Opinion: The dictator/king and I
Barry Rosenberg I’m writing this about the head of state of the second-most beautiful country I hav
Letter: Time for achievement wrap-up
J Beattie Victor Luca's reply to Bec Mackay in last week’s Beacon was what I've come to expect from
Opinion: Why we can't stop watching the wreck
■ Few stories illustrate the complex psychological power of information in the digital age more vivi
Letter: Favouring the 'right'
Dave Stewart In response to Matt Bullen (“No ‘rights’ are being removed”, Beacon, August 13), I hav
Letter: Failure to front
D Dawson It seems that there was very little accountability from a previous prime minster and three
Letter: No safe access on Toi's Track
D Dempsey I recently visited Whakatāne and went for a run along the beautiful Toi's Track. However
Opinion: Mostly smiles, sunsets, and gumboots for newcomers
Young Germans find meaning, work, and beauty in Ōpōtiki life, writes Tanja Rother Ōpōtiki is popula
Solar farm rises to flood challenge
At the end of July an atmospheric river swept over the North Island bringing flooding to the Bay of
Retirement village to ease housing shortage?
Chris Bullen Several years ago, I wrote an article for the Beacon on a proposed retirement/lifestyl
Letter: Council's role in housing
Victor Luca In her Beacon letter of August 13, Bec Mackay says “we deserve better” and then slags m
Letter: French conversation
Nick G We are a French Conversation group in Whakatāne on the lookout for new members. We started
Letter: Drive to the conditions
Shirley Dippie First, what a great letter from Penny (Beacon, August 8) about driver behaviour. Yo
What a great community paper we have
Peter Minten Last Friday, the Beacon showed again what a great local newspaper we have. And we sho
What a great community newspaper we have!
Peter Minten Last Friday, the Beacon showed again what a great local newspaper we have. And we sho
Letter: Fire safety in the home
Suzanne Williams We all tend to coast along thinking that we are bulletproof, don't we? Earthquake
Letter: Fast track college resourcing
Emily Gill As a parent of two children, I absolutely want Ōpōtiki College to be a good option. Unf
Letter: Crowd fund the principal's house
Neil J. Ericksen (Ōpōtiki College old bloke, 1954-1957) Board chairman Danny Pararu rightly emphasi
Opinion: A quiet warrior in a lifelong fight
■ Vietnam veteran Gavin Nicol may have once hitchhiked to Whakatāne to support fellow servicemen, bu
Letter: What about my culture?
D Dawson I feel as if my culture has been systematically eroded by the previous Labour coalition go
Opinion: There are too many people in housing need - Government
■ Housing has become a topic of great discussion and following last week’s story on the subject, Eas
Letter: Not tough enough
Albie Hulse I could not believe the pathetic sentence handed down to a 19-year-old who drove drunk
Letter: Revealing true colours
I Stuart D Dawson’s letter of Beacon, August 1 (Special place for Māori) prompts a second reply.
Letter: What about my culture?
D Dawson I feel as if my culture has been systematically eroded by the previous Labour coalition go
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Letter: How will speed reduction be policed?
Carl Watson I was delighted to see a proposed reduction to 70kmh over the Rangitaiki River Bridge a