Letters to the Editor
A disaster waiting to happen
Thursday 8 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am no expert, no one really is, when it comes to these types of issues, one only needs to use one’s experience with observing similar issues to see and be concerned about the bad planning and development occurring at the Avatiu wharf area. Apart from the potential hazards of the rock slope/wall […]
Focus on the more serious crimes
Thursday 8 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In late January this year a female living in Matavera was viciously assaulted by an intruder in her home. Although the victim of this vicious assault was hospitalised for a few days and the police were immediately called in to investigate what was clearly a home invasion of terrible consequences, the victim was […]
'That is a whole lot of taxes'
Wednesday 7 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to bring this to the attention of all. It seems that we mostly overlook the situation and as obedient citizens just work and pay the outcome of our tax return at the end. These are tough times and with mortgages to pay, one has to look for other […]
LA flight gives us more time in Raro
Tuesday 6 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My wife and I have visited the Cook Islands four times now. We are due to do so again this year. We fly from San Francisco, and had to fly through New Zealand (my home) the first couple of times. That route meant we spent less time in the Islands, as we split […]
Rock wall requires urgent answers
Tuesday 6 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The ongoing debate about the merit and demerits of this Avatiu wharf structure needs some urgent decisions because the country must ask this critical question: Can we afford to render at least a third of the Avatiu harbour useless by building this rock wall? Surely if the rock wall is there purely because […]
Cry from the heart for super
Tuesday 6 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, From 2003 to 2011 I cared for my mum here on Rarotonga. She is 91 now and has for some years needed 24 hour care. The half-entitlement that she got of her NZ superannuation was never enough to allow me to stay home with her 24 hours and still feed my family. And […]
Govt should take a firm stand
Tuesday 6 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I clap my hands for the Hon. Winston Peters whose position was reported in your front page story of Saturday’s issue headed ‘Winston Peters backs retirees’. He stated he will be looking into this problem with superannuation and taking it up in the appropriate place, either in the house or at the select […]
Rock wall design is flawed
Monday 5 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Neither Ports Authority nor the Beca Project Manager has addressed the main points of my letters about the rock wall at Avatiu. Given the faulty materials being used and the distinct dangers that could be presented by this rock wall, there has been no EIA presented by NES for public perusal containing the […]
Wall an eyesore
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With regards to the Avatiu wharf western side where the boulders are being laid – to me it is an eyesore. Why didn’t the planners think of other options e.g build a seawall similar to that on the eastern side of the wharf restructured recently and turn it into a scenic reserve where […]
Crunch comes, rabbit runs
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read this morning with utter disgust the manner in which the New Zealand government has treated the plight of Vietman war veteran Bill Framhein. Bill is an injured Cook Islander being forced to live only half a year in the Cook Islands and the other half in New Zealand hundreds of miles […]
Go Danny
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ki te Etita “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that is the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.”Philippians 2: 9-11 Kia Orana koe e […]
Air Raro pays $800,000
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Air Rarotonga managing director Ewan Smith responds to questions raised in letters to the editor and Smoke Signals: Recent comments in the Cook Islands News have questioned whether Air Rarotonga receives government subsidies including the use of local airports. Inter-island airline operations do not receive government subsidies. In 2011 Air Rarotonga paid $800,000 for the […]
'Ferry brings hope'
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by pseudonym writer Another Ex Skipper in your Friday March 2 edition. He obviously has a beef with his previous employer and the current owner of Corsaire and if so, I respectfully suggest he deals with his problem separately and keep it out of our business. That said, […]
Never offended
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is a message for Danny Mataroa: I have attended many of your events, I have listened to many of your prayers. I would like to say, your letter reminded me why we keep coming back to the Cook Islands. You stand up in front of God and Country and publicly state your […]
Insane stupidity
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Without diluting the message in the parable printed previously, I would like to apologise to you and Tim Arnold for using go loco as the pseudonym. The term “loco” is commonly used to represent insane stupidity which is what Henry Puna’s Government is doing. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to […]
Good work with the markets, BTIB
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On Wednesday night I was at the Punanga Nui to see the night market. I was glad to see a big crown turn up, mainly our local people and tourists. The stalls were selling food and crafts. I am pleased to say that the stall owners, our own Cook Islands people, were very […]
Ferry proposal: another disaster looms
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The story in the March 1 issue about a ferry service for Aitutaki using a “Corsaire 6000” is a classic example of why a shoemaker should stick to making shoes. The vessel in question was originally built in 1993/4 and launched as the “Emeraude” made for service in the Channel Islands off France. […]
Rock armour slope vindicated
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the points raised by Mr Don Dorrell, a beach will generally reflect less wave energy than the proposed rock armour slope. However, the need to create a turning basin in the harbour for the safe and efficient operation of the harbour means that there is no space to maintain the […]
Bring Norman George home
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
E tama, Aka’oki mai ia ratou tei akaruke ia tatou, ki roto i te koro Demo. E numero tangata tena ka inangaro ia, uatu ta ratou takatakai ia tatou i te au ati’anga i topa. Akakoromaki. Aka’oki mai ia Norman George meia tatou i aka’oki mai ia Jim Marurai e Wilkie Rasmussen tei oro ana […]
'Rock wall is in breach of law'
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The reply by Bim Tou to my letter regarding the rock wall does not address the fact that it is in breach of section 36 of the Environment Act and the work being carried out is illegal. There is no doubt whatsoever that the activity being undertaken by the Ports Authority falls under […]
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