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
Letter: Vote with honour
Sheila Russell t is an honour to be a New Zealander. It is an honour to live in beautiful Whakatān
Letter: Commercialism should be banned?
Suzanne Williams I note the opening of the whitebaiting season. I hate the thought of pulling in a
Letter: In defence of Jews … and a kick up the arse of Israel
Barry Rosenberg I’m Jewish. Don’t blame me, my parents were. As were their parents. As – you get th
Letter: Other capable candidates
Keith Melville It disturbs me to see such a strong public pitch for one candidate for the vacant Ea
Opinion: What sort of country do we want to build?
■ In response to David Hick’s opinion piece “Have we reached our carrying capacity” (Beacon, Septemb
Mayor's talk: Lessons from Mauao and the regional council by-election
In January, a number of councillors and I attended a service in Tauranga for the eight people who di
Opinion: Keeping more of what you earn
Members Only... with National MP Dana Kirkpatrick National recently made an important commitment ah