Letters to the Editor
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Compendium advertising is a no brainer!
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a marketing person with no affiliation to any publication I want to point out the marketing options available to large and small tour operators here in the Cook Islands. Spend $8100 per year for a full page in the new John Batman compendium in 40 hotels – 853 actual rooms Versus: Spend […]
Women encouraged to be in control of their health
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I understand the doctor’s response to my letter, and I do understand what he explained in his letter. However, my concerns stem from my personal experiences, and that of my extended family and friends. I find it hard to comprehend how receiving a Pap Smear can potentially cause a person harm. I was […]
What's BTIB doing about closing 'trade gap'?
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, How ironic is it for CINews to highlight on Tuesday’s front page WIDEST TRADE GAP IN REGION and then at the bottom of the page shows BTIB in assisting with fundraising for outer island youth activities. Here we have a government state-owned enterprise (BTIB) whose focus should be on strengthening trade sectors and […]
Ripping off the little people
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The ongoing saga of this boat from Samoa has in fact turned out to be just another money-making venture by some ‘wanna-be, make-a-name-for-himself’ so-called public servant, who in partnership with the goons in the present Cook Islands government has once again succeeded in a scheme to ‘screw’ and ‘rip-off’ the little people of […]
'Butchering' beyond belief
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s a pity that the folks of Matavera who have been undertaking the tree demolition don’t understand the word “beautification”. This proud village won the best village of the year some time ago, and while some tree trimming is necessary, the complete “butchering” by those who just love to have an excuse to […]
Teach te reo
Thursday 5 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Teia au tei Australia nei, te kite nei au te taravake a to tatou metua ki runga i ta tatou tamariki, e tika te meitaki ua ara te apii i te reo papaa, eaa ra e ngaro to tatou reo tupuna, akamaroiroi eiaa e akama, apii ia ta tatou tamariki te reo tupuna […]
Examine all possibilities
Thursday 5 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In reference to freight rates being tightly regulated by the Cook Islands Government. A long time architect friend of mine is fond of saying that a building code is simply the minimum standard beneath which a building will probably not be safe. Similarly, a regulated price in a single-supplier, nationally-critical service is probably […]
Digital dictionary a 'wasted effort'
Thursday 5 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Mangaia Language has been digital for at least five years! A comprehensive dictionary was compiled by Marsa Dodson with support from Otago University and in cooperation with the local people. Marsa resided on Mangaia with her husband for two years and thanks to her tireless effort the final version of the dictionary […]
Freight rates 'remarkably stable'
Wednesday 4 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to my previous correspondence to Cook Islands News on the subject of Cook islands shipping services, which you kindly published in your March 30 edition. I have since read a lengthy letter from James Beer on the same topic, and published in your April 3 edition. With great respect to Mr […]
Personal ownership is a deadly spirit
Wednesday 4 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, May I submit a comment regarding MP Wilkie Rasmussen’s and Charles Little’s letters to the editor on the subject of Judicare Bill Laws of late. Their views are what they are, just views. It is impossible to believe that they and the government including the Law Society will solve the people’s problem for […]
Shipping monopoly adds to woes
Tuesday 3 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When your reporter called for comment on the shipping announcements, I had to hold my breath to stop myself saying too much over the phone on such a complex situation. After some thought, I can say that the Cook Islands just became less attractive as a place to do business for both investors […]
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