Letters to the Editor
Out of sight, more in mind
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing regarding the article ‘Volunteer dreams in Pukapuka’ published on 15/2/12. The article does not exaggerate the needs of Niua School. I have served the Ministry of Education for 44 years. I worked as a science teacher at Niua School for the last 20 years. Since 1992, I tried to get […]
Looking for solutions
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to the article I wrote ‘Volunteer dreams in Pukapuka’ about Niua School that appeared in the Cook Islands News. I want to be very clear that the principal and the staff of the school did not know about the article nor were they involved in any part of […]
CISNOC has robbed us
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is interesting (and sad) to note in recent newspaper articles about how disappointing and depressing it is to be robbed by your own people, when a lot of people including our own system, don’t get it that the same trait has happened where CISNOC has robbed the local athletes of funding that […]
4 dropouts in 16 minutes
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There is no perceived slow connection. If your Skype drops out because of an internet connection fault, is this perceived or real? Come on TCI, come clean and explain this, you cannot keep adding more connections to the same outlet and expect the speed to remain the same. Would you get four dropouts […]
Get them to lay a fibre-optic cable
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Firstly, a comment on the article ‘$55m offer for exploration’ in relation to a Canadian mining company’s application for an exploratory seabed licence in the Cooks. In the interests of the continuing developments of our telecommunications services, while they are at it, why do the Ministers of Telecommunications and Deep-Sea Mining not negotiate […]
Smile at our visitors
Saturday 25 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Visitors do seem to be fewer but it is the off peak season after all and perhaps we just notice them more because so many of our own people have left our shores. The Air NZ subsidy debate is a difficult one, because on the one hand, the taxpayers via the government are […]
Not so cultural
Saturday 25 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Where has the “cultural” in Punanga Nui cultural market gone? In support of Just Wondering (February 16) I would like to add that government should remember that Punanga Nui market was initially funded by NZODA as a hand-up for Maori people with small businesses – not as a profit-making scheme for government. While […]
Disclaimer: check your acronyms!
Saturday 25 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The following letter is a disclaimer and we implore you Mr Editor to print this to save the reputation of our organisation for what is a terrible case of mistaken identity. On Thursday you ran a disrespectful letter from the Peoples Popular Front of Judea (“PPFJ”) which pillaried Mark Brown, Henry Puna and […]
Face it, it's an environmental problem
Saturday 25 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding the Ngatangiia Farm Stench, I see in Tuesday’s CINews the Minister of Health Nandi Glassie has finally managed to see through the bunch of crap being put forward by the Director of Environment Vaitoti Tupa and come to the conclusion that this problem is, and always has been, the responsibility of the […]
Useless rock wall
Friday 24 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s ironic that the newspaper had the photo of the new rock wall in the Avatiu harbour with the caption ‘New wharf used for the first time’. The fact that the rock wall is a total waste of money and cannot be used for any harbour function begs the question as to whose […]
Lack of transparency
Friday 24 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We are very concerned about the lack of transparency with the seabed mining negotiations. It is only because a question was asked in parliament that we know anything about this latest approach by Endeavour. We urgently request of government that they keep the Cook Islands public fully informed of what is happening. We […]
Loan conditions are the answer
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Over the last two months we have heard Mark Brown and Henry Puna parrot the mantra “We cannot direct changes at CISNOC” time and again. “It’s up to the members” they squawk. Even the FINSEC has joined in the birdsong. This is rather disingenuous. On a superficial level, they are right, they cannot […]
It's also exercise
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter of complaint about pole dancing by Bishop Pere. Pole dancing is also a form of fun dance and of exercise. The ad on TV was a world renowned lady who performs pole dancing as a sport. I hope people who come to the bar will have fun with […]
1-day summit not a good investment
Wednesday 22 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The planned one day youth summit to address suicide in my view is a knee-jerk reaction to the situation rather than a strategic approach for the long haul. I strongly support and share the views expressed by Mereana Taikoko. It was also sad to see that a person who has dedicated her time […]
Bring in competitor airlines
Tuesday 21 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read in your front page story of Saturday 18 February 2012 that the subsidy paid to Air New Zealand from the Cook Islands taxpayers has risen to $12.5million, to cover losses on the Los Angeles and Sydney flights. I wonder if anyone has looked at the amount of profit Air NZ make […]
Traditional titles are 'family formations'
Monday 20 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was at an Ariki title family meeting last night here in Auckland. A woman, who spoke, quoted extracts from a letter by Mr Joseph Ka, which she said was published in your newspaper. Everything she said aroused my interest to know more and learn what Mr Ka wrote. I vividly recalled my […]
Sand mining should be banned
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write about the article regarding the Betela land that was sand mined with the permission of the owners or lessees (not told which party) with the gaping hole then being a target for illegal dumping of rubbish. From the story, it seems that the National Environment Service has instructed the contractors ‘to […]
Wrong motive
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Congratulations to Pa Ariki for the night market initiative at your palace grounds on Thursday evening. The response was positive from those vendors and the locals especially have shown appreciation by the vast turn out. You have made your ‘pu’ara o Takitumu’ proud and hoping, it will carry on. And oh, just a […]
Put NZ super back on the table
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, At the risk of becoming tediously repetitive, I must say that many deserving golden oldies will be dismayed by the front page news yesterday that the NZ super portability issue is off the table indefinitely. I personally know of several who are quite distressed, anticipating an unwanted change of lifestyle to mope around […]
Internet issues 'authentic'
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing out of concern that the article in your Wednesday edition titled ‘Internet speed issues perceived’ may cause additional problems for the people of the Cook Islands. It would appear that Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) are attempting to blame (correct) perceptions of poor DSL service on the user and their systems. […]
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