Opinion: Planes, trains and automobiles in a world without oil
■ On April 15, 2025, the Beacon published an article of mine titled Planes, trains and automobiles i
Opinion: Three out of 10 again
Phillip Jacobs In the Beacon on Wednesday, March 18, Mayor Nandor Tanczos wrote about a council foc
Letter: Additional copies printed
Lynette, Julia, Catharine, Janet and Bill Prior to 2001, some local residents held a reunion of ori
Letters: Great neighbours - Mokorua
Betty While starting a walk with hubby on Appenzell Drive, Betty tripped on the kerb and did a face
Letters: Sullivan Lake spraying
Steven Barton They sprayed by drone early this morning (Monday) not long after it had stopped raini
Rangatahi bring passion to the council
It was great to have a passionate roomful of rangatahi and youth leaders bringing their questions, c
Opinion: Little kiwi and the Treaty
■ With the coalition government’s ongoing efforts to review Treaty of Waitangi clauses and obligatio
A council focused on prudent financial management
One of the big differences between being a councillor and stepping up to the mayor role is operating
Letters: Further investigation needed
D Dawson The former Covid Response minister Chris Hipkins, now leader of the opposition, was found
Letter: Revitalisation of traditional hapū practices
Dr Mawera Karetai In response to Keith Melville’s letter (Beacon, March 13) about the kumara resear
Opinion: Healthcare services in Whakatāne
■ Grey Power’s Victor Luca reflects on healthcare pressures and growing waiting lists Back in the 1
Letter: Kumara research sparks taxpayer debate
Keith Melville To find out whether our tax money is being spent wisely, I occasionally visit the Ta
Letters: Socialism's failings
Keith Melville I agree, in part, with your correspondent John Capener’s last paragraph of his Beaco
Opinion: Why everyone’s voice matters in shaping our region’s future
■ Every year, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana (BOPRC) reviews how it invests your rates
Letter: Rates affordability a concern
J Mackintosh The report in the March 6 Beacon, written by Diane McCarthy, on the meeting of the cou
Letter: Upcoming inquiry long overdue
Sandy Milne On March 2, Health New Zealand (HNZ) announced that it has started working on “a nation
Letter: Not a happy camper
Dianne M Not a happy camper I recently visited the lovely Riverside Holiday Park with the intent
Letter: Confronting coastal biodiversity threats
Allan MacDougall ing numbers of people stripping the rocks at Ōtarawairere Bay of anything vaguely
Letters: Uplifting bouquet
Pat Doran The bedding begonias at The Strand roundabout near Pohaturoa Rock have been really beauti
Letter: Queries over Ōpape fix-up
Mike FLetcher Our district council will fix a stretch of eroded foreshore at Ōpape. This is reveale
Letter: Happy reader
Paul Jamieson I just wanted to say thanks for the news you give us each week. I ended up listeni
Letter: Celebrating sports coverage and voices
John Capener One of the first things I noticed when I moved to this area was the coverage, includin
Letter: Proposal clarification coming
Bridget Robson Suzanne Williams said she left the Whakatāne District Council’s committee meeting a
Letter: Call for fair pricing
Alexander (Sandy) Milne The New Zealand one cent coin was withdrawn from use in 1990 and the five c