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Wednesday April 11, 2018Police taken to task over lack of emergency resources
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Monday April 09, 2018‘Fowl’ smell makes market visit a rotten ordeal
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Friday March 09, 2018Who’s catching what?
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Tuesday March 06, 2018UN issue continuing to get silent treatment
How dare she
Friday March 02, 2018Pastor Ngarima George is right about the NZ PM!
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Thursday March 01, 2018Conflicts of interest at passing of tax amnesty bill
Holiday homes for visiting elderly
Friday February 23, 2018Regarding the viability of retirement homes on Rarotonga, a smoke signaller writes:
Happy tax day
Tuesday February 20, 2018It’s the 20th today. So happy to be paying about $30,000 in VAT and PAYE to RMD, knowing the politicians will spend it wisely on their travel, and that other businesses who should be paying their share are not. Real happy, NOT.
Historic closure of a once famous nightspot
Tuesday February 13, 2018With Banana Court now closed a smoke signaller wonders how long it has been since Friday-night revellers on Rarotonga didn’t have the option of a drink at the famous nightspot. Can anyone remember a time (apart from during cyclones) when the historic building was closed?
