Letters to the Editor
Religious Organisations Restrictions Act unconstitutional?
Saturday 23 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am an atheist. The game was up for organised religion the day the HMS Beagle anchored off the Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin stepped ashore and began his scientific discoveries. While I was force-fed religious propaganda by well-meaning but misguided parents when I was a child, I had a free and enquiring […]
'Lack of co-ordination' on northern group flights
Saturday 23 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am aghast at the incompetence and wastefulness by this government of our public funds. Just last week PM Henry Puna chartered a flight to take him, his wife, niece, and some government staff to Manihiki and they stayed there from Wednesday until Saturday. Although he said that the purpose was for solar, […]
'Leave Norman alone'
Friday 22 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Doesn’t the Prime Minister himself have any more pressing issues to tackle from the country’s point of view other than hassling the Teenui Mapumai MP Norman George? Why not leave Norman alone with your article in the paper recently? If we go with what you are suggesting for Norman to come clean and […]
'PM, explain your concept of morals'
Friday 22 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the Prime Minister, in response to his statements that a fresh mandate is needed for Atiu (CINews November 19). You state that Norman George should do what is “morally right”. Firstly, where do you get the idea of “morally right” from? Given recent comments made in court, please explain your concept of […]
Stop condemning us – we are not here to evangelise!
Friday 22 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In response to Tutai Pere’s comments in recent articles about the Diwali celebration, I would just like to know why he is still wasting his time condemning Hindu religion. Why can’t he just mind his own business and leave our fellow Hindus and our culture alone. I am Indian and married to a beautiful Cook […]
Still no response from MFEM
Friday 22 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Question 4 in my letter of October 10, 2013 referred to breeding, stock replacement and planting programmes committed to production well past MFEM’s January 1, 2014 proposed execution date. Six weeks have now passed since then and there is still no response or acknowledgment that these commitments needed to be addressed. Scotts Farm […]
Bishop Pere 'old school, faithful servant'
Thursday 21 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
A smoke signaller writes on the controversy surrounding the recent public celebration in Rarotonga of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which started with a letter to the editor from Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church: “Bishop Pere may be old school but he does have the courage of his convictions and has shown […]
Breaking the silence
Thursday 21 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Because we can’t stand the silence that comes after the issue of sexual abuse was raised, we had to write this short note to thank Thomas Wynne for raising this issue in one of the most meaningful letters we have read to the editor in the 13 years we have lived here. We […]
Air NZ flight deal questioned
Thursday 21 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Being just a visitor to your fantastically delightful island would normally make me extremely reluctant in making any public comment about Cook Islands matters. The realisation that Cook Islanders have a certain aversion to non-Cook islanders giving suggestions, advice and criticism is fully understood. However, on the subject of Air New Zealand receiving […]
Thanks from award winner
Wednesday 20 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, All the things I forgot to say on the night (due to serious excitement and nervousness): An enormous thank you to Air NZ and to CI Tourism for your outstanding biannual event – and to all other sponsors and organisers who contributed to the evening. It was/is a wonderful event to showcase and […]
Love, humility and tolerance
Wednesday 20 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding Sophie Meyer’s letter (CINews November 18), I’m flabbergasted by her comment that she, Gus and Jonathon Cargill are totally against the Diwali festival and all that it stands for. I don’t doubt Sophie’s sincerity but have grave doubts as to her group’s sense of fairness, logic and reason, since the festival stands […]
'Love thy neighbour and judge not'
Wednesday 20 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a 17-year-old Cook Islander and I know that it is a basic human right to be allowed to practice and serve a religion of your choice. By denying people the right to celebrate Diwali, we are being as closed-minded as someone who is racist or doesn’t like a certain culture. People […]
CIP MPs 'neglect' issue of Colagate
Tuesday 19 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As the most senior MP in parliament today, I write to rebuke and protest about the decision by MPs Moana Ioane and Ata Herman, both CIP government members, not to attend the PAC sitting at parliament last Wednesday November 13. These members decided not to attend because they do not share the same […]
Kua papa ainei tatou?
Tuesday 19 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ki te Etita Te matangi ririnui, te ngaru tapoki tareu, te au karapa ka, te moe’anga o te ra i muri i nga tumurangi kerekere, kua rokoia e te tumatetenga. Teia ta tatou e kite nei tei tupu ki te enua Piripini, kua tareu ia tetai o teia enua, te au oire kite ririnui’anga o […]
'From darkness to light' – Bishop Pere
Tuesday 19 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Each and every island of our Cooks group has a story and testimony to tell of how their forebears were converted from an heathenistic lifestyle of polygamy, idolatry, cannibalism, tribal warfare and fear to a Christian new life of peace, freedom, love and respect, which all governments since self-government of 1965, traditional and […]
'No shadowy dealings' Rasmussen
Monday 18 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Let me respond to the presumptuous letter writer to your paper last Saturday. I have met with Atiu MP Norman George and former Democratic Party Atiu MP. In this meeting Mr. George presented me with his letter of resignation from the Teenui-Mapumai Cook Islands Party branch. The letter was dated 21 October 2013. […]
Where is our heart today?
Monday 18 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Please get your facts right before photos go to print. Why should I be correcting a photo where my husband and I are in and it has nothing to do with the Diwali festival? This was a fundraiser night for Breast Cancer where, we gave up our Saturday night to help support a […]
'Evil is closer to home'
Monday 18 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been so privileged to work here in Rarotonga and to be able to listen and counsel many young women and men, adults and parents, teachers and principals, prisoners and businessmen in the three years that I have been home. What a privilege it is to be able to hold their stories, […]
Finance questions still unanswered
Monday 18 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I hear that the minister of rugby league has returned from the UK. A couple weeks ago I posed the following questions to the Minister of Finance to answer. Despite the CINews asking for a response from him, none was received. He must have been too busy packing his bags. I ask again: […]
Get back to eco-warrior roots
Monday 18 November 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, By their own actions and statements, it would seem that Te Ipukarea Society has (temporarily) lost their way as an environmental non-government organization. Where is the ’precautionary principle’ of environmental law found in Article 15 of the Convention on Biodiversity adopted at the Rio Earth Summit .1992? Have they forgotten that the principle […]
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