Healthiest dopamine hit comes from giving
Help others this Christmas and boost your brain’s natural feel-good chemistry, writes Katherine Lang
Opinion: Summary of council's debt levels and what is driving them
■ As the new council gears up for the new triennium, Philip Jacobs takes this opportunity to remind
Opinion: Tourism is vital to our economy
Dana Kirkpatrick, MP for East Coast The Eastern Bay has some of the most unique and amazing tourist
Letter: Labour caused great division
D Dawson In reply to Dave Stewart’s letter 12/11/25 “PM points finger at anyone” I believe it is
Letter: Attempt to rewrite history
Keith Melville I hereby revoke my recent self-imposed retirement from Beacon letter-writing having
Opinion: Growing kai and community
■ Community gardening is growing food, friendships and wellbeing, writes Tanja Rother There is a fr
Opinion: Exciting new chapter
It has been a very busy few weeks since the local government elections, and I’d like to thank everyo
Letter: PM points finger at anyone
Dave Stewart Is it any wonder New Zealanders don’t like Christopher Luxon, when he regularly talks
Letter: Tough consequences needed for vandalism
JA Gregory With regard to Okorero-Thornton Lagoon Wildlife Management Reserve (Beacon, October 29),
Opinion: The heart behind the sirens
Dr Jessica Sneha Gray On Saturday, at the Emergency Services Day in Whakatāne, I stood among some o
Opinion: More advocacy needed - health trust
■ Lyn Riesterer, chair of the Ōpōtiki Community Health Trust, shares her views on the Rural Health R
Opinion: Community is a gift
■ The recent brouhaha over boys on dirt bikes in Ōpōtiki led Eastern Bay filmmaker Kim Webby to co
Business of loyalty needs to work both ways
Dave Hall I recently undertook overseas air travel to South Africa to visit my 108-year-old mother
Post-election reflection
Dave Stewart With the local election well and truly over and the swearing in of the new council tom
Headline criticism
J Beattie Whoever writes the headlines for the Beacon needs a holiday. First was the scaremongering
Letters: The fall of the powerful and the rise of the brave
Dr Jessica Sneha Gray Throughout history, civilisation has too often been shaped by those who sough
The quiet rise of AI in our everyday life
Dr Mawera Karetai Lately, I hear people talking about artificial intelligence everywhere; in cafés,
Letter: An army stands atop of hill
S Searle Its generals look down, feeling some compassion for the workers toiling on its slopes and
Letters: Spending other people's money
John Mackintosh As a generalisation, spending other people’s money, or being prepared to have it sp
Opinion: People across Aotearoa deserve thriving, regional polytechnics
■ Although vital to local economies, social cohesion, and community prosperity, polytechs are facing
Health is social, not just clinical
Jasper Heijtel, owner Ōhope Beach Medical Centre When people talk about “healthcare” they often pic
An army stands atop of hill
S Searle Its generals look down, feeling some compassion for the workers toiling on its slopes and
Thanks from an outgoing mayor
Victor Luca After 30 years abroad pursuing a career in science research, management and leadership,
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Philippa Branthwaite What is it with this government and its attacks on primary and secondary teach