Letters to the Editor
Gender imbalance due to snap election
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The CIP may like to think otherwise but the decision to call for a snap election has effectively closed off the opportunity for more women and high calibre individuals to put up their hands and enter the political arena at the national level.
Bus is for the outer islands
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I must admit that it does look odd that CIIC would be calling for expressions of interest in relation to the purchase of a school bus!
MFEM has wrong priorities
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Richard Neves in his latest Pooh-Bah response to our elders says, “We need to be consistent in our approach to obeying the law when it comes to collecting revenue on behalf the Crown and managing the affairs of the nation”.
Why buy a bus?
Monday 12 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the Cook Islands Investment Corporation: Why are you purchasing a 24-seater bus?
Photo tender answers not convincing
Monday 12 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Having read your article regarding the recent Cook Islands Tourism Corporation request for photos and the 2012 tender for a complete production (corporate videos, ads for TV and Cinema, and a photo archive) I feel compelled to ask some simple questions, without entering into details of the tendering process itself.
Intent not enough to negate pension law
Monday 12 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to your recent article 'Pensioners to remain on MFEM hitlist'.
TMV petitioners question 70% leakage claim
Monday 12 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Our apologies by not saying to all our petitioners thank you for your support and to all your families – God bless you all!
Ministry rules are unfair
Saturday 10 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Ministry of Culture’s rules on who can compete in the dance competition are unfair to emigrant Cook Islanders and not exactly encouraging to the development of our culture.
CIP camp not whingeing
Saturday 10 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is so tiring to hear these moaners moaning about this and that the Government is or is not doing.
Majority still unhappy with outcome
Saturday 10 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to Tim Tepaki’s letter supporting Teariki Heather’s involvement in the Te Mato Vai Project, as a major shareholder of T&M Heather Ltd.
Support for verbal abuse claim
Friday 9 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m writing on behalf of my father, Papa Teanua Dan Kamana with regards to the letter Doreen Boggs wrote to the Cook Islands News on May 3, 2014.
On fires, minerals, sports and politics
Friday 9 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is not rocket science to know that if you cannot catch the person who is burning the properties on Rarotonga that he or she will carry on until they are caught.
Road pledge not kept by CIP
Friday 9 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the lead-up to the country’s last general elections held almost four years ago, the CIP acknowledged that the condition of Rarotonga’s main and back roads had deteriorated badly.
CIFA responds to letter
Friday 9 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If the 'Integrity Police' was sincere about his or her concerns this person should write to Oceania Football or CIFA to express those concerns.
Good governance in sport
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, So now that we have a new CIFA Executive installed, it’s time for the back patting to stop.
Ignorant driving angers writer
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I arrived home quite annoyed and angry with the female driver of a green Nissan truck, around 3.20pm on Tuesday.
Jekyll and Hyde performances
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It seems we have another Mr Hyde and Dr Jekyll in the Cook Islands Party ranks.
Deport foreign offenders
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana Chief, Te iu tikai te kite ete tuatua no teia au tamariki kanga, kiikiia e te tai au kanga ke atu a ratou e rave nei I runga ito tatou enua.
'Dumbstruck' by snap election call
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was meeting with Grey Power members in Aitutaki last week, filling them in on the good news that Parliament will be sitting as I spoke, to pass a law to:
Conflict of interest claim hypocritical
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter of May 2, 2014 by ghost writer Concerned Citizen, headed “Te Mato Vai work a conflict of interest”.
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