Work while learning a trade
L M Law An observational comment from Jane van der Beek in Wednesday’s Beacon on university degree
Letter: Tripling of insurance claims
Peta Barker The insurer IAG’s Wild Weather Tracker shows the country experienced 46 storms last yea
The strength we carry forward this Anzac Day
■ Anzac Day has always been more than a date on the calendar. It is a moment that calls us to reflec
Letter: Options to improve state housing
Keith Melville To assume, as claimed by Beacon correspondent Jane van der Beek, (Wednesday, April 2
Letter: Rise up and support patients
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I urge all Eastern Bay residents to heed retired Whakatāne Hospital consult
Opinion: Have your say on new fisheries bill
■ Most people heard about the Fisheries Amendment Bill when the Government tried to push through a c
Opinion: Change the oath?
■ Independent historian Tanja Rother reflects on the oath New Zealand citizens have to abide by, and
Letter: Who runs the country?
D Dawson Who actually runs the place? Democratic control of New Zealand’s public service needs to
Letter: Public servants wasting taxpayer money
D Dawson It has been found that the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [MBIE] in Welli
Letter: We're in a hot mess
Jane van der Beek In response to Keith Melville’s Beacon letters, landlords and inherited landowner
Letter: Senior hospital staff must insist on a satisfactory response
Dr R Edwards In the Beacon (April 15), Dr Chris Moyes, raises an important issue that has long been
Letter: Where did the money go?
John Capener Keith Melville has assured us via the Beacon letters that he, and by inference other l
Empowering change through advocacy in healthcare
■ I like to look at the positive side of life, giving credit where its due. However, voicing concern
Letter: Community to pay more to Horizon Networks
Graeme Weston Recent articles by Ajay Anand, chief executive of Horizon Networks, outline plans to
Letter: Eastern Bay doctors should have be leading the charge
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I plan to reply to some of the letters in Wednesday’s Beacon, but they can
Opinion: Community in the face of uncertainty
■ As Anzac Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on its enduring symbolism. It is a time when we
Baseless claims
Keith Melville My opinion piece on Kainga Ora’s poor performance published in the Beacon last week
Letter: Loss of proposed MRI scanner for Whakatāne
Dr Chris Moyes As a previous senior specialist at Whakatāne Hospital for over 40 years, I was horri
Letters: 'Art of the deal'
John Capener Keith Melville’s letter (Beacon, April 8) had me thinking about the reading matter we
Opinion: Damned either way
■ When the cyclone warnings went out across the region, the decisions made in the hours and days tha
Letter: Big brother wins again
Suzanne Williams Well, it is Tuesday, everything in my quiet cul-de-sac is calm and the birds are o
Letters: The karakia
Suzanne Williams When the Ministry for Seniors held a meeting in Whakatāne recently, they requested
Opinion: Defending honest housing efforts against misleading criticism
Dave Stewart Keith Melville’s latest effort (State housing vision unrealistic, Beacon April 8) is a
Opinion: Compensation needed for Māori landowners
– Penny Hales I was listening to Radio New Zealand on Tuesday, April 7, and in particular to an int