Mayor Talk: Making Aotearoa great again
DEPUTY Prime Minister Winston Peters in his brief remarks to the Economic Development Summit held in
Held to ransom
S Turfrey-Davies HELD to ransom by mourners. Held to ransom by bored youth. Held to ransom by a sma
Letter: Let sleeping toxins lie
Dianne Gates IN response to Steve Clark’s letter, Beacon letters, September 27, about the contamina
Winston interested in lab battle
Alexander (Sandy) Milne IT is 13 days since I met Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters following hi
Letter: Privatisation of health
Philippa Branthwaite BREAKING a campaign promise to fund the rebuild of the desperately needed Dune
Letter: Retirement village idea great
Stephanie Hunt I HAVE just read Alan Findlay’s letter suggesting that the old Wally Sutherland’s si
Letter: Great squash trip, thanks for help
Desmond Te Mokomoko Edwards JUST want to take this opportunity to graciously thank you all for the
Letter: Thanks for media coverage on intersection risks
Kathe Davey-Emms I AM very grateful for the media coverage in regard to my recent presentation to W
Letter: Learnt how to write from Mum
Jack Karetai-Barrett KIA ORA Ms Williams, Thank you for your letter about my work. I started writin
Letter: Wally’s site perfect for retirement village
Alan Findlay I MUST say, I was rather shocked by the Beacon front page headlines of September 20.
Letter: Council’s job to find solutions
Suzanne Williams AS a Whakatane Action Group member, I must add my opinion to the attacks by Dave S
Letter: Not true democracy
D Dawson SINCE the introduction of MMP, true democracy is being eroded away in New Zealand. The Ox
Letter: Increasing prison capacity
Bert Schoneveld THERE was a report on Radio New Zealand that our coalition Government is planning t
Letter: Why is Sullivan Lake so neglected by the council?
Steering Group Sullivan Lake THE Sullivan Lake Care Group’s steering group feels both sadness and f
Family Boost to help with costs
FOR many families in the East Coast electorate, the past three years have been a difficult time fina
Letter: Contaminated sites
Steve Clark WITH regard to the September 18 Beacon front page story, “Minister seeks answers on boa
Inadeqate information on contamination
* The process for selecting the Keepa Road site for the proposed harbour site was flawed, writes Ca
Letter: Fascinating insight
Suzanne Williams WE were treated to a further dose of fascinating information from Jack Karetai in
Letter: Impressed – mostly
Marlene and Theo Johnson WE recently spent a very pleasant few days in Whakatāne and surrounds – ou
Harbour development important to all of us
A word from Mayor David LAST week, we welcomed dignitaries and guests including Deputy Prime Minist
Letter: Nowhere to park outside store
Norm Robey I WOULD like to take this opportunity to apologise to the owner of Church Street Four Sq
New speed rules on harbour sure to anger
* New rules for jetskis on Ōhiwa Harbour do not take into consideration the impact on migratory bir
It’s a dog’s life!
* After reading last week’s front-page story about the terrifying dog attack on a woman who require
How we became known as Māori
KIA ora, my name is Jack Karetai-Barrett, and I’m a year 10 student at Whakatāne High School. Last