The Bonneville Salt Flats are a massive 30,000-acre white salt pan located in Tooele County in north
Becoming part of a joint council-controlled organisation for water services could save the average W
Police are urging people to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity following a spate of brea
Sven Carlsson ABOUT 60 people attended the launch of Richard Claydon’s History of Waiotahi Contract
The Police Beat Team has been working with retailers in the Whakatāne CBD and making good progress i
As summer draws closer, Whakatāne Surf Life Saving Club is putting a call out for lifeguard trainees
It’s been a busy football season for Trident High School’s Te Koha Schick, but he wouldn’t have it a
Once again, the Eastern Bay has enjoyed resounding success at the annual AIMS Games in Tauranga. Wh
On Friday, September 4, we held the prizegiving for our kahawai month-long tournament. Congratulatio
Whakatāne’s Bev Henderson leaves for Spain tomorrow to compete in the 2026 World sprint Triathlon Ch
The new 2026 Junior Women’s League has seen Whakatāne become the first team to have its name stamped
Saturday dawned sunny and bright as the Ōpōtiki Bowling Club officially opened its new artificial tu
On February 24, 1966, a group of friends headed out on a fishing trip aboard a boat called Takapu. T
RoselynnWaldman I am totally flabbergasted with the Beacon policy of identifying people’s names by
■ It was so sad to read the Beacon story on Friday about frighteningly bad rest home care. Now that
Robin Barkla In recent times I have enjoyed reading Keith Melville’s letters in our local paper and
Suzanne Williams As I have had, in 2018, experience with Bupa’s treatment of the people in their ca
Jim Bennett Those MMP “mostly meaningless promises” which David Hick highlighted in his letter last
Raymond Stewart I am retired single man who is caring for his adult son who has a disability. My so
Graeme Weston Line charges – the cost of the poles, wires and transformers that get electricity to
Kevin Knight I am writing to find out why we have an out-of-town arborist company doing a Whakatāne
Imagine waking to the sounds of birds and the gentle lapping of Ōhiwa Harbour, then ending your day
More than 20 years after Duncan and Judy Smith sent two bottles of Chardonnay to the then Prince Cha
Whakatāne 12-year-old Daemon Knight has been building with LEGO for longer than he can remember, and
Six Hands on One Piano Saturday, September 5 Reviewed by Gloria Taylor, AIRMT, DBM Congratulati
Detroit-based New Zealand artist Robert Onnes will visit Whakatāne this month to share his work and
Securing a spot at Ōhope’s West End is nearly impossible, let alone one directly opposite the surf b
A new book is hitting shelves, telling the story of an American man who questioned the American Drea
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