Letters to the Editor
100 days not in CIP manifesto
Thursday 31 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read Norman George’s recent comments about the Cook Islands Party breaking an election promise to have 100 days of parliament sitting and felt obligated to respond and clarify.
Many issues in wages debate
Wednesday 30 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is in response to the letter from “The Watchman” in your issue of January 29.
Disgusted with health system
Wednesday 30 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to the passing of our sister and friend Marae Mataroa.
COLA a matter of fairness
Tuesday 29 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For the sake of our younger and more easily influenced readers, can you please put an end to the mis-information and flat out ignorant comments around the cost of living adjustment? It is not, as Richard Neves would have us believe, a reward for productivity by public servants, nor as some “observers” put it, a welfare payment of any sort.
'Less money in their pockets'
Tuesday 29 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There has been a lot of discussion, debate and opinions on the cost of living adjustment (COLA) in the paper recently that raises a lot of issues that need to be clarified so that a more informed analysis and decision can be reached by various stakeholders, including government.
Advocating COLA merits
Monday 28 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The debate in your newspaper on COLA has been fantastic and I thought was coming to a natural end.
Concern over doctor's words
Saturday 26 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing with concern with regards to the article ‘Sad death not meningitis, said doctor’.
Big waves, big air!
Saturday 26 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The recent batch of heavy rain and wind didn’t faze a number of Rarotonga’s best bodyboarders, who all united for a competition earlier this week.
COLA designed as safeguard for livelihoods
Friday 25 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your recent news articles and letters to the editor regarding the elimination of pay increases for public servants perhaps needs further clarifying.
Seabed transparency
Friday 25 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I note in one of your recent regional articles an issue relating to a new initiative for transparency in Pacific mining operations.
Cooks silenced by American Samoa
Friday 25 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The Cook Islands’ path to the OFC Under 17 Championship hangs by a thread after a 0-3 defeat to American Samoa on Wednesday.
COLA 'a form of welfare policy'
Thursday 24 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In reply to the response from the Leader of the Opposition about COLA, the intention of my observation was simply to point out the principles of pricing in the market place which eventually led to the question of COLA.
Let COLA keep working
Thursday 24 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Was Wilkie Rasmussen right in Monday’s front page story? Would compensation tied to merit discriminate against some government workers? Oh, I can understand Wilkie’s argument, to be sure.
COLA fair for public servants
Wednesday 23 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am very disappointed in the rather casual response by the Minister of Finance, Honourable Mark Brown about my initial comments on the cost of living adjustments (COLA) scheme.
'We know who we are'
Wednesday 23 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Mr Editor, I respond to Ngatokorua Ata Piakura seeking the truth of the history surrounding Ngati Pa of Takitumu.
COLA in current form obselete
Wednesday 23 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kia orana e tama, COLA in its current form is archaic and should be amended.
COLA keeps the engine running
Tuesday 22 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Adjusting the cost of living is a relatively straight forward matter for any government.
Ministerial travel costs questioned
Tuesday 22 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the absence of a Parliament sitting, I wish to raise questions of extreme importance and urgency in the public interest concerning a ministerial travel budget blowout.
School road needs work
Tuesday 22 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In preparation for the beginning of this year’s back to school for all the kiddies at Takitumu Primary school next week, it is my fervent hope that the Matavera MP, Kiriau Turepu, will do something about the dreadful condition of the road that leads to the school from the main road.
2 smiles
Tuesday 22 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Young twins Uhain-Ngaru and Haize-Hau (pictured) show off their best smiles while having a dip in a tub.
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