You have the power to shape a positive, sustainable future
■ Your choices today can help build a hopeful, sustainable future for our community, writes Ilmars G
Letter: Cheaper to dredge
Ōhope artist Warwick Armstrong is a firm believer in dredging over construction of floodwalls. A rec
Letter: Plunket Rooms with stories to tell
T Jordan I read with interest the leading article in the Beacon (January 14) re Whakatāne District
Opinion: We need to stop pretending we don’t see workplace bullying
■ At the start of this year, it is time to have an honest conversation about workplace bullying – on
Letter: Pride in school gardens
Jude Marsh In Wednesday’s Beacon, I read a letter to the editor written by Suzanne Williams, Musing
Ōpōtiki, you have no worries
Paul Charman When I moved from Taumarunui to Ōpōtiki early last year, it was like arriving in a lan
Using our power to turn trash into cash
■ Back in the 1970s, returning empty soft drink bottles and cans for money was a normal part of Kiwi
Letter: Touch tournament parking woes
Bev Palmer Price I’m so impressed with the touch tournament. It was great to see so many people en
Opinion: Police and neighbours respond to couple clash
John Spring Police do a great job Unfortunately, the profession has come in for a lot of flak late
Letter: Return appreciated
Dawn Yore I would sincerely like to thank a young man who handed my new iPad – a Christmas gift fr
Musings of a rhubarb 'thief'
Suzanne Williams I have been stealing - from a school, no less! There are three reasons for this:
Letter: Ingenious yellow feet
Suzanne Williams Thank you, Elaine McGlinchey, for your response to my letter (Beacon, December 24)
Opinion: ‘If serving is beneath you, then leadership is beyond you’
■ The truth of this saying is written into the whakapapa of Aotearoa New Zealand, where communities
Letter: Donations brighten Christmas
Jack Karetai-Barrett A few weeks ago, your awesome Beacon reporter came and talked to me about my i
Letter: Road no more a leap of faith
John Spring The front-page article in the NZ Herald yesterday had a headline, Driving down the road
Letter: Council watchdog refocuses
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I was not impressed by Mayor Nandor Tanczos’ waffly response to my Beacon l
Letter: Exemplary care all-round
Chris Burgess I wish to endorse what Owen K Tangitu wrote in his letter to the Beacon recently (Fri
Local, not Wellington, should decide the shape of local government
Nandor Tanczos People keep asking how I’m finding it being mayor. As you can imagine, it’s been hec
Letters: 'We all carry a responsibility'
Keith Melville Those beautiful words of wisdom, written by Jessica Sneha Gray for us Beacon letter
A year full of challenges and opportunities
■ A year in review as Labour’s first woman spokesperson for agriculture, and newly appointed Labour
Letters: Events help shape Whakatāne
Alice Cameron I’d like to mihi to Tāme Iti and Ātea for the incredible block party held in Whakatān
Letters: Christmas dinner for loners and losers
Barry Rosenberg You could say I was a street person back then. These were the hippie days, late 60
Letters: Sharing of views appreciated
Rona Wilding I read the Beacon letters page regularly. I do so with a mixture of feelings ranging f
Opinion: Fixing the basics, building a future: A regional renaissance for the East Coast
■ As 2025 comes to a close, I have been reflecting on what has been achieved across our electorate t