Letters to the Editor
MMR governance in need of change
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MAY I add to the current discussion by Steven Lyon, Reuben Tylor and Florence Syme-Buchanan on fishing laws and corruption in the fisheries industry.
Kia orana spirit is still alive and well
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
ON WEDNESDAY afternoon I attended a very meaningful event to mark International Peace Day.
'Back seat commentators' miss the point
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
HAVING read select quotes from a private and confidential email communication of mine, in a letter to CI News, I feel compelled to respond, as I can see that the anonymous back seat legal commenters calling themselves “Cook Islands Land Law Society” (not to be confused with the actual Cook Islands Law Society), are clearly missing parts of the bigger picture.
Growers need direction
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I believe Kiriau Turepu needs to get a job in the private sector and then he may learn how to create an agricultural empire that will be the envy of the Pacific Islands.
It's all in the name
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I HAVE had people ask me who in the Cook Islands Law Society (CILS) had written the anonymous article in the story headlined “Section 106A of the Property Law Act finally vindicates local landowners” published in CI News on September 20.
More on the Property Law Act
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE COOK ISLANDS Land Law Society is grateful to the anonymous local lawyer who responded to our recent article in respect of Section 106A of the Property Law Act and in respect of the Court of Appeal decision in "Greenroom", that finally gave the poorly written 106A the teeth our Parliament intended almost 20 years ago.
Confusion over double identity
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WE RECENTLY had someone posing as an ambassador in the headlines.
View on land law too narrow
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WE, NO doubt like many other sensible Cook Islanders, finished the article penned by “The Cook Islands Land Law Society” on section 106A of the Property Law Act 1952 with a sense of despair. For a society that concerns itself with the law, the society takes a shockingly narrow view of the issues.
A mockery of democracy
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I’M CURRENTLY in Auckland having just returned from Brisbane after attending my twin brother’s funeral.
Roads plain scary!
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MY WIFE and I are enjoying our ninth visit to Rarotonga, another three weeks sharing your peaceful home.
Counting dollars, not long-term impacts
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THURSDAY'S front page headline, "Nation hauls in tourist dollars," is a rather sad reflection on how our government counts dollars and not environmental impact while at the same time it counts dollars and not longevity of our ocean resources.
Minister taking too much credit
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
REGARDING the stories on the front page and on page four of CI News yesterday,
Former dog control officer clarifies issue
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IN THURSDAY’S CI News someone asked if anyone would clarify exactly what it is that the Cook Islands Police Service wants from pet owners.
Finance minister stands by his texts to Rose
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
JOHN SCOTT seems to take voyeuristic delight in sharing in his most recent letter the private and personal text messages between myself and Rose Brown. I guess this is the journalistic equivalent of sniffing someone's used underwear.
Police need to give us some answers
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
SOMEONE needs to clarify exactly what it is that the Cook Islands Police Service wants from pet owners.
Fishing report issues clarified
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WISH to correct the misleading statements in the Cook Islands News of Wednesday September 14 by MP James Beer regarding the final report of the Parliamentary Purse Seine Fishing Special Select Committee and also explain the true situation.
MPs race through one-sided sitting
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
YOU COULD almost detect a sense of jubilation and achievement filling the airwaves as parliament raced through the remaining business on the Order Paper on Tuesday.
Cartoon remark is on the money
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
CAN YOU believe PM Puna calling the opposition “childish” for not turning up for a sitting of parliament?
Cops not best choice for 'policing' animals
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IS THE government planning on establishing an entity here to “police” the animals?
Wrong about Nicholas
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I REALLY don’t have much to say in response to George Turias childish outburst. Politicians are expected to have thick skin and not let personal insults get to them. His words have as much value as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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