Letter: Frustrating campaign of misinformation

This campaign of lies and misinformation has found it’s way into the election campaign meetings now and the problem is that candidates have a limited time to address audiences with their policies and vision for a better Whakatāne, without having to correct politically motivated BS. . . . → Read More: Letter: Frustrating campaign of misinformation

Letter: Who’s to blame for dormant town centre?

Since the election of the National-led coalition government, 33,000 more people were unemployed, we’re in the deepest recession in 30 years (aside from Covid), record numbers of people are needing government support to get by, free prescriptions have been cut, half-priced public transport has been cut, food bank funding has been cut and all this despite borrowing $15 billion dollars to fund tax cuts that we were told would fix the cost of living crisis. While the Government shovelled billions to big tobacco and mining companies, 2700 businesses went bankrupt in the last year, and to top it off I read that Nicola Willis burned $671 million from the Bank of Taxpayers on no new ferries. . . . → Read More: Letter: Who’s to blame for dormant town centre?

Letter: favoring The ‘Right’

I have to assume when he says “rights”, he’s talking about the parties on the right, because the voter suppression efforts he is in support of have had a tendency to favour the “right”. . . . → Read More: Letter: favoring The ‘Right’

Letter: Whakatāne Action Group’s ‘Core Group’ Conspiracy Theory Exposed?

If the truth is that the reason our council debt has ballooned is caused by their unidentified and unnamed core group of councillors, can WAG now explain how this villainous core group has managed to also balloon the debt on 14 councils above us on the Taxpayer’s Union list, and I guess those below us as well. . . . → Read More: Letter: Whakatāne Action Group’s ‘Core Group’ Conspiracy Theory Exposed?

Letters: We really do need some good news

Apr 9, 2025 The rest of the world is getting grumpier and grumpier and old men with bushy eyebrows and trillionaires for aides are talking about taking over countries to boost security. Just steal them, plonk an army onsite and take over. Like Vietnam, or Afghanistan. What could possibly go wrong. . . . → Read More: Letters: We really do need some good news

Coastlands Art Project launches this weekend

Apr 2, 2025 The Enhance Coastlands Art Project saw 19 power boxes painted by artists, including up-and-coming names, school students and art class participants. . . . → Read More: Coastlands Art Project launches this weekend

Letter: How times have changed

Mar 21, 2025 If you hear a bigot attacking diversity, equity and inclusion, ask them what it is they are against. Is it diversity, is it equality, or is it inclusion? And then ask them to tell you what they have against any of these things. I promise you it’s a conversation that will bring a smile to your face. . . . → Read More: Letter: How times have changed

Letter: Let’s work together

Jan 31 2025 It’s time to stand up to Wellington as one voice and that time is now. . . . → Read More: Letter: Let’s work together

Letter: We are still a democracy

Dec 20, 2024 WAG are using rhetoric that suits their argument but is at odds with the truth. This is becoming a concerning habit, especially around a democratic process. . . . → Read More: Letter: We are still a democracy

Letter: Pushing for autocratic structure

Nov 15, 2024 I know a small number of people would love an autocratic mayor, but to those people I simply ask this question – what if that mayor was me? . . . → Read More: Letter: Pushing for autocratic structure