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Praise for KATA

Wednesday 12 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Something must be said about the editorial cartoonist KATA.

Common courtesy works both ways

Wednesday 12 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I note the letter to the editor by William Framhein accusing me of being “deficient” on my thinking.

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Turn record off

Wednesday 12 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I support the recent letter to the Editor about the “whinging Grey Power”.

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Open letter to Prime Minister

Wednesday 12 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Kia Orana Prime Minister Te akaaroa I toku au taeake te akano’o ia nei mei runga I ta ratou ngai angaanga Kavamani As we approach a by-election in Murienua that will determine the fate of your Government I have a simple question that I want to come out in the public arena.

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What are Digicel's real plans for Cooks?

Wednesday 12 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Firstly, thank you for publishing my last letter on telecommunications in your paper of Saturday February 8.

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Missing person query

Tuesday 11 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am trying to locate a person called Nicholas John Shepherd formally a lawyer resident in Norfolk, England who is thought to have migrated to the Cook Islands around 1986 with regard to a legal matter in England.

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Master plan mockery

Tuesday 11 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Volume 3 of The Cook Islands: Final Report for Preparing the Infrastructure Development Project on pages 28 & 29 makes reference to a 70 day period on Rarotonga without rainfall in 1992.

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How about some interest on seized funds?

Tuesday 11 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Cook Islands Party Government was swift to raid people’s back accounts but was reluctant to reimburse after announcing that it will.

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Create a tax haven for pensioners

Tuesday 11 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

After reading the pros and cons about the “Grey Power” back tax on their pensions, there seems to be two arguments about this topic.

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Elections behind soccer posturing

Tuesday 11 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

With reference to the Cook Islands Herald’s article on 29/1/2014 concerning the banning of Football Cook Islands members, I can’t remember when that newspaper previously showed the slightest interest in the affairs of football in this country.

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Telecom shares should be sold to locals

Saturday 8 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

A revolution in telecommunications and associated services is about to descend on the Cook Islands and we might not even be prepared for it.

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Pipework queried

Saturday 8 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Can you please ask the appropriate person these questions in regard the recent water main pipe installation in Avarua: 1.

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How to save Cooks over $50 million

Saturday 8 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, According to Mr Richard Neves, loans and debts are good for the country, wow! What a brilliant display of madness and arrogance.

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Reconsider septic tank decision

Saturday 8 February 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Can I please enquire through your newspaper why WATSAN declined a request for a project-funded septic tank system for the night market property in Muri? With up to 500 patrons frequenting the Muri night market on a weekly basis, surely this more than justifies and qualifies this very property to be installed with a WATSAN funded-septic tank system? Come to think of it, can WATSAN management explain to the public how a vacant section in Avana/Aroko, where the old Ngatangiia packing shed once stood, could qualify for a WATSAN-funded septic tank but the Muri night market property cannot? Surely priority would go to a property more deserving whereby it is a no-brainer that numerous people congregate regularly (night market) rather than some small section that has no dwelling on it and is unlikely to do so for some time? Where’s the justice and fairness in all this? Sadly it would appear in this particular instance that decisions were made by WATSAN management which were based on the individuals’ “standing” in the community rather than one based on merit.

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