Letters to the Editor
Media circus
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Just a quick note on last week’s media circus. Bouquet to the local media for their professionalism, patience, and humility, and to our foreign colleagues, perhaps a lesson in the above. William Framhein Matariki FM
They stayed!
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In recent weeks, I have been reading and following news items on public individuals and the fair share of public letters criticising the ministers, HOMS and public employees. Most recently, the headlines surrounding the police commissioner and minister over tax matters. It is important to note that these individuals are NZ qualified and […]
Dog patrol
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I was disappointed to read recently about the incident at a local night club in Rarotonga. As a frequent visitor to the island I would think it was the duty of the police to assist visitors and locals alike in any situation that may arise. It would appear from the reports in your […]
Questions on fishing 'waffle'
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s wonderful to see all and sundry getting behind the ideas of a shark sanctuary and a marine park – but the interesting absence of any comments or cheers from the Minister and Secretary of Marine Resources has to be noted. The reason for their silence lies of course in their knowledge that […]
Fibre optic 'fantastic'
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read with interest the proposal by Hawaiki Cable Ltd to connect a cable to Rarotonga. It would be fantastic if it got off the ground, but some questions have to be asked. Who is funding the capital cost of the project? It seemed from the article the Pacific islands governments would have […]
Is NES just a 'rubber-stamp'?
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Perhaps someone can tell me what the purpose of the Cook Islands National Environment Service is. I am very disappointed every time I drive through town watching the machinery work to reclaim land for the Punanga Nui, or see an old tree cut down for ‘beautification purposes’, or see a big scar in […]
Copy the Marshalls
Thursday 30 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mr Tony DeBrum of the Marshall Islands needs to be congratulated for the excellent views he presented in CINews yesterday. His concerns are exactly the same as ours here in the Cooks, and we all need to assist our PM Henry Puna, to bring about the same hardhitting legislation which will cause errant […]
Stop the bad behaviour, it's damaging us
Thursday 30 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in support of Florence Syme-Buchanan’s letter dated August 28. It saddens me that such behaviour is happening on our small island we call paradise. This kind of publicity is so damaging to us, so something really needs to be done NOW. I work in the tourism sector like many Cook Islanders; […]
O3b will be online late 2013
Thursday 30 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Yesterday’s article headed ‘Fibre optic proposed’ includes a reference to O3b ”which Telecom proposes to introduce early next year“. This is incorrect, and I’d be obliged if you could please rectify this in case it causes confusion. Telecom signed a contract with O3b in June 2010, confirming an order for delivery of their […]
No need for regional regulation
Thursday 30 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is a reply to the opinion piece by Dr Paul G Buchanan headed ‘FOCs need regulatory body’. Dr Buchanan obviously has absolutely no knowledge of the international nature of shipping or the international nature of how shipping is regulated or how ships are registered, surveyed and certified. He seems to suggest that […]
Customs upset tourist
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a regular visitor to the Cook Islands, having been to the country eight times. But the start to my holiday this time was extremely disappointing. I flew in with my wife on the Saturday night flight from Auckland and brought one litre of gin and six bottles of beer from the […]
Silk's outburst 'breathtaking'
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I cannot let Don Silk’s letter to your newspaper go without reply. Don Silk has chosen to ignore the facts supporting my company’s application for judicial review as outlined in your article. The current proceedings are only about our Dangerous Goods Act. Its regulations say that all fuel storage facilities in the Cook […]
'We used to be a safe country'
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Since moving to New Zealand so my children can get schooled here, I have refrained from commenting on issues back home preferring to leave that for the real locals. But after today (Tuesday 21 August), I am moved to write about my nephew because what has happened to him is just appalling and […]
Cops, jobs, security, Fiji, CISNOC...
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With all the recent cases opening up about the police it’s an embarrassment to the commissioner who should just hand in his resignation or the prime minister if he ever shows any initiative should terminate him on the spot. Example: the same as what was done to Mark Short shortly after CIP took […]
Raro cures winter blues
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We are just back from what has been our 9th trip to Rarotonga. We had our first visit in 1996 and we love to visit you all and we always have a wonderful lazy relaxing time. We live way down the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand in The Catlins and […]
Standards too low, training too short
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For a former police officer to imply the problem of theft by police is due to poor leadership is both a lie and (pardon the pun) a cop out (Aug 20). All police officers are adults, and as adults they are responsible for their own actions. Long before the proverbial hit the fan, […]
Thank God
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After waiting patiently for six months for the road works to repair our road (top part), I decided to do it myself to avoid more accidents. It shows you either the government haven’t got the resources or they don’t give a damn about the aronga rikiriki (small people) of our country. Thank God […]
Arataki matakukore
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana e Tama, Te ngakau parau ite kiteanga ite karape e te pakari o te upoko arataki atupaka o te au akava i tana i rave ite kimikimi anga ite au angaanga taravake a tona aronga angaanga e pera tei opukina ia mai no te okooko e te kai maruana. Teia ta tatou i […]
Dogs never so bad
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In regard to G. Brown’s (NZ) letter (Wed 15), we too have been coming to Rarotonga for many years – like 16 or 17 and we absolutely agree with everything he says. The dog problem has never been so bad or so terrifying. Does Rarotonga want tourists or are these savage dogs trained […]
PSC denies 'earmarking' of Aitutaki job
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The public service commissioner says the accusations against his office printed in a letter to the editor yesterday are based on ”unfounded speculation“. An Aitutaki person who wrote a letter under a nom de plume alleged that a position in the Aitutaki department of internal affairs was being ”earmarked“ for Kaiti Paiti, the daughter of […]
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