Letters to the Editor
'Face them in a by-election'
Tuesday 10 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am sick and tired of Norma George’s antics about his right to choose which party to belong to as a member of parliament.
'First de facto Demo leader'
Tuesday 10 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Wilkie Rassmussen’s swift response to a press interview I gave a CI News reporter a month ago, is expected and predictable.
Once was a beauty queen
Tuesday 10 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Beauty contests have fallen out of favour in recent years, but back in the middle and latter part of last century, they were a popular part of Aotearoa’s social and entertainment calendar.
CIFA silences Jamieson?
Monday 9 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On the subject of the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA), there’s always plenty of controversy that the public should know about.
Female athletes' efforts a national celebration
Monday 9 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With respect, may I on behalf of our patron Rongomatane Ariki, executive and members, commend the efforts of our women athletes in Wallis and Futuna attending the Pacific Mini Games.
'Encourage them!'
Friday 6 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to support the letter of ‘Concerned Avatea School parent’ (Focus on the qualities of teamwork, September 5).
Largest catch in years for Gary Parlour
Thursday 5 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The two-day Gary Parlour fishing competition hosted by the Cook Islands Game Fishing Club was deemed a success.
Focus on the qualities of teamwork
Thursday 5 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Sports has always been a part of learning for every child in the Cook Islands and for many parents it is always exciting to have your child represent their school in sports competitions.
A strategy for long haul flights
Thursday 5 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to provide your readers with an update on the recent process in seeking expressions of interest for the provision of long haul non-stop aviation services to the Cook Islands from November 2014 to November 2018.
Friendliest island in the world
Wednesday 4 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
My wife and I recently spent four beautiful weeks in Rarotonga.
'Strangling this tiny nation'
Tuesday 3 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I don’t want to bag Mr Teararoa Kimiora’s claims of intelligence (Led by a true Cook Islander, August 22), but can only offer him praise for sharing his experiences of struggle under previous governments.
Millions
Tuesday 3 September 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your front page report on the Air New Zealand subsidy (LA, Sydney flights to be reviewed, August 28) is an important one as it involves many millions of dollars.
Tax free New Zealand pension?
Thursday 29 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When my (CI) wife and I (NZ) retired and got the pension we were coming to CI to live, but medical reasons precluded.
No tax deductions
Thursday 29 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
To answer ‘Greying but grateful’ (Grey Power lacking real grey matter, August 27) I have been receiving my NZ pension for the last nine years here in the Cook Islands without any tax being deducted.
Thank you Esther Honey
Thursday 29 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My family and I were recently on holiday for 10 days on your beautiful island.
'Purse seining should be banned'
Wednesday 28 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I urge more Cook Islanders to write and demand that MMR and the government come clean about their talks with the European Union (EU) with regards to purse seine fishing.
Another perspective on island dogs
Tuesday 27 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As practice manager at the Esther Honey Foundation clinic, I have a very different perspective on our island dogs than those views expressed in the two recent letters of complaint.
Grey Power lacking real grey matter
Tuesday 27 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In Friday’s August 23 CI News it was reported that ‘Grey Power reiterates vow’.
Who exactly is aiding who?
Monday 26 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reading the letter by the writer calling himself ‘Not a Kiwi’ (A wave of anti-papaa sentiment in Rarotonga?) on 23 August, and comment by a smoke signaller under ‘NZ Aid’ on the same day, I wondered how stupid these clowns were.
Purse seining could be detrimental
Monday 26 August 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was extremely pleased to read ‘PM cautious on EU deal’ in Saturday’s (August 24) edition of CI News.
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