Letter: We loved Matilda
Sandra James I am a regular Beacon reader, and Wednesday, June 3, was no different. As I get to the
Letter: Healthcare concerns deserve answers
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I am part-way composing a plea to our mayor and councillors re our frontlin
Letter: Science funding should focus on practical issues
Keith Melville One of the last acts of Judith Collins as Science Minister and as MP was to change t
Letter: Wake-up call on fuel
Suzanne Williams What an interesting and all-encompassing article ran in Friday’s Beacon centrefold
Opinion: The case for an EBOP Council
■ Like it or not, the status quo is dead. The pressure for local government reform is mounting natio
Letter: Thought-provoking reading on oil and life
Catrina Jones Thank you Beacon for your wonderful tribute to Malcolm Campbell by LDR reporter Diane
Opinion: Spotlight on elder abuse
Kylie Carpenter Virtual Eastern Bay Villages ■ Elder abuse is often hidden, particularly when old
Opinion: Budgeting course proves a hidden treasure
■ Our community has treasures that it has taken me too long to find. One that’s making a substantial
Letter: The king and us
Barry Rosenberg I havE no problem with having a national holiday to celebrate a foreign king’s birt
Opinion: When love cannot rescue
Jessica Gray Of all the losses I have experienced in life, the thing I grieve most is not always de
Letter: Stepping up campaign
Alexander (Sandy) Milne This being election year, I have stepped up my campaign for a reversal of t
Letter: Standing ovations and lost manners at the theatre
Suzanne Williams Like many of us of mature years, I acted in theatre with a little talent (though m
Oil, supply chains and modern life
■ Modern supply chains may be efficient and keep economists and bean counters happy, but they are ex
Letter: Talks to sell practices to Australian equity firm
Ross Morgan Many people in Whakatāne may not be aware that the owner of around 65 doctor GP practic
Letter: Look after our oldies
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I’ve done the maths: it could cost me $780 instead of $21.50 to retain my d
Opinion: Defunding social science threatens democracy
■ Government cuts to social science research risk weakening democracy, accountability, and evidence-
Letter: Litigation won't reduce price of butter
Keith Melville In his letter in Wednesday’s Beacon, Dairy industry and pollution, Alistair Anderson
Opinion: Brushing a losing battle
Jess Suisted My six-year-old daughter recently succeeded in her second side hustle business; sellin
Opinion: Marking key events in history
■ This week local historian Tanja Rother looks at two key events in the history of Ōpōtiki that are
Letter: Stability ignored by housing enthusiasts
Keith Melville have seen two or three articles in recent months appealing for greater expansion of
Letter: Dairy industry and pollution
Alistair Anderson Keith Melville, in his letter, Support for dairy, Beacon, Friday, May 22, appears
Letter: Deal with the real issues
Dave Stewart As the working people burn on the bonfire of the cost-of-living crisis, we find our Go
Letter: Dawn Parade is not Coastlands
Brian Skilling Moving to Dawn Parade in 2019 we were told the area was Coastlands. Wanting to do so
Letter: Support for dairy
The Government has taken an entirely sensible approach in its decision to legislate to prevent Fonte