Opinion: GST on rates - the tax we forgot to question
David Hick Every year, ratepayers open their rates bills and focus on the total at the bottom of th
Letter: Huge cost variance in elderly driver medicals
Alexander (Sandy) Milne A Beacon reader who has been following the correspondence regarding the cos
Letter: Regional Council Eastern BOP by-election
Judy Turner With the fast-approaching by-election for an Eastern Bay seat on our regional council,
Letter: Is this the thin end of the wedge?
Suzanne Williams As this is an area of politics dear to my heart, I was impressed with the letter f
Opinion: Avoid stressful and distracting situations
Keith Melville When enjoying my morning coffee fix at my favourite Strand cafe, I often see three o
Letter: Thoughtful response to racism
Deb Woollett I thank Dr Jessica Sneha Gray for her very thoughtful opinion in Beacon, Wednesday, Ju
Letter: Hands off our conservation estate
Chris Mulcahy The Coalition Government’s Conservation Amendment Bill now before the Environment Sel
Opinion: Have your say – local government reform needs your voice
■ East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick is urging Eastern Bay residents to engage with the Government’s pro
Letter: Bring back the EV feebate - for our lungs, our security, and our power bills
Graeme Weston The Clean Vehicle Discount was scrapped in 2024 as a climate policy and died as one.
Mayor's talk: Matariki blessings
It is the time of Matariki again. The Pleiades constellation is returning to the morning sky, and th
Letter: Search for descendants
Alexander (Sandy) Milne and Arlene Bedford In 2024, the day after Anzac Day, Alexander (Sandy) Miln
Letter: Personal attacks should not be part of our chats
Maree Scammell Wow, this week turned a single lost and found social media post into an interesting
Opotiki is Rising: Visualise a flood-resilient historical Ōpōtiki as a district service centre
NIWA modelling is clear We know Ōpōtiki whānau and community are right to face flood risk honestly.
Opinion: Racism at The Strand – this is not a lament – it’s a call to do better
Dr Jessica Sneha Gray (BA. MA. Phd) Certified Clinical Sociologist (AACS) RECENTLY, at The Strand,
Letter: A fine line to be walked
Dave Stewart When entrepreneurial millionaire Gareth Morgan formed The Opportunities Party in 2016
Letter: Bigger is not always better
Suzanne Williams Once again, a good read with much food for thought in last Wednesday’s Beacon, fro
Opinion: Zombie town revisited
■ A decade ago, a story took hold about provincial New Zealand. In 2014, the economist Shamubeel Eaq
Letter: Low-cost ways to revitalise our town
Graham Steenson More than one recent walk along The Strand has delivered a uniformly depressing vis
Opinion: The language of local government reorganisation
■ Over the coming weeks, in communities all over Aotearoa, we will be handed a council consultation
Opinion: The great rates disappearing act
David Hick Let me show you a magic trick. And while we’re at it, a little crystal-ball gazing. The
Opinion: National’s local government reform disaster
Philip Jacobs Recently, I received a copy of the Taxpayers Union email about the contribution of Si
Letter: Opinion misinformed
Nándor Tánczos I don’t usually reply to letters to the editor as I have other opportunities to say
Letter: Excess medical cost
Alexander (Sandy) Milne A young single mother in Whakatāne has asked me for advice on how to deal w
Opinion: MRI scanner for Whakatāne Hospital:What we know so far
■ Whakatāne District Grey Power Association president Dr Victor Luca explores the ostensible debacle