Letters to the Editor
'Go Local' campaign needs support
Wednesday 18 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to the letter by ‘Frustrated local business’ in last Wednesday’s edition of Cook Islands News regarding the widening trade gap in the Cook Islands. There is no denying that the imbalance between our imports and exports has become much greater and this should be a concern to all. It’s […]
Rude awakening in Rarotonga
Wednesday 18 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I recently returned from Pukapuka where I have been living for the last four months. In Pukapuka, I never had anything stolen. My toothbrush once went “yaelele” or for a walk, but it came back. Occasionally something would be borrowed but almost always returned. I never had any problems from men and was […]
Cut tax to $35
Wednesday 18 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Firstly I would like to acknowledge the Cook Islands News for highlighting some of the problems embracing our country at the moment. So keep up with the good job. Secondly I refer to the departure tax problem. I read in the newspaper the other day the Demo Party, if they become the government, […]
Faith in the system down the drain
Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for the chance to add my one cent to the proposal by government to increase departure tax to $70. Attention please, the government and your advisors – the age bracket needs reviewing. Who is in their right mind would charge a 13-year-old $70? Far out! Let us just hope the $70 […]
Bank loans biggest killer in our society
Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We are not that blind any more. I totally agreed with the comment made by the Minister of Finance that cheap loans are one answer to the depopulation problem to the Cook Islands. In fact several other factors that contributed to the big problem and they are as follows: Biggest killer in our […]
Go for gold Patty!
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is a message to Patty (Patricia Taea): Patty, you have taken our little nation to extreme levels of some of the world’s best games and still some are not pleased. You have driven miles to get where you are today and still some are not pleased. Girl, achieving greatly in your young […]
Thanks for your support
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all the Democratic Party supporters that rallied to give comfort and warmth to Mrs Tuaine Wigmore during the death of her much beloved husband and their children and grandchildren. As a loyal and strong member of the Democratic Party, Robert will certainly be missed […]
Angered by lack of communication
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am responding to Saturday’s letter from ‘Proud Mangaian’. Don’t be abhorred! I will see Rod Dixon and give him all the assistance I can. (I just have not got around to it yet as I am busy trying to survive.) What angered me was the lack of communication between the universities and […]
Why are police withdrawing so many charges?
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reading the court pages it appears the police are now withdrawing a large amount of matters. Is their evidence collection not up to standard, their decision-making skills lacking or has their supervision fallen away? Come on Maara, you are supposed to be a lawyer, well trained at the taxpayers’ expense, bring the success […]
Horror and dismay at dictionary criticism
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write to express my utmost horror, dismay and sadness at reading the letter written by Jan Kristensson in last Thursday’s edition over his views towards the recent efforts of Papa Rod Dixon and the Professors to get the Mangaian Dictionary Online for all to access. It really busted the bubble of excitement […]
Have a heart
Friday 13 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read the story on April 11 titled ‘We want support not criticism’. Have a heart! People criticise because their life is not interesting enough for them to talk about so they pick on others. First I will speak about Patty (Patricia Taea) – who is ‘my girl’. I was her athletics coach […]
Paranoid and guilty for not killing a pig
Friday 13 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m really annoyed at the person calling himself or herself ‘Always for Matavera’ and also at you for printing his or her stupid letter. By not being specific, he or she in one sweep cast suspicion over a number of people living in Matavera because someone wrote a letter to you complaining about […]
Finsec explains trade gap or trade deficit
Friday 13 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in relation to the lead headline in your paper on 10 April 2011 ‘Widest trade gap in region’. I would like to take the opportunity to explain the wider context of the balance of trade picture which has been reported. I hope it can provide your readers with a more […]
Tax increase will help send us under
Friday 13 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Every tourist is starting to hate the Cook Islands all because everything is expensive, the wages to locals are crap and now minister of finance and first-time member of parliament Mark Brown is putting the departure tax up from $55 to $80. CIP was the one that cocked up the Sheraton failed resort […]
Better coverage
Thursday 12 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Interesting to read the ‘Advertising is a no brainer’ letter in yesterday’s (April 11) issue of Cook Islands News. It confirms that instead of taking just one advertisement in the proposed Batman compendium, advertisers will get better coverage by spreading their money across different media. However, the figure of $2500 was quoted for […]
Heads up, Patty
Thursday 12 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Heads up to Patricia Taea. It is hard to believe how some people go the extra mile to criticise and try to bring down one of our very own who has represented the Cook Islands to the best of her ability. We totally agree with Chef de Mission George George they need our […]
Please advertise
Thursday 12 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was fortunate to over hear from a friend of a friend this week that she had just made an appointment to see one of the visiting eye specialists at the hospital, something done annually around this time of the year. Lucky as I had not seen it advertised anywhere, though I was […]
It's tree butchering!
Thursday 12 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I just wanted to lend my full support to the letter writer in Monday’s publication in regards to the tree butchering that has been taking place in Matavera over the past two weeks or so. What a disgusting mess. Those fools involved in the tree butchering in Matavera should be ashamed of themselves. […]
Call to help police fight crime
Thursday 12 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was heart breaking to see Aunty June Baudinet on the CITV News last night, asking for help and for the return of her laptop. This is not the first time that her shop has been broken into and it’s upsetting and heart breaking. There were a number of burglaries in the Easter […]
Empty can makes most noise
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I had a feeling a person of high calibre that lives in Matavera wrote the article about the tree butchering. Judging by your comments, you are a person that doesn’t do much for your oire or even take part in any community initiative and, why not just come out of your nutshell and […]
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