Letters to the Editor
Letter: Reuben Tylor: Looking at Cooks fisheries
Friday 14 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Following on from Reuben Tylor’s very informative article in the Cook Islands News on where he highlights the dramatic decline in fish catches around Rarotonga, the voting public needs to remind all Members of Parliament that they are elected by the people to first and foremost look after the interests of the people.
Letters: Hello academics
Thursday 13 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia koe e te Etita, Kua mataora au i te kite i te au aronga katu marama no te au university tuketuke o te pa enua i vao ake ia Rarotonga tei tere mai i teia epetoma i topa ake nei.
Letters: Warning signs are still being ignored
Tuesday 11 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the front page story the other day about the dangers of swimming alone at Avaavaroa passage in Takitumu despite the many signs around the beachside.
Letters: ‘Certainly more than adequate for any public servant’
Saturday 8 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia Orana Editor, Reading the article in Cook Islands News, July 5, 2023, regarding Nga Puna’s salary and bonus payments makes scary reading.
Letter: The effective method is ‘invisible’
Monday 3 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The Wednesday 28 June headline story, ‘$400k to be spent on coastal and foreshore erosion research’.
Letters: ‘It's incomprehensible’
Saturday 1 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, New Zealand Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm told this newspaper over a year ago that in New Zealand both the industry and patients have struggled with our medicinal cannabis regulations because they are overly restrictive.
Letters: What is going on?
Saturday 1 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia Orana, There has not been a single public TV /radio/or Cook Islands News ad announcement about the work apparently taking place on the bridge / stream just adjacent to the Rutaki side of the Vaimaanga/Sheraton Hotel site.
Letter: Government ‘lacks the intestinal fortitude’
Monday 26 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Your Friday paper reported that the Government is looking to legalise medicinal cannabis by Christmas because they find it too difficult to get the job done before that.
Letter: Improving our education system
Monday 26 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Education is of paramount importance in every country, as it serves as a foundation for a successful and prosperous society.
Letter: Liquor licences
Friday 23 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, A recent letter writer to Cook Islands News suggested that the Liquor Licensing Authority, when publishing public notices of liquor license applications, identify the actual location of the intended (legal) drug outlets, instead of just naming the relevant village.
Letter: Immigration regulation
Monday 19 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
E te Etita, E marekakore nei au i te ture ou (Regulation) i anga ia e te Immigration.
Letter: Walking the talk
Monday 19 June 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, We will find out today whether the recent review of the budget by the Public Accounts Committee was a waste of time or not.
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.
