Letters to the Editor
'Paraquat is my friend,' says hard-hitting local farmer
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
ALLOW me to put in my ideas regarding some Professors of Star Gazing who deem to say that paraquat should be banned.
Some thoughts on the meaning of 'corruption'
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Reading the letters to the editor, there seems to be a lot of confusion about the meaning of the word “corruption”.
Letter shows up hypocrisy in our society
Friday 9 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU "Big Tuna" for your interesting response to my letter published in CI News on August 31 because you have made it quite clear with your letter, that we do in fact have contradiction and hypocrisy well enmeshed, and seemingly accepted, within our society.
Police need more pay
Thursday 8 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WAS reading a letter in CI News the other week in regard to police officers’ pay.
Service with a smile
Wednesday 7 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
A SMOKE signaller wrote something in CI News recently how everyone has a bad day at work now and again.
Kiwi invention recycles plastic
Tuesday 6 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE EXCITING thing about living in today’s technological society is that there are amazing people still inventing amazing machines that can help us clean up our many mistakes we have made along the way.
'Big Tuna' letter is, in fact, not right
Monday 5 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
REGARDING the letter in last week’s CI News written by “Big Tuna,” it is true that Mr Bishop was charged with bribery and corruption.
Chemicals within plastic bottles are a danger
Monday 5 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE PROBLEM with plastic bottles starts well before they become unwanted and lie around our beaches and roads.
Life in 'paradise' not what it seems
Friday 2 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
There is something not right in paradise: Two suicides in two weeks, two young boys.
Fish and licences peoples' property
Friday 2 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Papa Williams (CI News August 30) is not thinking clearly.
Thanks for the word on spelling
Wednesday 31 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WOULD like to thank the writer of the letter in CI News headed, "Need for more care with Maori spelling."
We're a society of contradictions
Wednesday 31 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
HERE ARE definitions of the words “corrupt,” “corruption,” “bribe” and “dishonest” from the Collins Concise Dictionary, 21st Edition:
Views differ from leaders' examples
Tuesday 30 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I AGREE with the smoke signaller who wrote about Ruth Horton’s views.
Children need to learn the value of working
Tuesday 30 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I HAVE to agree with Ruth Horton on teaching our children how to value self-esteem as a result of being part of the work force.
Need for more care with Maori spelling
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WHILE IT'S good that more and more stories and articles appearing in tourism newspapers and magazines in this country are starting to truly reflect the Maori culture of this land, it would be even better if a bit more care was also shown for the spelling and translation of certain names, places and objects.
Some lessons on developing the 'Sheraton'
Friday 26 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MAY I respond to the letter by “Share-a-ton of Junk” printed on August 22 and headed “A five-star mistake,” by saying with a name like that, this ghost writer of yours must be a “Sheraton Junkie.”
Waste disposal tax could solve big problem
Friday 26 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
RE THE story about motor vehicle wrecks on Rarotonga in the CI News dated August 25, 2016.
Aitutaki hospital does excellent job too
Thursday 25 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
REGARDING my recent stay at Aitutaki Hospital. I have been in the Cook Islands for almost 15 years and like many, have occasionally written letters to the editor complaining about this or that.
Rude employees do businesses a diservice
Thursday 25 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I HAVE seen some complaints in the smoke signals column in CI News regarding the customer service given by some businesses around Rarotonga to tourists and locals alike.
Silence greets TIS data request
Thursday 25 August 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
OVER FIVE months ago Te Ipukarea Society wrote to the Secretary of the Ministry for Marine Resources, asking for some data.
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