Letters to the Editor
Greetings from Parliament
Thursday 24 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana kotou e te hiti tangata Kuki Airani katoatoa i te Aroha Korereka e te Mahanahana o to tatou Metua Atua tei akono meitaki e te hakakiki mai ia tatou ki tona ara au ki katoa.
Responses make amusing reading
Wednesday 23 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m amused by the response of your correspondents “Please Take the Ticket” and “PhD-girl” to Bishop Pere’s recent rant.
Pastor critics need to read
Wednesday 23 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, One of your correspondents who criticises Bishop Pere, mentions Planet Earth and bedtime stories.
Lights appreciated at Christmas
Monday 21 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, One of the great things to come out of the 50th celebrations was the zig-zag of coloured lights around the island.
Leviticus has us in a tight spot
Monday 21 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for doing so much to educate our people regarding God’s Law in Friday’s Cook Islands news by publishing the letter to the editor from our eloquent Pastor.
No conflict of interest over pearl promo
Monday 21 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your lead story on Saturday, December 19 entitled Conflict of interest a real pearler, focused on an alleged conflict of interest and improper conduct on the part of the Cook Islands Pearl Authority (CIPA) when it entered into a promotional arrangement with Drum Productions Ltd (DPL) to launch the Style Pasifika Collection.
An insult to Christian principles
Friday 18 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Threat quite clear
Friday 18 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s extraordinary that someone in Brian Coker’s position, a businessman with a business geared for tourism, plus an interest in the pearl farming industry in Manihiki, is so misinformed to claim that climate change is not “the biggest threat to mankind,” today. (CINews, December 14).
Leading figure in 'Schoonergate' departs leaving some questions
Friday 18 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Your paper has printed findings on the Schoonergate saga to the effect that Richard Neves was out of order in his use of public funding for the payment towards an unsafe boat for transporting our people back to the pa enua.
Pipe project stalled for good reason
Wednesday 16 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The work to lay water pipes across the area from Kauare to Avaavaroa in Titikaveka is stalled for a good reason.
Planned cable project raises questions
Tuesday 15 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Recently the CI News published an article which said that Bluesky had signed a turnkey project with Alcatel Lucent to provide a cable link via the about to be built Moana cable.
Bigger issues than climate change
Monday 14 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The statements attributed to the Prime Minister, Henry Puna in CI News on December 12 such as – “the Cook Islands is increasingly threatened by sea level rises driven by global warming” – are really quite amazing.
Writer not travelling at taxpayers' expense
Monday 14 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in response to the letter from ‘Disgruntled Taxpayer’ which refers to my attendance as a Pacific Media Editor covering the Tuna Commission (WCPFC12) meeting in Bali this month.
What's happened to our traditional dishes?
Monday 14 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was pleased to see the food competition advertised recently, with the focus on our local food.
College claims may be premature
Friday 11 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to Thursday’s front-page story that claims that Nukutere College and the landowners of that land “...are confident they have secured Catholic secondary education on Rarotonga for the future.”
Trip seems fishy
Friday 11 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Through your newspaper, can I enquire as to how MMR’s media consultant Helen Greig was funded to attend the annual Tuna Commission meeting currently being held in Bali, Indonesia?
Thanks, but not my information
Thursday 10 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, May I thank “All the Best” for the kind words in his or her letter of December 3, headed “Tepaki letter enriching.”
Letter critic a 'terrorist,' says Tim
Thursday 10 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, May I respond to Ex-CIP’s letter of December 4 by saying that if he or she left the CIP over EU fishers purse seining some of our 1,250 fishing days quota that we can’t fish ourselves, and paying our Government $9.6 million to aid our health and education, then he or she must be anti-Cook Islands and a terrorist.
Missing links in controversial story
Thursday 10 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A column in CI News last Saturday bv Te Tuhi Kelly referred to the debate on same-sex marriage.
Time for united stand on Muri lagoon
Wednesday 9 December 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is with great urgency that the letters to the editor of CI News and calls to clean Muri Lagoon have been hitting the headlines lately, and this awareness, albeit half past the 11th hour, is what has been needed to address the problem.
« Previous 1 … 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 … 388 Next »