Letters to the Editor
Letter: FIFA boss visit ‘a waste of money’
Thursday 27 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
It was good to read in your paper yesterday that the FIFA President will pay a visit to the Cook Islands and other Pacific countries.
Letter: Let’s learn from our mistakes
Thursday 27 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Thank you for taking the time to read my piece in last Saturday’s paper. Many days of thinking and hours of heartfelt writing are reduced to just a few hundred words and I can’t help but wonder at times if anyone takes notice. Meitaki ranuinui Des (Eggelton).
Letter: Fishing (again)
Wednesday 26 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I see RNZ swooping like vultures on your local opinion piece(s) to continue beating up this story, so I’ll try again to explain for your readers, who in my view might be being misled (‘Low’ low season for fishermen, July 24, 2023)
Letter: ‘Factions’ in the Gospel celebration
Tuesday 25 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I woke up this morning to enjoy the new day God has given me, and in return I thanked him for the peace and joy he has blessed me with his grace for I am alive in him.
Letter: The loss of sand in Muri …
Monday 24 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I write to correct the statement made by June Hosking within Te Ipukarea Society Saturday’s column – “what happened to the broad I write to correct the statement made by June Hosking within Te Ipukarea Society Saturday’s column – “what happened to the broad stretch of white sand in Muri and was told that truck loads were taken for the airport development”.stretch of white sand in Muri and was told that truck loads were taken for the airport development”.
Letter: ‘Shortened’ rugby union season
Monday 24 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write to express my disappointment at the Rarotonga rugby club competition.
Letter: Our laws and ribbon cutting ceremonies
Thursday 20 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, On any drive on the main road we all see motorcyclists with helmet straps hanging loosed and unconnected.
Letter: Operators share concerns amid tourism overcrowding in the Avaavaroa passage
Monday 17 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Rarotonga tourism operators Kura Happ and Jacopo Dozzo have raised concerns about ongoing developments at Avaavaroa Passage following recent safety improvements in the area.
Letter: ‘Missiles in Rarotonga’
Monday 17 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
To the Editor, Have you ever looked upward and seen bunches of coconuts hanging over the road?
Letter: Gone Fishing
Saturday 15 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I seem to recall the learned Mr Tyler advancing very similar theories on fish abundance (or lack thereof) several years, or perhaps even over a decade ago.
Letter: Reuben Tylor: Looking at Cooks fisheries
Friday 14 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Following on from Reuben Tylor’s very informative article in the Cook Islands News on where he highlights the dramatic decline in fish catches around Rarotonga, the voting public needs to remind all Members of Parliament that they are elected by the people to first and foremost look after the interests of the people.
Letters: Hello academics
Thursday 13 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia koe e te Etita, Kua mataora au i te kite i te au aronga katu marama no te au university tuketuke o te pa enua i vao ake ia Rarotonga tei tere mai i teia epetoma i topa ake nei.
Letters: Warning signs are still being ignored
Tuesday 11 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the front page story the other day about the dangers of swimming alone at Avaavaroa passage in Takitumu despite the many signs around the beachside.
Letters: ‘Certainly more than adequate for any public servant’
Saturday 8 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia Orana Editor, Reading the article in Cook Islands News, July 5, 2023, regarding Nga Puna’s salary and bonus payments makes scary reading.
Letter: The effective method is ‘invisible’
Monday 3 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The Wednesday 28 June headline story, ‘$400k to be spent on coastal and foreshore erosion research’.
Letters: ‘It's incomprehensible’
Saturday 1 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, New Zealand Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm told this newspaper over a year ago that in New Zealand both the industry and patients have struggled with our medicinal cannabis regulations because they are overly restrictive.
Letters: What is going on?
Saturday 1 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia Orana, There has not been a single public TV /radio/or Cook Islands News ad announcement about the work apparently taking place on the bridge / stream just adjacent to the Rutaki side of the Vaimaanga/Sheraton Hotel site.
Letter: Government ‘lacks the intestinal fortitude’
Monday 26 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Your Friday paper reported that the Government is looking to legalise medicinal cannabis by Christmas because they find it too difficult to get the job done before that.
Letter: Improving our education system
Monday 26 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Education is of paramount importance in every country, as it serves as a foundation for a successful and prosperous society.
Letter: Liquor licences
Friday 23 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, A recent letter writer to Cook Islands News suggested that the Liquor Licensing Authority, when publishing public notices of liquor license applications, identify the actual location of the intended (legal) drug outlets, instead of just naming the relevant village.