Letters to the Editor
Letter: How effective are warnings?
Thursday 15 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Cook Islands Police spokesman Trevor Pitt says, in response to the suggestion that the Cook Islands Game Fishing Club might have breached the conditions of its liquor license by continuing to serve a very drunk patron that, ‘A warning to liquor outlets is long overdue’.
Letter: A warning to liquor outlets is long overdue
Wednesday 14 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Mr Editor, Friday’s newspaper tells the story of the school teacher’s Court case and her seeking name suppression while facing charges of drink driving after registering 1000 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath.
Letter: Living under God’s blessing
Tuesday 13 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am enjoying reading the series written by Howard Henry on the arrival of Christianity to the Cook Islands 200 years. The one on Atiu on Saturday, June 10 2023 was an amazing read.
Letter: ‘Kata is a national treasure’
Friday 9 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Kata is a national treasure of the Cook Islands. The political wit and astute observations of our social fabric combine to provide a near Dickensian ledger of our country, warts and all over the years of our democratic development.
Letter: Counting numbers and dollars
Thursday 8 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Tuesday’s front page headline, ‘Hawaii, Sydney routes to contribute $20m annually’.
Letter: Kata cartoon
Thursday 8 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write to register my disgust and contempt on the Kata cartoon that you published in your newspaper on Tuesday 6th June.
Letter: Home grown medicinal cannabis products
Tuesday 6 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The Government revealed in a press release on 19-5-23 to this paper that it does not have the money to start up a medicinal cannabis programme.
Letter: Original founders of Te Uki Ou
Tuesday 6 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Re Te Uki Ou School 30-year celebration story in the Cook Islands News last Monday, May 29. Interesting how original founders of Te Uki Ou were casually referred to as a group of parents. Nameless and irrelevant.
Letter: ‘If Tahiti can pay a living wage, so can we’
Wednesday 31 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Mr Editor, Monday’s Cook Islands News carried a story concerning minimum wage in Vanuatu. What caught this reader’s eye was the details of Cook Islands latest minimum wage at US$5.45 and French Polynesia at US$9.11.
Letters: Defendant facing raft of charges ‘out of control’
Tuesday 30 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia orana Editor, While reading the news briefs from the Criminal Court, I noticed the article about a man who had been on the wrong side of the law in the past, and had recently started a spate of drinking and reoffending, that even his lawyer and the Justice of the Peace were puzzled about.
Letter: Public versus private sector
Monday 29 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, At over 40 per cent the Cook Islands has the greatest percentage of public servants in the free world.
Letter: Where’re the checks and balances?
Friday 26 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, This is not favourable treatment, it’s more like criminal hijacking at the highest level? (Favourable treatment: PERC report on Penrhyn cyclone shelters project, Tuesday 23 May 2023)
Letter: Supermarket closure
Thursday 25 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
CITC’s announcement that, in the process of upgrading power for the Supermarket, that we will see changes in the fresh and dry foods departments can only be good news.
Letter: Medicinal cannabis debate
Thursday 25 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, An anonymous letter writer, in this paper, the Cook Islands News, made statements about myself and medicinal cannabis that are false.
Letter: Opinion page
Tuesday 23 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I’m sure this letter, probably will not be published. But maybe you might take some advice, you need to change the name “Opinion /Tumu Manako” page to the “Steve Boggs wants to get stoned legally” page.
Letter: What’s in a number?
Tuesday 23 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, It has been interesting to see the juggling of gross domestic product (GDP) figures in various reports regarding the economy over the course of the last 14 months.
Letter: State of Christianity
Monday 22 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The Saturday issue of Cook Islands News offers a timely capsule of the state of Christianity in the Cook Islands.
Letter: Endangering our health and wealth
Monday 22 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Last week in Bangkok, Thailand, Prime Minister Mark Brown rightfully criticised rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change and encouraged a shift towards grants (a gift that does not have to be paid back) to help ease the financial burden of poorer countries.
Letter: Our PM on the CNA TV channel
Thursday 18 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I was watching the CNA channel on TV yesterday and they showed an interview with our PM Mark Brown.
Letter: Disparity in road conditions?
Thursday 18 May 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Being a tourist to this beautiful island nation, we couldn’t help but notice the difference in the maintenance of the road on the eastern compared to the western side.