Letters to the Editor
Longer tourist season means more money for workers
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Most businesses on Rarotonga would be able to afford to pay at least $1 to $2 more per hour to their employees if there was a constant flow of tourists to the island.
Attacks on Beer stray from the truth
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I read and hear that George Pitt continues to attack my nephew James Beer and the Democratic Party, so I’ve decided to write you another letter to deal with Pitt’s slanted and repetitive stories.
Broadcaster corrects Pitt comments
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I write to you because I think it only proper to correct a number of unqualified representations George Pitt made in CI Herald on July 19 and on his radio station on July 21 about me and our humble radio station Matariki FM.
Road marking needs more care
Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Recently I had the unpleasant experience of driving in the dark and rain last week. It was cold and the rain was so unrelentless, thick and heavy I could hardly see, even with the window wipers on full speed.
Exclusive: The legend of the Unionist
Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Five hundred hours ago a private ship came ashore on the Rarotongan lagoon at Avarua.
Please fix police HQ
Wednesday 19 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
If there is one thing China can do to mark the 20-year special relationship it has with our country is to fork out for the costs to repair the awfully-designed Cook Islands Police Service headquarters building that was built by them using inferior building materials and shoddy workmanship.
Letter shows why anonymity is necessary
Wednesday 19 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s always a pleasure to be able to reply to writers who take things personally by attacking the messenger rather than attacking the issues at the grass roots level that our country faces, and which have largely been swept under the table.
'Unionist' challenged to reveal identity
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
So what have you got to offer, Unionist?
More on ILO conference
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
By way of background to the story in CI News last week about government being “censured” by the ILO, there were four other countries who had attended the ILO conference in Swizerland, as government-only delegations.
Impossible to fathom Pitt attacks
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
George Pitt’s latest attack on James Beer and the Democratic Party in the Cook Islands Herald (12 July 2017) has motivated me to write to you.
Geneva conference row a non-issue
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ever wondered how it is that two people can look at a glass of water and both come to two different conclusions as to whether it is half empty or half full.
We want yellow lines too!
Monday 17 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Would the workers who painted the roads recently please go back to Matavera and paint double yellow lines around the corners in front of Takitumu School?
Send them packing!
Monday 17 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am writing to ask the question to those in government: Who is responsible for the deportation of workers from abroad who break the law and are found guilty in court?
Give him a break!
Monday 17 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In response to your smoke signal in Tuesday’s paper regarding Action Man’s leaf blower, would you rather a noisy blower or cracked windscreens because of pebbles on the road? Maggie not only blows the leaves and rubbish but also blows the pebbles and kirikiri to prevent damage and danger to motor vehicles and people.
Questions surround tourism increase
Monday 17 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
With the busy season upon us and the influx of more tourists to the island, I wonder if we will surpass last year’s record numbers of 148,000 visitors to the Cook Islands?
Tangaroa headline cops a bashing
Thursday 13 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding a fishing report in CI News recently.
Come on Unionist,show us the way...
Thursday 13 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Your newspapers of July 3,5 and 6 have letters from Unionist spelling out how awful it is for foreign workers working here in the Cooks.
Justice ministry not “smooth running”
Wednesday 12 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I heard on Thursday the Hon Nandi Glassie say the following words in Parliament: “Everything is running smoothly under the Ministry of Justice.”
Call for reform should be answered
Tuesday 11 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I see that Jim Maurai, a former prime minister and the current MP for Mangaia, is calling it quits and as CI News noted, the current prime minister, Henry Puna, noted in parliament last week that it could be time to revisit Marurai’s 2010 call for political reform.
Workers, it's time for you to help yourselves
Monday 10 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The focus in my recent comments in my letters to the editor of CI News has been directed at the poor treatment of foreign workers.
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