Letters to the Editor
Serious questions surround 'draft' report
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As the author of two fairly lengthy letters the first in the Herald (30.09.15) and the second in the CIs News (October 20) republished in the Herald (October 21) on the subject of Government’s mishandling and unlawfully management of the public revenue I cannot help but be aware that in the absence of any plausible denial by the Executive of any wrongdoing, there has nevertheless surfaced news that an investigation is afoot.
Recycling centre mess continues
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read a recent letter in CI News and the words of Tim Arnold legal advisor (lawyer?) to Pa Ariki explaining the fact from the fiction allegedly written by some of your letter writers.
Laws define 'native'
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mata McNair’s recent letter published in Cook Islands News is rather remarkable.
Pristine lagoon – or muddy swamp?
Monday 2 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, From the first time I windsurfed on Muri Lagoon in April 1999 I recognised the fragility of this extra ordinary natural playground.
Rarotonga's golden egg has cracked
Monday 2 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana, The concerns around the current weed growth within Muri Lagoon need some very, very urgent attention.
Medical costs don't come into it
Monday 2 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I was on a flight to Auckland in 2013 and my brother-in-law got sick half an hour away from Auckland.
Don't trash our flag
Saturday 31 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have had a boat bombed twice by military planes while flying the Cook Islands flag, now we have a boat flying our flag, seized carrying tons of narcotics.
Tractors shrink and multiply
Saturday 31 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Did the Chinese tractors shrink and multiply in the rain?
Doing right thing with Chinese machines
Saturday 31 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, “Do the Right Thing” asked an important question in yesterday’s CI News regarding Members of Parliament and the quads gifted from China.
Unit title could solve major land issue
Saturday 31 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Catching up on conversations regarding occupation right, it seems to me we got our knickers in a twist over some eminent judge from New Zealand pointing out that “occupation right” speaks for itself: that the right to occupy land is for lifetime only, meaning when we die so does our occupation right.
Animal care needs awareness campaign
Friday 30 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to the recent stories about deliberate animal cruelty, I agree totally with the writer, of the smoke signal who said: “Another thing that is really disturbing is the total lack of reaction from anyone on the island, apart from the person who was angry enough to write the letter to CI News.”
Quad bikes questioned
Friday 30 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There’s really no use for quad bikes on our small islands with their small farm allotments (of sometimes no more than an acre).
More on Cook Islands Maori greeting
Friday 30 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thanks to Tuma Mataiti (October 27) for his explanation of the correct way (according to him), to pronounce, or write, that famous modern Maori greeting, “kia ora ana (na),” but he is still wrong.
Demos appeal to PM for answers
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Demos are trying to be as polite as possible, but at the same time to fulfill our mandate as the opposition … to act as the people’s watchdog.
The facts on Pa Ariki land controversy
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write as Pa Ariki’s legal adviser.
Political scene has certain smell
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Mata-Atua McNair’s links with Cook Islands politics go back to 1978 when she flew to Rarotonga from Wellington, New Zealand with a family group of “fly-in voters.” In this article the island resident looks back at the days when Albert Henry ran the country and compares it with the current state of political affairs in this country.
Chinese tractors not the right answer
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the Minister of Agriculture: I read the story in CI News about the Chinese tractors which have been given to the Cook Islands to help the farmers of the Pa Enua.
Muri lagoon a waiting time bomb
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Muri lagoon problem was always a time bomb waiting to happen.
Check the Bible for facts about greeting
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am the person who wrote the letter to the editor on October 2, headlined, “They’re taking the ‘n’ out of Kia Orana.” I was writing about how some Cook Islanders have got into the habit of using the New Zealand Maori greeting, “Kia Ora.”
Maintenance not just our problem
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was passing Constitution Park on my way to Lagoon Day on Thursday when I saw a whole lot of Chinese tractors.
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