Opinion: Growing kai and community
■ Community gardening is growing food, friendships and wellbeing, writes Tanja Rother There is a fr
Opinion: Exciting new chapter
It has been a very busy few weeks since the local government elections, and I’d like to thank everyo
Letter: PM points finger at anyone
Dave Stewart Is it any wonder New Zealanders don’t like Christopher Luxon, when he regularly talks
Letter: Tough consequences needed for vandalism
JA Gregory With regard to Okorero-Thornton Lagoon Wildlife Management Reserve (Beacon, October 29),
Opinion: The heart behind the sirens
Dr Jessica Sneha Gray On Saturday, at the Emergency Services Day in Whakatāne, I stood among some o
Long’s Complexities unravels modern life through harakeke
In her new exhibition, Complexities, Ōhope artist Patricia Long turns to the form of the harakeke (f
Opinion: More advocacy needed - health trust
■ Lyn Riesterer, chair of the Ōpōtiki Community Health Trust, shares her views on the Rural Health R
Opinion: Community is a gift
■ The recent brouhaha over boys on dirt bikes in Ōpōtiki led Eastern Bay filmmaker Kim Webby to co
Business of loyalty needs to work both ways
Dave Hall I recently undertook overseas air travel to South Africa to visit my 108-year-old mother
Post-election reflection
Dave Stewart With the local election well and truly over and the swearing in of the new council tom
Headline criticism
J Beattie Whoever writes the headlines for the Beacon needs a holiday. First was the scaremongering
Letters: The fall of the powerful and the rise of the brave
Dr Jessica Sneha Gray Throughout history, civilisation has too often been shaped by those who sough
The quiet rise of AI in our everyday life
Dr Mawera Karetai Lately, I hear people talking about artificial intelligence everywhere; in cafés,
Letter: An army stands atop of hill
S Searle Its generals look down, feeling some compassion for the workers toiling on its slopes and
Letters: Spending other people's money
John Mackintosh As a generalisation, spending other people’s money, or being prepared to have it sp
Opinion: People across Aotearoa deserve thriving, regional polytechnics
■ Although vital to local economies, social cohesion, and community prosperity, polytechs are facing
Health is social, not just clinical
Jasper Heijtel, owner Ōhope Beach Medical Centre When people talk about “healthcare” they often pic
An army stands atop of hill
S Searle Its generals look down, feeling some compassion for the workers toiling on its slopes and
Thanks from an outgoing mayor
Victor Luca After 30 years abroad pursuing a career in science research, management and leadership,
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Philippa Branthwaite What is it with this government and its attacks on primary and secondary teach
We have made our bed
Suzanne Williams Well, for better or worse, votes have been cast, and we have to cope with the resu
Opinion: Review will take New Zealand back to the leaderboard of education worldwide - MP
■ Following a huge effort on primary education, Minister for Education Erica Stanford has completed
Letter: Thanks, and I will continue sharing ideas
Brendan Horan I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in t
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Letter: Landlords treated same as other businesses
Keith Melville This is a response to John Capener’s question wanting to know the fate of the $2.9