People living in areas of Whakatāne district they know as Piripai, Pāroa and Poroporo have had enoug
While football fever sweeps the country ahead of the FIFA World Cup starting in June, and with ticke
Trident High School’s Shave for a Cure event has raised more than $8000 for cancer research. With n
Three people were taken into custody after police stopped a vehicle of interest near Te Teko on Wedn
A variety of birds – from finches and thrushes to brightly coloured parrots – will be showcased at t
The Baywide Premier Women’s competition is proving to be a challenging competition for EBOP teams in
More than half a century after first tackling the famous course, 76-year-old Ōpōtiki runner James Cr
They may have been down on personnel, but that didn’t stop the Ōpōtiki women’s rugby team from claim
The Ōpōtiki men’s premier rugby team have made a good fist of their first five games in the Baywide
Ōpōtiki Squash Club has successfully defended the prestigious Neeley Log, surviving a fierce challen
A win at the final event of the New Zealand Grom Series has led to Whakatāne teen surfer rubbing sho
Nail-biting racing highlighted Saturday’s UTA50 races at the 2026 HOKA Ultra-Trail Australia as Whak
The Government has taken an entirely sensible approach in its decision to legislate to prevent Fonte
Barry Rosenberg I was in the library, waiting to speak to a dear friend, a librarian. She was busy
Meg Gaddum Following the article in the Beacon on Wednesday, May 13, What should go here?, I love t
■ A chance encounter with Kereama Akuhata of Sawmill Workers Against Poisons (Swap), prompted me to
Whakatane Action Group In Friday’s Beacon, we gave some sort of an eyewitness account of the latest
Sandy Milne Thank you for running my letter in last Wednesday’s Beacon, which you entitled “Advocat
Nicolas Gladstone I would like to add my voice in support of David Poole that the former isite woul
D Dawson In an interview with Moana Jackson on Māori TV (May 5), Winston Peters said, “Well we don’
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Dark comedy, larger-than-life characters and heartfelt storytelling are delighting audiences in Thea
If audience reaction is any measure of success, Theatre Whakatāne’s production of Matilda the Musica
Kathy Forsyth Arts and entertainment reporter Hundreds of hours of stitching, creativity and cra
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