Opinion: Compensation needed for Māori landowners
– Penny Hales I was listening to Radio New Zealand on Tuesday, April 7 and in particular to an inte
Opinion: Preparing to meet unfolding challenges together
■ Real resilience begins with communities, not government, writes Katherine Langford This weekend p
Opinion: Modern fables lack moral lessons
■ As a child 70-plus years ago, I loved fables such as The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Tortoise and the
Letter: Responses to Covid critiqued
Peta Barker, Secretary, Eastern BOP branch, NZ Labour Party There has been a flurry of opinions on
Letter: Immigration the solution – not the problem
Dave Stewart An open letter to Winston Peters (and his supporters). On Thursday last week while pu
Letters: State housing vision unrealistic
Keith Melville A truly wonderful vision for more state houses, and the social benefits arising from
Letters: Mayor is doing great job
J Beattie Catrina Jones, Beacon letters April 1, reckons Whakatāne District Council should ask Phil
Letter: More accountability needed
D Dawson In response to Mawera Karetai’s letter in the Beacon (March 25) “Take another look”, elabo
Opinion: Notable sorts I have known
Barry Rosenberg I’ve met a host of notable people in my life. Many of these I encountered as a maga
Letter: Hypocrisy from TPU
John Capener Deary me, there are some sensitive souls out there. I don’t recall mentioning anyone’s
Letter: Balancing welfare and wealth
Keith Melville Our welfare state will only survive if more people contribute to it than take from i
Letter: Control you dog please
J Engel While giving our new puppy and older dog a bit of exercise in the park at the end of Eivers
Opinion: The future of insurance
■ When we talk about climate change in the Eastern Bay, we often talk about flooding, coastal erosio
Letter: Wekas no threat
I Stuart Peter Fitzgerald should have no fears for the future of kiwi because of weka. (Weka woes,
‘More songs than good ideas’
Why prison songs? Because if you’re a boomer like me, you probably heard these laments at an age to
Opinion: Secure housing is key to community stability
■ Whakatāne should be a stable place to call home. Stability would support us to build deep and last
Letters: “Google’s truth: Different answers, same questions"
Keith Melville I put my Google search tool to work after reading Mawera Karetai’s somewhat dismissi
Opinion: Powering the Eastern Bay of Plenty
■ The Eastern Bay of Plenty is deep in an economic transformation. From aquaculture growth in Ōpōtik
Letter: Bridge bandits: Coastlands drivers cutting corners
Neryda McNabb So it seems we drivers who live on the western side of Whakatāne and crawl into town
Letters: Safety at Ōhope Wharf
Linda Murray I wish to acknowledge the wonderful improvements Whakatāne District Council has made t
Letters: Need to reduce proposed rate increase
Catrina Jones Thank you, Peter Patterson, for your Beacon letter (March 27), wherein you wrote that
Opinion: Tiny homes – need to strike a better balance
■ In a housing crisis it would seem sensible to support cash-strapped people with the energy and ini
No way, Nandor
Peter Patterson Further to Mayor Nandor’s article in last Wednesday’s Beacon on prudent financial m
If Government won’t provide a safety net when people need it most – then who will?
■ When I think about the foundations needed for a good life, the first place my mind goes is a roof