facebook profiles of old friends or to chat with people without having to make the effort to go and see them or...
Top 5 Gadgets: Batman iPad cover
Let Batman take care of your precious iPad or iPad2 with this neoprene cover.
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Gardening: Swede home and a cabbage
Take a fresh approach: plan your menu, then grow your veges
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Travel: Up a lazy river
Expatriate Fijian Anendra Singh returns to see how his homeland is faring, and discovers he can no longer stand the heat
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Bubbles demand room to breathe
Fizz must fulfil its potential. Therefore, Champagne needs a new glass.
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Deliciously creamy cheeses (+recipes)
One of my accomplishments last year was to create delicious ricotta at a local cheese-making class.
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Book review: Easy Barbecue
Barbecues rule during summer. They make for easy family dinners and fabulous entertaining. The washing up is minimal, which is always a bonus.
At least five months until gorge re-opens
The amount of rubble blocking State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge is equivalent to a building the size of a rugby field and 15 storeys high.The sheer volume...
- Mystery bones suggest sinister death: Curator
- 'Cowardly monster' jailed for blinding punch
- Young boy critcally injured after cars collide
- Silly journey for serious problem
Did you indulge in the Boxing Day sales?
Editorial: City backs needed...
Wanganui Mayor Annette Main is right to be concerned about low enrolment numbers at the Wanganui Glass School.
- Chester Borrows: Foreign ownership vexed issue
- Midweek Editorial: Flying on a whinge and a prayer
- Editorial: Reaction to oil spill appears extreme
- Residents put crime response in frame
Long, hard road for TB-busters
The Animal Health Board has just published a multimedia pack, which examines the financial and emotional impact of bovine tuberculosis on rural communities and the...
- Paddocks place to grow great future
- Wisdom ensures there'll be no next time
- Experience is the wisest teacher
- Confidence holds up down on farm
