Opinion: Rates rise anyone?
■We all know that council rates rise much faster than the consumer price index (CPI) but don’t let a
Letter: Kiwi Capital of the World
Suzanne Williams This is what Whakatāne has been dubbed locally, with some justification. The Kiwi
Opinion:
■ There is a message many of us absorb very early in life: if you are not “smart enough”, you probab
Letter: Kiwi design misses the mark
Ann Fletcher MFA (hons) I am writing to share my thoughts regarding the proposed 20-foot giant kiwi
Letter: Yes indeed, let’s get behind the current coalition
John Capener Show your support for their initiatives. Light up a cigarette and celebrate the subsi
Letter: Swap planned kiwi for pou
Diana Clark I enjoyed reading the article about the Kawarehe housing development in Wednesday’s Bea
Letter: Symbolic icon
Debz Dickinson Just imagine driving into Whakatāne and seeing an amazing 6-metre-tall contemporary
Letter: A tired rusting 1970s logo
J McKevitt Congratulations to Stephanie Hunt for expressing her opinion on the proposed steel kiwi
Letter: What next?
D Mankelow I have recently been advised that the Whakatāne District Council is now charging a fee f
Letter: Vote for change - nothing has changed
D Dawson The Labour leader says we should vote for change, which is what we did at the last electio
Letter: Obvious error delays licence
Carl Watson My dear wife recently successfully passed her medical and vision test for renewing her
Letter: Surely our kiwi deserve better than this?
Duncan Smith Whakatāne has something extraordinarily special on its doorstep. Within the native re
Letter: Best public art not necessarily the prettiest
Jonathan Kay The proposed large steel kiwi sculpture for Whakatāne has been described in some quart
Letter: Better site for kiwi
Jan Ruijne I agree with Stephanie Hunt (Beacon, October 7). The 20ft sculpture planned on the corn
Letter: Experience versus expertise
David Hick Well said, Keith Melville, in Wednesday’s Beacon regarding not abandoning Tāneatua. At
Letter: Plan reduces farming potential
Alan Ernest I think John Howard, “Man-made climate change disaster, Beacon letters, october 2, rais
Letter: Returning to the trade
Philip Jacobs I must say I enjoyed David Hick reminiscing in Wednesday’s Beacon about his time as a
Opinion: Joy and light this Halloween
■ As Halloween approaches, Jess Suisted says she will be celebrating love, light and hope with her c
Opinion: Obstetrics and gynaecology specialist care continues to grow at Whakatāne Hospital
■The return of secondary obstetric and gynaecology services to the Eastern Bay has been strengthened
Letter: Tāneatua - the case for some TLC
Keith Melville Has anyone given much thought to the opportunities lost, social and economic, by Wha
Letter: New Awakeri village needs a rethink
Trevor Good In support of the John Howard letter in Friday’s Beacon. I agree with his comments reg
Letter: Flowering memory
Trudi and Bruno Wellauer This year, in August, we lost our dear friend Brian Ritchie. One month lat
Letter: No to giant kiwi
Stephanie Hunt In my opinion, the proposal to erect a ginormous Kiwi in our town is laughable. We
Opinion: When the news arrived on two wheels
■ As a teenager in Whakatāne in the 1960s, one of my first responsibilities was delivering newspaper