– Alexander (Sandy) Milne I RESPOND to two contributors to Wednesday’s Beacon letters columns, the
– Suzanne Williams TO one who does not “do Facebook”, the Beacon letters and opinions are a great s
– Mawera Karetai ON Saturday at 2am, our Whakatāne High School MTB team returned from the New Zeala
FOR more than half a century, scientists have been signalling the dangers of human-induced climate c
* We can enjoy a future based on globally equitable access to resources - if we have the will to do
Albie H I FIND it unbelievable that someone can rack up $11,000 in court fines and is still walking
John Bluett BACK in 1968, after my first deployment to Vietnam with Whiskey Company/RNZIR, I joined
Vern Scheffer Behind the vibrant colour of our roundabouts, gardens and the trimmed trees of our pu
Mrs Leach My deepest gratitude to the lady and her daughter who left an anonymous $100 koha at the
Barry Rosenberg FIRST, a shout-out to those who responded to my plea on these pages for a fridge, w
G O'Flaherty TO Whakatāne District Council’s new chief executive, rein in your staff. Where is the
Carolyn Hamill On behalf of the Whakatāne-Ōhope Community Board THE Whakatāne Sunday Market has bee
Peta Barker Secretary, Eastern BOP branch, NZ Labour Party LIKE a mantra, National continues to rep
J Beattie WHEN anyone disagrees with WAG, there's a pile on in the Beacon letters until they give u
Victor Luca I PURCHASED my first personal computer in 1988. At that time, the internet was a rudime
V Archipow IN your October 4 edition, you repeated concerns that some district councillors had conc
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Sue Whale, Chair of Arts Whakatāne YOUR letter writers Alan Findlay and Stephanie Hunt dismiss the
K Ingram WHY is it that in New Zealand, any national or local investigations take such an inordinat
* Standing up for what you believe in and challenging council is important, but Whakatāne Action Gr
D Dawson IN answer to Jack Karetai Barrett’s letter (October 8) concerning his opinion on “why we a
Alexander (Sandy) Milne I CONGRATULATE your correspondent Philip Jacobs on his October 9 letter hea
* Enn Jamez examines the natural fluctuations of climate cycles in New Zealand’s past There is a
In the past two weeks, the New Zealand Government has once again demonstrated its blatant disregard
John Taylor WHAKATĀNE District Council has been derelict in its duty of care of the environment at