Letters to the Editor
Of cats and widespread algae
Monday 31 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
A COUPLE of brief observations on recent news items.
Tourism budget more than health and education spending combined
Friday 28 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In reply to “Keep the Subsidy” (CI News October 27), the MFEM Budget Book 2 shows the following estimates for 2016/17.
Some ideas for protecting precious lagoon
Friday 28 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I recently spent an enjoyable two-week holiday on your island paradise, with my family from Sydney. After a five-year absence it was great to be back again.
Source of Muri weed hardly rocket science
Friday 28 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The ongoing debate on the algal bloom or seaweed problem in the Muri lagoon environment has become very tiresome, with the same old repetitive arguments by everyone with a point of view on what caused it, who is to blame, what’s the solution, who’s to pay for it, etc, etc.
It's the wrong time for political posturing
Thursday 27 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IT’S A BIT rich for the prime minister to start heaping praise on the police after the events following the fatal shootings, as quoted in his article in Monday’s CI News.
More on controversial Makea title
Thursday 27 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I JUST want to add a few more points to the letter by Ngatokorua Ata Piakura in CI News on October 10. He is absolutely correct about confusion over the Makea title and perhaps it is about time this whole issue was brought out in public.
Airline subsidy critics off the mark
Thursday 27 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THERE SEEMS to be a bit of misinformation being bandied about by the critics of the $12 million airline subsidy scheme as compared to what is being spent on education and on health combined.
Police have questions to answer
Tuesday 25 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IT IS only right that Police Commissioner Maara Tetava should commend his staff involved in the recent horror situation which has taken place.
PM's whereabouts clarified
Tuesday 25 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THERE seems to be some confusion as to the prime minister’s whereabouts when two lives were taken by a crazed gunman last Tuesday, before he turned the gun on himself and took his own life the following day (Wednesday).
Rarotonga feels like bouncy floating hotel
Monday 24 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I AM glad to read that there will be public consultations on the airline underwrite programme.
Tourism response over subsidies is 'nonsense'
Monday 24 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IN HIS response to my comments, (CI News October 21), Cook Islands Tourism chief executive Halatoa Fua didn’t offer a single answer to my analysis of the Market Economics Report, except to claim that the subsidies are “clearly positive".
Let a customer explain cost of new justice fees
Monday 24 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I HAVE read the recent letters to the editor regarding the new Land Court fees and the responses by the Justice Head of Ministry.
An outer island view on the airline subsidy
Monday 24 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
YOUR WRITER Mata Atua McNair certainly made a strong Rarotonga-based case for ending the airline subsidy, however, she missed out the case for the rest of the Cook Islands.
Justice fee question unanswered
Monday 24 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WRITE in support of “Do the Maths” (CI News, October 18).
Grey Power ignored
Friday 21 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
GREY POWER recently sent letters to Finance minister Mark Brown and Financial Secretary Garth Henderson expressing concern at the ever-increasing cost of living, and particularly the increase in taxation.
CIP proud of by-election effort
Friday 21 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THIS IS a letter of gratitude and thanks to the leadership of Papa Tupuariki Puna, and the rest of the CIP committee working for Terapii Maki to be elected as the Member of Parliament in Aitutaki.
The case for ending airline subsidy
Thursday 20 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s no wonder MFEM is not keen to publicise the latest airline subsidy evaluation report prepared in August 2016 by Market Economics Ltd of Auckland.
Advertising fees bone of contention
Tuesday 18 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE SECRETARY of Justice's Saturday rant in CI News must be, in the annals of political appointments of over 51 years of self-government, the ultimate example of one of the reasons Cook Islanders have fled this homeland.
MP targets Puna as Bishop story source
Monday 17 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The SHOCKING truth behind the recent headlines on yet another investigation into Teina Bishop is that these stories indicate to me that the PM is the most likely person to have been responsible for them.
Apii Avarua centennial a great effort...
Monday 17 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Many THANKS to all those responsible for organising the week-long Apii Avarua centennial celebrations.
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