Opinion: The future of cancer treatment has arrived in Gisborne
Darrin Hawkes The future of precision medicine hasn’t just reached New Zealand; it has arrived in G
Election 2026: An MMP special, and a Parliament nobody planned for
■ We went to bed on Saturday night without a government, and we may wait for weeks before we get one
Letter: Upscale existing bronze
Duncan Smith Just adding another comment re: the proposed kiwi statue. The beautiful 10 small bron
Democracy needs a broad commitment
Keith Melville It strikes a chord with me when I see someone raising concerns about the erosion of
Opinion: Reflections on a disappointing election
Dave Stewart I spent most of Sunday explaining away the election outcome to friends on the left and
Letters: Plants need water
Sandy Milne This roadside planter box is not far from the home of a Whakatāne district councillor.
Letters: Sneaky change to footpath rule puts pedestrians on the back foot
Dr Chris Teo-Sherrell President, Living Streets Aotearoa On October 1, several new road rules came
Letters: Deep dive into claims
Becs McKay So, in the final few days of this election period, we learn that National is now not the
Letters: Why make it so complicated?
David Hick All this hoo-ha about getting people enrolled to vote. We seem to go to extraordinary l
Letters: Do we want the huge backside of an elephant?
Suzanne Williams To be or not to be? That is the question. I’m not surprised by the overwhelming r
Letters: Left wing v right wing
D Dawson We have a democracy that allows us to vote left or right – basically Labour or National, n
Letters: Sense in politics at last
Suzanne Williams I have just re-read David Hick’s letter (Beacon, October 2), re: a referendum on t
Backyard fireworks are losing their sparkle
■ Is the fireworks’ tradition worth the distress it causes animals, or do we need tighter restrictio
Letters: National made mockery of MMP
Dave Stewart What a spectacle the current government parties have put on for the voters of Aotearoa
Letters: We need open government
Jim Bennett In my recent writings on the need to restore the quality of our democracy, I have highl
Letters: Garden magic
Judy Transferring a fair and unbiased philosophy to the garden, I fed everything with a good fertil
Letters: A spoon fed approach to democracy
Keith Melville A good measure of the philosophical differences in politics between the left and the
Pekatahi Bridge project
L M Law Through the Beacon, may I ask the Labour candidate for East Cape, Jo Luxton, if Labour rega
Letters: Children's hospital to fundraise
John Capener The other day I received a fat envelope in the mail. At first, I was intrigued about w
Letters: Do not foist this monstrosity on us
Dianne Gates The latest picture of the sculpture that is being considered for erection in Whakatāne
Good decision-making needs good information
You’d have to be a pretty decrepit hound to get swung around by your own rear end. When I hear polit
Opinion: We have a choice to make
Dave Stewart I voted today. I’m not worried about anything that will change my mind. The coalitio
Letter: Real vote-catching stuff
D Dawson After watching an interview with Green party co-leader Marama Davidson and Ryan Bridges, I
Letter: The benefits of art – a kiwi sculpture for Whakatāne
Debz Dickinson/Pam Mossman With the loss of Whakaari as a major tourism drawcard, Whakatāne has an