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One opening would do for Penrhyn

Friday 26 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I guess he just could not help it, you know that itch to fly as always at taxpayers’ expense.

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Out on their backsides

Friday 26 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It was your paper CINEWS who exposed Henry Puna’s arrogance in the Wellington political circles. Thank you!

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Think twice about UN status

Friday 26 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, May I suggest that we seriously consider having our seat at the United Nations (UN)?

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Rights bring responsibilies

Friday 26 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, ‘Dirty politics’ have been the focus of many news articles in the Cook Island News recently.

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Silly outburst

Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Please advise your publisher Mr Woods his silly little outburst accusing Trevor Pitt of two timing, masquerading and having a conflict of interest smells of professional jealously.

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Thank you

Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A huge thank you to the members of the public who assisted us after my wife had a bicycle accident (Monday) at the roundabout in town.

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Quit talking about UN membership

Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, NZ PM JOHN Key, interviewed by Radio New Zealand on June 19, couldn’t have been any clearer “....If the Cook Islands wants UN membership, the constitutional relationship, including the current shared citizenship, will need to change”.

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'No more coalitions please'

Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor Rumpelstiltskin: no more coalitions please. If Cook Islands News applied itself to investigating our current affairs instead of just parroting the skewed opinions of uninformed observers, newspaper readers would learn something of value.

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Follow George Maggie's example

Tuesday 23 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Democratic Party’s vulnerability to lack of sensible in depth debate initiatives right throughout Parliament came to the fore on the last day of sitting when their Leader William Smiley Heather ‘waffled’ his way incoherently in reply to the second reading of the Income Tax Amendment Bill.

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Call it the 'social disaster bill'

Monday 22 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Social Assistance Bill recently debated in the NZ parliament is a misnomer: it should be renamed the Social Discrimination Bill.

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'Fish worth a lifetime of tourist dollars'

Monday 22 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading your large allocation of news from Palau where they have set world firsts in achieving a protected ocean environment around their islands.

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Boycott 50th celebrations in protest

Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The reported comments by Prime Minister Henry Puna in yesterday's CINews relating to purse seining are disappointing and deserve comment.

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Begging drivel embarrassing

Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Can we really be listening to the ministers in Parliament and believe they are working towards a better economy for the Cook Islands?

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It's freedom of choice

Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Does anyone or anybody have the right to force an adult to attend a church service?

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More about Miss Cook Islands...

Friday 19 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It was an interesting story in the Cook Islands News on June 18 in regard to the MCIA and MCIPA.

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MP's referendum views 'astounding'

Friday 19 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, After reading last Saturday’s paper (13 June) re discussion on the Aitutaki Sunday flights in parliament and the launch of the Kia Orana campaign by Tourism Cook Islands, I was tempted to write to your paper – combining both issues to reflect my view on the Sunday flights.

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PM shows his persistence

Friday 19 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, PM Henry Puna intends to continue his pursuit of UN membership when PM Key visits in August (CINews 17.06.15).

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That's great work, High Commissioner!

Thursday 18 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my sincere thanks to the new New Zealand High Commissioner, Nick Hurley for his excellent foresight and action in helping to bring the traditional artists of New Zealand the Cook Islands together.

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Issues surround motion rejection

Thursday 18 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Last week a motion expressing no confidence in the Cabinet and another delving into the New Zealand citizenship and UN membership controversy were submitted by the Opposition for inclusion in the Parliamentary Order Paper. Neither of the motions made it that far, and in a letter to the editor of CI News, John Scott explains why…

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Independence a distraction?

Monday 15 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am concerned by the reporting of what was actually said about the bid to seek a seat on the United Nations.

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