Letters to the Editor
Please go easy on the make-up!
Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After looking at the front page photo on Saturday’s newspaper and reading the comment ‘It won’t be all about looks’, may I throw in my three dollars’ worth on something that gets up my nose regarding beauty pageants/shows/performances in the Cooks. I had to look at the names in the photocaption to realise […]
A second chance
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We salute Judge Colin Nicholson for his tenure as a judge in our courts and commend him for his comments ”it’s never easy to judge a fellow human being…“ A person was mentioned in that article whom the judge presided over their case and I wonder to myself, the person’s name was aired […]
Put off by salon reps
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My friend and I arrived on beautiful Rarotonga early on Saturday morning… headed off to our resort to get settled in then headed off to hire us a car so we could attend the market later that day. People here are so nice and welcoming. As we walked around the market the vendors […]
Tuna leftovers?
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m referring to a plan by the government to package and distribute our own tuna brand using a US based company Starkist located in Pago Pago. Maybe it’s my own lack of knowledge that I’ve never heard of or seen such company processing tuna products using Cook Islands tuna. Not according to the […]
Te akaroa, pensioners
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the pensioners, unfortunately the government is unable to lower the departure tax due to financial problems. So there is a possibility the departure tax will increase to about $70 (te akaroa, especially for those travelling to NZ for medical check-up). As I said previously, the problem is with the government structure, too […]
It's time to go hard or go home
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the mid 1980s, the Arorangi Rugby Club A team made history in becoming the first team to win the ”Champion of Champions“ shield 10 years in a row. A feat no other club has equalled. Avatiu club on the other hand held onto a trophy for nine consecutive years, only to see […]
Why the secrecy on fishing facts?
Friday 18 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been staying with my 89-year-old mum in NZ for the last three months, so don’t have much to report on fishing in Raro. However, snapper fishing in the Waitemata Harbour is really impressive. The Waitemata was closed to commercial fishing some five years ago and now you can nearly always catch […]
Condolences
Tuesday 15 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was with great sorrow I received an email from Michelle Wigmore advising of the recent passing away of her father Robert. Along with my family we have been travelling to Rarotonga for well over 35 years. My work being in Agriculture meant I first meet Robert on one of my very early […]
Yes or no?
Tuesday 15 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In respond to DeJeffries (NZ) concerning the implication of the departure tax which is too expensive, yes you are dead right, you are not the only one. We in the Cook Islands are complaining too, especially the elderly. Quite honestly I have visited the PM and am still waiting for his answer. How […]
An old cure
Tuesday 15 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I noticed the BBC health article ”Cancer cure in curry“ in the CINews of May 8. Thank you for this article, although the first paragraph is stating wrongly that a chemical in curry is to be tested for its ability to kill bowel cancer. What the paragraph should say is: a chemical in […]
Lacks balance
Monday 14 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to your story heading ‘60 seeking 10 HOM positions’. Is it appropriate that the Chair of the Selection Panel is the Public Service Commissioner? He is ultimately the employer. It has been the practice for many years that the position of chairman of the selection committee is an independent one, one […]
A serviceman is mourned
Monday 14 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last week, we buried one of our ex RNZAF servicemen in Hamilton, NZ, and one of our guys recited the following poem that really hit me. Having served 20 years in the RNZAF and comparing what we lost with the recent state funeral, I thought it appropriate to forward and share this with […]
Call to greet and show love to vaka fleet
Monday 14 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I think you should call upon our paddling fraternity (some of the best in the world) to paddle out and give the traditional vaka fleet a welcome worthy of the Cook Islands when they arrive this week. I think the schools should consider a mass greeting if it could be arranged. I realise […]
He left a wealth of teachings
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, It is with great sadness that I have received the news for the passing away for Sir Geoffrey Henry, long lasting political leader of the Cook Islands and recently Speaker of the House for the Cook Islands Parliament. As the country and the Pacific prepare to farewell one of its most outstanding leaders, […]
Outrage at $20
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As one of the supporters of the International dancing competition 2012, I find it embarrassing to read in the newspaper on Thursday May 10 that the cover charges for the event was $5 and $10 only to be told at the door that $20 is the cover charge and not what has been […]
'Keep alcohol out of schools'
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I saw in the paper a Liquor Licence request by fundraisers on behalf of a prestigious school. I thought no way, have they exhausted all other means of fund raising they had to resort to alcohol inclusion. What kind of message are we conveying to our children – alcohol is good because it […]
Apology for polluting air
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am replying to yesterday’s Smoke Signal showing a photo of one of our buses and referring to it as a ‘smoking bus’. You do say at the bottom of your Smoke Signals for readers to Smokies rolling in! One way of doing it with real smoke: The driver of bus #10, Eddie […]
Pork loin painting 'a disgrace'
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing on behalf of many Cook Islanders who feel that the publishing of the supposed art piece depicting Mr Bergman in his entirety a disgrace to our heritage, culture and people. To the point, it is rather sad that this is considered art and is endorsed by the people who consider […]
Privy Council may not be the right avenue
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am fascinated with the issues raised in the land cases that were heard by the Privy Council Judicial Committee in London. The fascination is not only with the land cases themselves which are concerned with very important issues of land and rights to title of land but also whether in fact the […]
Appalled
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a regular visitor to Rarotonga for the past nine years, I am appalled that the government is contemplating an increase in the departure tax. I have done some investigation and it is apparent that Rarotonga is the highest in the South Pacific. Refer the following from the cheapest to the most expensive […]
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