Letter: Opinion misinformed
Nándor Tánczos I don’t usually reply to letters to the editor as I have other opportunities to say
Letter: Excess medical cost
Alexander (Sandy) Milne A young single mother in Whakatāne has asked me for advice on how to deal w
Opinion: MRI scanner for Whakatāne Hospital:What we know so far
■ Whakatāne District Grey Power Association president Dr Victor Luca explores the ostensible debacle
Bizarre!
S Russell Yachts up on the silt! On the other, the urupā in danger of being washed out! WDC where
Letter: Breath of fresh air
Alexander (Sandy) Milne That letter from Andrew Bloxholme criticising Whakatane District councillor
National’s mandatory KiwiSaver contributions plan unrealistic
■ The Luxon government has announced that should they be re-elected in October, they will make emplo
Letter: No justification for abuse
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I get regular phone calls and other messages from Beacon readers following
Letter: Need to honour memory
Arlene Bedford On June 17, the Beacon featured a letter from Alexander (Sandy) Milne regarding a Wo
Letter: Get registered as a donor
John Capener Thirty-eight odd years is a long time to hold a grudge A Fletcher (Beacon, June 17). I
Letter: Little effort to reduce debt
Philip Jacobs I would like to thank Andrew Broxholme for entering the discussion (Beacon, June 19)
Life Cycle Assessment of electricity generation options
■ In his Beacon letter of June 10, Paul Jamieson asked me to answer the question, “Is solar any bett
Letter: Time to govern responsibly and cut costs
Andrew Broxholme There is a great deal in the news right now over local government reform, but what
Opinion: BOP international airport could be deal EBOP has been waiting for
■ If local government reform leads to a Greater Bay of Plenty Council, many people in the Eastern Ba
Opinion: My fascinating addiction
■ I have this addiction; it dates all the way back to early childhood, writes Barry Rosenberg Growi
Opinion: A big ask for our mayors
New government demands could transform how councils operate and represent their communities, writes
Letter: Acknowledging author's help
Sandy Milne I have just been told of the death on June 9, of the author Vivien Edwards, aged 82, wh
Letter: What a coincidence
Alexander (Sandy) Milne That’s what I thought when I read your reporter Tamara Herdman’s story, ‘WW
Letter: Policy-making process explained
Lynore Craig This letter written by Michael Smythe (Auckland) printed in the Listener, June 13-19,
Letter: Take care of your pet
C Luca Let’s love our animals and respect our neighbours. Every morning on my front lawn I find do
Letter: Pay equity debate
A Fletcher Sue Whale’s report on the Zonta Club meeting addressed by former Labour Minister of Wome
Opinion: How local government works and what is about to change
■ A guide for communities ahead of the biggest local government reforms since 1989 ■ Most New Zeala
Letter: Whakatāne’s housing crisis
Dr Victor Luca It will not be news to anyone that Whakatāne has a serious housing shortage, and esp
Letter: Amalgamating small councils makes pragmatic sense
Malcolm Whitaker However, only if existing and future ratepayers benefit by having their rates lowe
Opinion: Of forests and fishers
Great forest trees do not live just for themselves. That is true of all species actually. Every liv