Letter: Phoenix granted stay of execution
Peter and Robyn Askey We would like to make a correction to the article last week about the Genesis
Letter: Do your own thinking before you vote
Alexander (Sandy) Milne Our choice of a regional councillor affects all ratepayers in Whakatāne. We
Letter: Hikoi4Health returns to Whakatāne for public meeting
Belinda Whitworth In 2025, doctors Art Nahill and Glenn Colquhoun drove around the North Island, Ne
Letter: DEI lessons from the UK
Keith Melville Woke institutions, such as Whakatāne District Council, must have something to learn
Letter: Support shouldn’t equal misconduct
Amy Korenhof Toi Iti served our region for six years as a councillor and continues to do impactful
Letter: Hikoi4Health returns to Ōpōtiki
Belinda Whitworth In 2025, doctors Art Nahill and Glenn Colquhoun drove around the North Island, Ne
Opinion: Rethinking tax – a call for fairness in NZ’s tax system
■ Tim Senior – Firstly, a disclaimer: I am certainly not a tax expert or an economist, but I am a ta
Letters: Defence attracts criticism
Keith Melville Those Beacon letter writers, who have defended a group of council members for endors
Letter: Quality the most important 'basic'
Jim Bennett With billboards now littering the landscape, we now have constant reminders that the el
Letters: Visionary leadership for Whakatāne’s future
Raewyn Kingsley-Smith It seems to me that Whakatāne is very lucky to have one of its sons return ho
Letters: Has MMP become: ‘Mostly Meaningless Promises’?
David Hick Every three years, like clockwork, it happens again. Politicians fan out across the cou
Letter: Principle whether ethical (not legal) to sponsor a candidate
Suzanne Williams So, there is something which unites us in surprise and disgust. It is interesting
Letter: Kate says 'vote'
Sue Whale Zonta Club of Whakatāne September 19 is Suffrage Day – a day to commemorate the milesto
Letter: Ascerbic acid anyone
Ian McDonald I see old mate Keith Melville (Beacon Sept 9) has decided to leave old mate Dave Stewa
WDC corporate services activity must slim down and become more efficient
A criticism frequently levelled at Whakatāne District Council’s is “less hui and more doey”. This wo
Letter: Fair rent deserves support
Sandy Milne I congratulate reporter Tamara Herdman for her article headlined, “Te Tohu o Te Ora sec
Letter: Support for Toi Iti
James McCarthy I have never written to this platform before, so what has motivated me this evening?
Letter: Endorsements offer valuable insight
Ruth Gerzon Way back, about four decades ago, I was Toi Iti’s teacher. He was about six. Now that
Letter: Advertorial endorsement took some guts
J Beattie Hat’s off to all the councillors who publicly endorsed Toi Iti for regional council. It t
Letter: Hullabaloo over nothing
Dave Kennicott This is my first letter to the editor, though I am a regular reader of The Beacon.
Letter: Awareness raising
Chris Bullen I don’t care too much about who is getting all the publicity over the regional council
Whakatāne Hospital Magnetic Resonance Imaging saga
Whakatāne’s first hospital entered into operation in about 1925 and was in the same spot as the curr
Letter: Experience matters in by-election
Dr Mawera Karetai A handful of people have complained that sitting district councillors are backing
Letter: Outstanding performance
Suzanne Williams Wow – magnificent, powerful, beautiful and riveting. What a thrilling treat the l