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
Letter: Discovering Māori art through Harry Stengl
Barry Rosenberg I was in the library, waiting to speak to a dear friend, a librarian. She was busy
Letter: Art gallery perfect isite
Meg Gaddum Following the article in the Beacon on Wednesday, May 13, What should go here?, I love t
Opinion: A 30-year struggle for justice and recognition
■ A chance encounter with Kereama Akuhata of Sawmill Workers Against Poisons (Swap), prompted me to
Opinion: Latest council deficit discussions on a dead end?
Whakatane Action Group In Friday’s Beacon, we gave some sort of an eyewitness account of the latest
Letter: Supportive feedback to letter on licence rip-offs
Sandy Milne Thank you for running my letter in last Wednesday’s Beacon, which you entitled “Advocat
Letter: Ideal site for art gallery
Nicolas Gladstone I would like to add my voice in support of David Poole that the former isite woul
Letters: We need more mature, wise politicians
D Dawson In an interview with Moana Jackson on Māori TV (May 5), Winston Peters said, “Well we don’
Letter: Addressing misconceptions on immigration
ACE Campbell John Carpener’s letter (Beacon, May 13) records his sad remembrance of his brother’s,
Letter: New bridge design need to withstand rising flood levels
Richard Claydon t’s an interesting situation with the Pekatahi Bridge, where constant repairs have
When Parliament steps in front of the courts
* Last Tuesday, the Government announced it would amend the Climate Change Response Act to prevent
Opinion: Latest council deficit discussions on a dead end?
Whakatāne Action Group Observing last Thursday’s Whakatāne District Council finance, performance an
Left, right and wonder
* Frankly, I’m in awe of people who are never wrong. They don’t just believe, you see; they know, i