Letter: Queries over Ōpape fix-up
Mike FLetcher Our district council will fix a stretch of eroded foreshore at Ōpape. This is reveale
Letter: Happy reader
Paul Jamieson I just wanted to say thanks for the news you give us each week. I ended up listeni
Letter: Celebrating sports coverage and voices
John Capener One of the first things I noticed when I moved to this area was the coverage, includin
Letter: Proposal clarification coming
Bridget Robson Suzanne Williams said she left the Whakatāne District Council’s committee meeting a
Letter: Call for fair pricing
Alexander (Sandy) Milne The New Zealand one cent coin was withdrawn from use in 1990 and the five c
Letter: Several homeless refuse help
Scott Jarrett So much is out there on social media today and I was shocked to hear and see a local
Letter: Disrepair a risk to drivers
D Dawson While travelling from Awakeri to Ōpōtiki to the car and bike show on February 21, I could
Letter: Nothing short of bullying
Roselynn Waldman What a disgusting thing to happen to Mr Alby Lewis. To be assaulted for being a Go
Letter: 3/10 for accuracy
Colin Holmes I refer to the last Mayor Talk (Beacon, February 13) in which Whakatāne Mayor Nandor T
Letter: Wiser and more confusued
Suzanne Williams As a former keen walker and lover of the beautiful track and bay, I have been inte
Letter: More transparency is required
D Dawson I believe the Whakatane Beacon is being selective concerning freedom of speech and reporti
Opinion: Getting to know me, getting to know all about me
■ Women can’t stand it when a formerly coupled male becomes a contented, happy solo, writes Barry Ro
Opinion: Making end-of-life choices
■ An increasing number of choices are coming our way at the end-of-life, says co-chair Ngā Pou Heren
Letter: Small communities get raw deal
Elaine McGlinchey I feel sorry for the residents of Rūātoki. Radio 1XX reports the Whakatāne Distr
Letter: Grey Power hosts minister
Victor Luca on behalf of Whakatāne District Grey Power Grey Power is a nationwide association that
Letter: Cat policy to deal with issue
Neil Ericksen In response to the cat problem solution suggested by J Rees, (Ōpōtiki News, February
Opinion: Motorbikes on the way out
Paul Charman Motorbike riders are ageing out, and riding bikes looks like becoming a pastime limite
Letter: Common sense needed in approach to stray cats
Reg Taia J Rees says we owe a big vote of thanks to people in town who feed and desex the stray cat
Brunner Mine commemoration
Peter Roberts, Winchester I am writing to inform your readers that plans are progressing to mark th
Letter: Another black mark for us Kiwis
Suzanne Williams It is a breath of fresh air to learn of Jono Ridler’s epic ocean swimming attempt
Letter: Impartial adjudicator required
Ken Ingram It has become increasingly frustrating endeavouring to decipher statements issued by our
Opinion: Uncertainty about benefits of fluoridation
■ Re: Victor Luca’s “To fluoridate or not” opinion, Beacon, Feb 6, 2026; Dr Luca’s “murder house rec
Letter: Valid point about lefties and teflon
Keith Melville A few weeks ago, I wrote an opinion piece for the Beacon (February 4) to serve as a