Letters to the Editor
Internal affairs boss has duty to respond
Monday 19 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I do not want to prolong the debate unnecessarily, but the matter of the Workers’ Compensation Fund is nowhere near resolved and I certainly do not accept for one moment that the Acting Secretary can so casually dismiss any further public engagement on it when there are matters which clearly fall to him to respond (CI News June 10).
Copy culture
Friday 16 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Why are we copying New Zealand Maori culture?
Stop picking on pensioners
Friday 16 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In 2013 a Richard Neves-driven CIP government turned a blind eye to a massive $26 million worth of unpaid tax (now this figure has grown to $32 million according to Finance minister Mark Brown.
Animal care change starts with people
Tuesday 13 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding the establishment of a new animal clinic here on Rarotonga:
Dictatorship in disguise
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It is good to know Robin Nair, the former ambassador and former Foreign Affairs permanent secretary in the Bainimarama regime in Fiji, has come to realise the civil servants in that country work in a climate of fear in a militarised democracy (CI News June 1, reproduced in Fijileaks).
Punishment too light
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I read in the newspaper this morning about some of the crime that happened last weekend and it really made me angry at how lightly these people are punished.
More insurance questions
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
On the subject of Employers Liability Insurance Scheme & Workers Compensation Fund, now that we have the financial details from ELI and as partly indicated in Internal Affairs acting secretary Paul Allsworth’s media release, can we please have a breakdown of how many work-related accidents have been recorded in the Cook Islands over the last decade or two and how much insurance cover was paid out?
Policing should be a priority
Friday 9 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Finance minister Mark Brown’s apparent ignorance of the pressures and constraints on our police is astounding.
The case for armed police unit
Friday 9 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ex-New Zealand Police Senior Sergeant Norman George’s letter in CI News on May 30 was absolutely correct in criticising Mark Brown’s reluctance to put in place a specialist police first response armed offenders squad, in preparation for the next incident involving firearms.
Te Ara Manu will be good for our animals
Friday 9 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding animal welfare groups in the Cook Islands, I can see where Thursday’s smoke signaller is coming from, but it seems to be a bit negative.
Minister's response 'a disgrace'
Thursday 8 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
What a disgraceful performance by Finance minister Mark Brown during a recent radio interview in which I believe he misled both the listeners and the interviewer as to whether or not the Chinese fishing company linked to former MP Teina Bishop was still operating in the Cook Islands.
ELI scheme needs legislative overhaul
Thursday 8 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The forum to discuss detail matters concerning Employers Liability Insurance (ELI) is either person-to-person or in a private or public meeting setting.
My $2 worth is Govt needs to protect workers' fund
Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Here is my two dollars’ worth in furtherance of the very sensible letter from Heinz Matysik on Saturday.
Pounds of problems in old legislation
Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The issues raised in the letter from “Unionist” on the employers’ liability insurance scheme are reasonable and I do not take exception to them as an employer.
'Unionist' letter long on rhetoric, but short on the facts
Tuesday 6 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I refer to the letter published in the Cook Islands News on Friday June 2, headlined “Spare some thought for the worker”, and signed by what can only be described as an extremely shy “Unionist” hiding behind a nom-de plume.
So what's been happening out at Matavera?
Tuesday 6 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The RAPPA selection process for Albert Nicholas seems similar to the one that supposedly happened in the Matavera selection process for the Demos.
Beware trailer danger
Friday 2 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The last I looked, it was a legal requirement to have trailers intended to be towed on public roads, to be registered and warranted.
Spare some thought for the workers
Friday 2 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The Employers Liability Insurance Scheme (ELI) has got employers complaining again. Whining and moaning about having to pay to recompense their workers who are hurt at work. It’s just not on, if workers get hurt at work it’s their fault isn’t it?
Building contractor's history doesn't bode well
Wednesday 31 May 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
With Rarotonga’s past history of three bad buildings built by the same Chinese contractor, I am concerned with the fate of the Apii Nikao project, which has now started.
On the track of rubbish culprit
Wednesday 31 May 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
As an expat settled on this beautiful island I am grateful to God and some of his servants for my good fortune.
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