Last month, Whakatāne’s Llew Gray and Team Kiwi Coupe headed to Utah in the United States to live an
An independent adviser to the joint water services working group Ōpōtiki District Council is party t
Green Party East Cape candidate Jordan Walker arrived in Ōpōtiki on Sunday after cycling more than 3
The final preparations are under way as tamariki from across the Mātaatua region get ready to take t
With only one day left of voting, Bay of Plenty Regional Council has received voting forms from abou
It’s been an incredibly successful year for the Ōpōtiki Rugby Club and that continued Tuesday night
As Ōpōtiki Surf Life Saving Club prepares for a scorching hot summer, it has been making a pre-seaso
With just a handful of days left before the opening of the trout fishing season on Rotorua’s renowne
As summer draws closer, Whakatāne Surf Life Saving Club is putting a call out for lifeguard trainees
It’s been a busy football season for Trident High School’s Te Koha Schick, but he wouldn’t have it a
Once again, the Eastern Bay has enjoyed resounding success at the annual AIMS Games in Tauranga. Wh
On Friday, September 4, we held the prizegiving for our kahawai month-long tournament. Congratulatio
Whakatāne’s Bev Henderson leaves for Spain tomorrow to compete in the 2026 World sprint Triathlon Ch
Graeme Weston I support Horizon Networks. It’s ours – built and paid for by this community, and we
■Dog owner Kim Webby argues stronger dog control and better owner education are needed to help keep
Ruth Gerzon Thank you to Tim Senior for his erudite opinion piece, Rethinking tax – a call for fair
RoselynnWaldman I am totally flabbergasted with the Beacon policy of identifying people’s names by
■ It was so sad to read the Beacon story on Friday about frighteningly bad rest home care. Now that
Robin Barkla In recent times I have enjoyed reading Keith Melville’s letters in our local paper and
Suzanne Williams As I have had, in 2018, experience with Bupa’s treatment of the people in their ca
Jim Bennett Those MMP “mostly meaningless promises” which David Hick highlighted in his letter last
Imagine waking to the sounds of birds and the gentle lapping of Ōhiwa Harbour, then ending your day
More than 20 years after Duncan and Judy Smith sent two bottles of Chardonnay to the then Prince Cha
Whakatāne 12-year-old Daemon Knight has been building with LEGO for longer than he can remember, and
Six Hands on One Piano Saturday, September 5 Reviewed by Gloria Taylor, AIRMT, DBM Congratulati
Detroit-based New Zealand artist Robert Onnes will visit Whakatāne this month to share his work and
Securing a spot at Ōhope’s West End is nearly impossible, let alone one directly opposite the surf b
A new book is hitting shelves, telling the story of an American man who questioned the American Drea
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