Letters to the Editor
'Again, good luck' on the Sheraton site
Tuesday 29 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to Sam Napa’s letter of Saturday October 26 headed “You had your turn”, which was clearly emotive and had no relevance to my letter of Monday October 21 headed “Good luck on the Sheraton project”, in which I wished them luck and pointed out issues on Vaimaanga to help them.
'You had your turn'
Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Tim Tepaki you had your turn.
Taxpayer funds for league ?
Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We learn from Cook Islands News that the government has given the national rugby league team $60,000 of taxpayer’s money to enable them to attend the World Cup in the UK.
'They want to know how much you care'
Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I want to say thank you to MP Mark Brown for being the “face” of the Puna government.
Seeing through 'the MMR sales pitch'
Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was encouraged by cabinet’s direction to Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) before it made a decision on MMR’s latest purse seining proposal, to carry out further public consultation.
'Ask for help' if you're unsure about taxation
Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I see some members of the community are trying to say that they should not pay tax while others in the same situation are paying tax.
'I always put food on the table'
Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Ian and Jackie Sanderson’s letter to the editor (‘We do not want NZ union stirrers’, October 17) in part reads, “we do not want NZ Union stirrers over here telling us what we should be doing”.
'Smoke and mirrors' at MMR consult
Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a frequent visitor to the Cook Islands with the welfare of your people at heart, I attended the consultative meeting called by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) in regard to the purse seine proposal.
Well done to tourism awards finalists
Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kia Orana to all the 47 tourism businesses who entered the third Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards this year.
No need for designated fire station
Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The last sentence in the CINews article on Monday 21 on the Nukutere College fire says it is time a designated fire fighting station is set up on Rarotonga, as Rescue Fire Service’s first priority is aviation safety.
Waiting for work to start on hotel
Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As Pa Ariki, landowner of the Vaimaanga hotel site, I was very surprised to read about my land and the hotel development on the front page of last week’s newspaper (Sheraton project to be resumed, October 18).
'We are the Grey Power of today'
Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I feel obliged to voice my opinion and question the very short-sighted memory of some of our people in the Cook Islands who are condemning the activities of the Cook Islands Grey Power movement.
The people have finally spoken
Monday 21 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I applaud the people of the pa enua in the Southern Cooks for their stance against purse seine fishing and foreign entities.
Debunking the 'Wilkie' myth
Monday 21 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the ‘Tropical Chronicles’ column (Debunking the ‘noodle’ myth October 11) I am disappointed to read Wilkie Rasmussen’s negative and misleading statements on the recent positive developments made in our manganese nodules based Seabed Minerals sector.
Teiea te moni?
Saturday 19 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
E Tama Etita, Kua anoano au kia tata atu i teia au nuti tei tupu i teia au mataiti i topa.
Good luck with Sheraton project
Saturday 19 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to comments made by Sam Napa in your lead story of CI News ‘Sheraton project to be resumed’ October 18.
'They made our country what it is'
Saturday 19 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There has certainly been a lot of public debate both for and against the Grey Power group’s tax intentions.
The biggest group of tax dodgers?
Friday 18 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Saturday’s smoke signaller says “Grey Power want to pay their taxes from the date the government makes it law for them to do so”.
Clear presentation on tax reform
Friday 18 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I want to say special thanks to Richard Neves and James Webb for the clear and excellent presentations on the tax reform proposal last Wednesday 16th October 2013, at the Sinai Hall.
'We do not want NZ union stirrers'
Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to reply to Dennis Tunui’s letter ‘At first they will laugh at you’ published in Cook Islands News October 15.
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