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Anaseini Bryant Thank you, Suzanne Williams, for your thoughtful response, Incline to question auth
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David Hick Surely our postal voting system for local body elections is past “best before” date. Wit
Letter: Managing Whakatāne Hospital
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Letter: A far-reaching message
Suzanne Williams Congratulations to Dr Mawera Karetai on her opinion piece of last Friday’s Beacon;
Letters: Where did the money go?
John Capener Keith Melville, Beacon letter, made an eloquent plea on behalf of landlords and their
Letters: Landlords still pay the price
Keith Melville No amount of anger directed at residential landlords will disguise the fact that the
Letter: Economic growth requires thinking outside the box
Peter Minten What does the above picture show? We see a bunch of wind generation on the background.
Letters: Win-win for ratepayers and taxpayers
Dave Stewart The review this week of building standards for earthquake proofing highlights to me th
Opinion: Rooted in connection: Lessons from the forest
■ If you ask me about my favourite place on the North Island, I will tell you about Hukutaia Domain,
Letter: Lab battle far more serious
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I comment on the Wednesday opinion piece, "Your voice, your vote, our futur
Landlords are not like any other business
Dave Stewart In response to Keith Melville’s letter “So-called tax break for landlords” (Beacon, Oc
How to change our high electricity bills
Graeme Weston Powerful forces are keeping New Zealanders’ electricity bills higher than they need t
Lowered standards highlight costly council upgrade
Keith Melville A reduction in the standards for earthquake prone buildings announced by the Governm
Enjoy your LPG gas cooker
Paul Charman Energy Minister Simon Watts casts doubt on the use of gas cookers. He points to a stu
So-called tax break for landlords
Keith Melville Isn't it time that a feature topic in many newspapers including The Beacon, in the p
Your voice, your vote, our future
Brendan Horan Every few years, we are given something powerful, the chance to shape the future of o
Rooted in connection: lessons from the forest
Dr Mawera Karetai If you ask me about my favourite place on the North Island, I will tell you about
Setting the record straight
Norm Ngapo I would like to clarify comments in recent editions of the Beacon, where it is has been
Defending one's self from attack
Dave Stewart Elections are designed to bring out the best in us and we’ve certainly seen a lot of t
Inclined to question authority
Suzanne Williams Thank you Anaseini Bryant for your criticism of my letter (Beacon, September 26).
Ratepayers need a more efficient property rate and valuation system
Rob Probst World renowned guru and reliability and maintenance expert Christer Idhammar said: “Peop
Please vote wisely
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I commend the Beacon for its diligent coverage of the 2025 local body elect
Vote for people who can actually stand on their platforms
Brendan Horan Are you still deciding who to vote for as Mayor or Councillor? I firmly believe that
Respecting consent is part of democracy
Anaseini Bryant In response to Suzanne Williams’ letter (September 26, 2025), “Contact secrecy obst