Letter: Heartening announcement
Catrina Jones It was heartening to hear Prime Minister Chris Luxon announce on December 16, details
Letter: Hospital downgrade dire for birthing mothers
Kate Hunt I am deeply concerned that maternity services at Whakatāne Hospital will be drastically d
Community board support available
How is your community group or sporting club going? Whakatāne-Ōhope Community Board is all about co
Downgrade of obstetric service appalling
Chris Moyes I am a retired paediatrician who worked 43 years at Whakatane Hospital and went to grea
Letter: We are still a democracy
Dave Stewart There have been several letters to the editor and opinion pieces asking the WAG folk t
Letter: Correcting misquotes
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I was misquoted in two letters in the Beacon on December 13 by J Beattie an
Letter: Too close to home for MP
Philippa Branthwaite East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick is trying to put a petition together to put pre
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Letters: Facts about our sun
N Izett Regarding the recent two enlightening letters in the Beacon, Friday, December 13. regarding
Letter: Time to think about 2025 local body elections
Suzanne Williams I would like to weigh in on the debate on mayoral powers, kicked off by the mayor’
Letter: Ratepayers taken for a ride
K Ingram As polling day approaches, it would be very interesting, if not essential, we are made ful
Mayor's talk: What does affordable mean?
A language works only if everyone has a common understanding or definition of the words we use. And
Fear and loathing
Barry Rosenberg I have this dread: The three-headed clown show running our wonderful land, as has b
Letter: Downgrade an attack on women's health
Philippa Branthwaite This week Whakatāne Hospital maternity staff have been told that obstetric and
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Letter: A lovely day, but not so lovely people
Phillipa Patea As the silly season approaches, it seems that people, namely drivers, are becoming s
Letter: Collectively we can make a difference
Catrina Jones Member of Whakatāne Action Group I refer to the Whakatāne Action Group’s opinion piec
Letter: We are responsible for the future of our country
I Stuart D Dawson’s letter Not a Perfect System (Beacon, December) 11, claims I said David Seymour
Top day for opinion
Wow! I have seldom seen an issue of our paper carrying more meaty, sensible and thoughtful opinion
Important to preserve GE free status
Claire Bleakley President of GE Free NZ Sven Carlsson’s article (Beacon, December 4) is a wakeup c
Letter: Call on council to pull the plug
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I was mightily encouraged when I read your lead letter in the Beacon of Dec
Removal of GE regulation will taint NZ reputation – and cost billions
Linda Grammer Westport Our farming family shares the concerns of many Kiwis about the ill-advised p
Letter: No benefits to GE
Elvira Dommisse PhD (Biotechnology) Your article "To GE or not to GE" (December 4), states the gov
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Letter: We elect councillors to represent us
J Beattie My thanks to Sandy Milne for pointing out that a recent column about leadership in the Be
Letter: We fight personalities, not policies
Dave Stewart It was a mostly excellent letter from Alexander (Sandy) Milne (Beacon, December 11) in
Mayoral leadership from WAG’s perspective
Whakatane Action Group Mayor Victor Luca opened a mayoral leadership debate in the Beacon on Novemb