Letters to the Editor
Vaine roiroi kore e te maroiroi
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kit e Etita, Tata atu au i te oronga atu i ta matou akameitaki anga ta te au metuavaine o Ngatiarua e tei akakorona ia ki te kana tunu mori te ka tae mai, tei turuturu ia mai e te ona tauturu CIS, tei oora ia mai e ta ratou tamaine angaanga koia a Vanesa. […]
Charters more valuable than harpooning
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Many of your readers I am sure would like to see a picture of ‘Tamariki Kuki Airani’s’ grandfather harpooning fish from his vaka, if only to remind of bygone days when fish were plentiful. I recall during my childhood, the then common practice of stalking and the spearing of fish from the beach […]
Salute to Rangi
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am so impressed with Moana Moeka’a’s comprehensive coverage of his late father Rangitukua’s story. Intrigued by the man’s history especially when he was being educated on the remote island of Mauke then. Considering the difficulties that he had to put up with in trying to get to Rarotonga to travel to NZ […]
There are jobs
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read my friend MP Winton Pickering’s article on people leaving Pa Enua saying ”we got no jobs“. There are immediate jobs for at least 10 workers on Mangaia and 10 on Mauke to work in the maire exports. Earn earn up to $200 per day. You are your own boss. It is […]
What about the survey office?
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reading with interest Minister Mark Brown’s sourcing funds to computerise the Ministry of Justice and Police in your paper the other day prompts me to write and offer my 2 cent contribution to your paper about the neglect and demise of a now very small (3 staff) but equally important government institution and […]
Telecom explains work behind outages
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Recent comments about the adequacy of public notices when Telecom plans outages that affect our services have led us to re-think the way we do this. At the moment we have several important developments on the go and these require us to take parts of the network down for short periods to implement […]
Absolute crap
Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to reply to Meg Perkins of the University of Queensland, published on June 14. I have 12 siblings, five older and seven younger. We have had a great upbringing, you couldn’t ask for a better mum and dad. Both have well-respected jobs, were always there when we needed them, made […]
Are we promoting shark fishing?
Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last letter I reported that MMR refused to allow me to have a copy of the licences they have issued for exploratory fishing licences. My main objection to the issuing of the exploratory long line licences has always been the increase in the number of licences when I believe the resource is already […]
Who wants cheap fish?
Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is a response to Tuesday’s letter to the editor headed ‘Go local, fish local’ signed by Tamariki Kuki Airani. I guess you are one of those people who sit around and whinge all day while the world goes by. You may feel free to use my name when it suits you but […]
Dismayed to see smacking suggested
Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have just opened the Cook Islands News website for June 13 and to my dismay I see smacking suggested as a response to crimes committed by young children. Research has been done all over the world for over 100 years, not only Euro-Western research but non-Western and indigenous research, and the causes […]
Shambles in parliament
Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When I read that the Western Australia Parliament had invited several MPs to attend a workshop on how parliamentary business is conducted, I initially thought it was overdoing it. However, in light of this week’s shambles at Parliament, I have changed my mind, and would propose that they ALL attend including the new […]
Tax too much for family of four
Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have just returned from a visit to the Cook Islands. Our 14th in nine years and have noticed quite a few changes on the tourist front, but was dismayed to read about the increased departure tax proposed by the government. Just how much is reasonable? A Boeing 777-200ER carries 304 passengers. At […]
Arrogant, ignorant
Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The response from Telecom Cook Islands in relation to the damage caused to the main road in Aroko as a result of a recent project undertaken by TCI to install a new telecommunications tower is insulting to say the least and reeks of a monopoly business that is both arrogant and ignorant. TCI’s […]
Go local, fish local
Tuesday 12 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is a shame to see and read about the new rules and regulations limiting local fisherman to catch fish as they have been taught to. And what makes it even more of a shame is that these rules were suggested by a committee made up of charter operators. These rules obviously are […]
New Aroko tower draws flak
Tuesday 12 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For about two month or so Telecom Cook Islands has been installing a new telecommunications tower in Aroko, Muri. Some of the work undertaken has involved digging into the side of a slope in order to build a level foundation and platform which anchors the tower and provides adequate room for a small […]
Demo 'boycott' was stupid, childish
Monday 11 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to Saturday’s CINews about the unusual Demo boycott of a special presentation of the Budget for the Demo Opposition at Parliament last week. I am not a CIP voter but I think that Demo boycott decision was stupid and I don’t support it. I hope Kata does a cartoon about a […]
Save money, free software
Monday 11 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As all the businesses and government in the Cooks are battling to save money, there is a very simple way for almost all computer using organisations and individuals to save themselves the money they would normally spend on antivirus programs for their computers by simply downloading the free ”Microsoft Windows Essentials“ program from […]
Give Teava Iro credit for 'initiatives'
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The other night Teava Iro was on CITV Local News outlining why he wants to be the next MP for the constituency of Titikaveka after the upcoming by-election. A simple campaign platform really – to unite the people of Titikaveka in all aspects of community life. To remove the ugliness of party politics […]
Constructive criticism doesn't hurt
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I usually don’t respond to comments made in the media but in this case I wanted to respond to Matariki’s comments about the headline, coverage and photos. I have read all the updates on CINews online from the beginning of the season right up to now. I also read the article about the […]
Sea water on roads is natural
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Having spent the last ten days on the island I’m amazed at the faux outrage at the spilt sea water from the trucks leaving the port area. Last weekend I travelled along the sea wall road at the end of the airport runway and had to dodge the spray from the waves crashing […]
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