Letters to the Editor
Build jetty in the right place this time
Thursday 25 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In regard to the story on page two of Tuesday’s CI News about the cruise ships that failed to offload passengers in town due to sea swells.
NZ immigration issue clarified
Thursday 25 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I just want to clarify that there are New Zealand Maori who are descendants through recent biological parents who are Cook Islanders and hence meet the criteria for descent from a Cook Islander.
Lessons to learn from Cyclone Winston
Thursday 25 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor On January 15 2014 you published my letter, “Lessons to learn from Tropical Cyclone Ian,” severe category 5 TC Ian having ploughed through the Tongan Ha’apai group some days before.
Please just stick to the facts, Tim
Wednesday 24 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In CI News on February 22 Tim Tepaki stated:
More on immigration
Wednesday 24 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to Te Tuhi Kelly’s article in Tuesday’s CI News
Straying from policy
Tuesday 23 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mindful of the recent appointment of the new Human Resources Manager for the Office of the Public Services Commission (OPSC) and its recent unpopular policy to encourage those public servants between the ages of 50 to 60 years to seek early retirement, I am surprised that the OPSC did not recruit a younger individual for the post of Human Resources Manager.
Conditions 'abysmal'
Monday 22 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been a volunteer for the past six years assisting the slow readers at the Nikao Maori School. The teachers have experienced many difficulties since the fire gutted the school, but have continued to give their best efforts in teaching their students.
Apprehensive about safety of fuel storage
Monday 22 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is good to know that we can get a “cleaner” LPG product from TOA. But there are safety issues with the TOA depot that perhaps the company could give the public some assurance about.
Sunday flights conceals economic truth
Monday 22 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, During a live broadcast on Monday last week I was asked by radio talk back host Tony Hakaoro what I thought of the government’s decision not to proceed and ban Sunday Flights as mandated by the recent referendum on same, the reason being it’s not in the nation’s economic interest and unconstitutional.
Drink driving is a cancer in our society
Monday 22 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editior, I wish to comment on the story on the front of Friday’s CI News about the road accident suffered by Caroline Andersen.
HR job was extensively advertised
Saturday 20 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the letter headlined “PSC Question,” published in the Cook Islands News on Thursday February 18.
Sand mining a lucrative business
Saturday 20 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There have been smoke signals of late in regards the removal of white sand in Arorangi. That has been in progress for many weeks.
Seadbed Minerals Authority Paul Lynch replies:
Saturday 20 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
‘Thank you to “Mr. Manganese” for his views. Everyone is entitled to their views, negative or positive.
Dream of nodule riches goes sour
Saturday 20 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Wow!
Sunday flights stance pure politics
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If banning flights to operate on Sundays to Aitutaki is unconstitutional as our jet-setting Prime Minister NOW seems to believe (and I agree with him), why didn’t he take that position right from the beginning and avoid the referendum?
Setting the facts straight on environmental views
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to answer the smoke signal asking if I, Ruth Horton, had proposed a waste facility on Motu Tapu.
Rape case deserves outcry too
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I agree with talkback host Tony Hakaoro on his views on the Immigration Department.
So help me God
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor Boy what an interesting TV show of all these Australian Ministers being sworn in.
Nothing left
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor The Police Commissioner is right, no self respecting gang would set up shop in the Cook Islands.
It's hypocrisy
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a lawyer Henry Puna must have been well aware of the real difficulty in reversing the Sunday flight for Aitutaki.
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