Tuesday 19 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Overworked? Underpaid? Daily stress trying to get the job done? And all the while still facing the weekly family financial burdens with cost of living, inflation, etc.
Friday 15 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia orana. Can anyone out there assist with info and photographs? Back in about 1984/85, there was a major construction of a roadway, more or less across from the Police Station today, and going across in the direction of the Boiler.
Friday 15 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The cost of living is hitting low to middle income families like a kick in the stomach! Asking the same families to grow food crops, is only a temporary solution to a long-term problem.
Thursday 14 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I find this quite selfish and inconsiderate (Expats seek minimum wage increase to match rising costs, March 8, 2024). I wonder if these people have ever made these types of complaints back in their own countries.
Wednesday 13 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I have posted a couple of articles to LinkedIn promoting free and unlimited internet as a competitive advantage for the Cook Islands.
Monday 11 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Once again, the red necks have come out of the woodwork in response to expats asking for a cost-of-living increase.
Friday 8 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I recently attended a dinner for growers hosted by a grower himself, Mr Kiriau Turepu.
Friday 8 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am writing with interest in the government’s strategy for ensuring qualified educators are teaching our future generations.
Thursday 7 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The headline in the Cook Islands News, Monday, March 4, reads, Cook Islands grapples with highest childhood obesity rates in the world.
Wednesday 6 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I wanted to reassure your readers after reading the story in yesterday’s paper regarding accredited/non-accredited qualifications (Education’s teaching qualifications not recognised overseas: Ministry, March 5, 2024).
Wednesday 6 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I’m writing to express our annoyance and anger for some vendors and public about the fenced off area behind all the huts at the eastern end of the market in town.
Monday 4 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Who paid for what? Now, it’s how much was paid for what?
Monday 4 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Recently back from holidays in Rarotonga we enjoyed a month of chilling out in Vaimaanga amongst other things reading the Cook Islands News each day.
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, It’s been a few years since I have had to deal with someone having a go at me for my opinion and making it personal (Letter: Village voters, February 20).
Tuesday 27 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Brilliant idea from our Prime Minister that we common folk grow much of our own tucker. Perfect for the young family with a couple of toddlers and both parents working two minimum wage jobs each just to get through the week.
Tuesday 27 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I read with interest the appointment of the special sub-committee regarding two private member’s bills currently before the house. (Cook Islands News, Friday 23 February).
Wednesday 21 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, There was an anonymous letter writer in your paper, who wrote in disdain about my "endless letters or propaganda to have the use of weed decriminalised in the Cook Islands".
Wednesday 21 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The Prime Minister in Parliament yesterday (February 19) continued to dodge the issue of cost of living that is too high for us Cook Islanders.
Tuesday 20 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The letter to you by Te Tuhi Kelly a week or so ago about village voters not having the intellectual capacity to think, choose and vote the person they want to represent them is highly offensive and racist.
Tuesday 20 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
$3.5m to protect Cook Islands’ ‘Golden Goose’? Has it occurred to those promoting tourism and forever singing its praises that if the golden eggs are not shared with all then, ‘what’s the point?’.