Letters to the Editor
Praise for medical service
Monday 6 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My wife and I are enjoying either our 16th or 17th visit to your island from the UK. Unfortunately this time, due to slipping on a wet floor, my wife has had to make use of both in-patient and out-patient facilities at Rarotonga Hospital, and we have to say the skills, care and […]
Suicide hot line must be a priority for govt
Monday 6 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Most civilised societies have a suicide hot line that is staffed by qualified trained people 24/7 that people can call when they are in stress. I would like to know what pitiful excuse the Cook Island’s government can come up with for not funding such a service. Not enough money is not an […]
One suicide is one too many
Saturday 4 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been a volunteer at Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Clinic for the past eight years, since its inception in 2004. Over this period I have supported Mereana Taikoko, the founder and chairperson of the clinic, in presentations to three successive ministers of health to try to obtain formal funding for […]
Good luck to our 7s boys
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the SS (Smoke Signal) in yesterday’s paper. A comprehensive process took place to select our National 7s team who are currently participating in Wellington. This included the National 7s coach Ramsey Tomokino being present at the Sevens In Heaven tournament 3-5 November last year to […]
What we need right now are open minds
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am dismayed and saddened, as we all are no doubt, by the rash of recent suicides in the Cook Islands, and I applaud all efforts to find a solution to this catastrophe. Our prayers and thoughts are with those involved. However, and in fear of contradicting myself, I note with some trepidation […]
Education can make a difference
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read with interest the concerns and comments from the different sectors with regards to the recent tragedies that have hit our community. I too share those concerns and would like to offer some food for thought. Firstly, to the families and friends, I offer my sincere condolences for your tragic loss and […]
No one objected to Rupe Raea's recital
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’ve read with great interest of an aggressive and anti Makea letter to the editor blaming the Makea families for the failures of the Takitumu people choices for selecting the Pa Ariki ki runga ite Paepae Ariki. The writer goes on to say that there are records in the registrar where people can […]
Roundtable discussions just PR
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your reporter Eric Parnis said in the lead story in yesterday’s paper that some of the participants at the Roundtable Discussions between the government and development partners disagreed with my comments. I did not hear such disagreement from those that spoke after my intervention. My experience in fact was quite the opposite. Many […]
We must talk about it
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
We learned today of a sadness back home that is startling every time you hear it, and that is our youngest member of our crew Peia Junior lost his best mate to suicide. This hits us all hard here to think about what we are out here sailing and fighting for, our future which is […]
Fairy tales manipulated
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to your Cook Islands News of the 21 January 2012 regarding the letter More wrongs to correct. Yes! I totally agree that these wrongs in our court records should be corrected. I personally think this cannot be achieved because everyone believes they have the more correct genealogies over the others. The […]
Its an example of a crazy out there on the internet
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write about the email crank story in your Saturday edition. Some years ago when I published what was then my seventh book, I found a scathing review of it on Amazon.com. Problem was, the book had not actually been published yet so no one had a copy to do such a review. […]
Toxic email a wake up call
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I can see that no one is taking this guy seriously enough about his threatening emails vowed to ruin our tourism industry. Maybe he does have a point here. There is a big problem on our island and we seem to camouflage it by painting nice and attractive images of the Cook Islands […]
Thanks for a great day of tennis
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Just wanted to say a big thank you to Malcolm Kajer, the tennis committee members and also senior tennis players who were involved with putting together a fantastic tennis carnival for the kids last Wednesday. There was a large number of children present but it all appeared to be very well organised. My […]
Suicide must NEVER be an option
Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Our names are Lara and Elin and we have been best friends since starting school at Tereora College many years ago. We and many of our other friends are saddened at hearing of the passing of so many young people due to suicide. Although we are two people raised in different religious backgrounds, […]
The big kahunas dictate
Friday 27 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is very interesting reading the report Ben Ponia gave last week on distributing licences and the issues concerning the over fishing in our part of the world. The political issues raised awareness that we are not in control of our waters – the big kahunas can dictate and manipulate how and what […]
Please get on with it
Friday 27 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Headlined in the CI News front page: Captain Maara Tetava praises his staff at the police department over and over again. He has also been telling us, the public, for ages that the police are committed to reducing crime! (Did you know that this is actually their job?) Is this not why we […]
These processes do take time
Friday 27 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to the letter to the editor in your 25 January Cook Islands News titled When are we getting paid? As Government Statistician responsible for the conduct of the Cook Islands Census, and on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM), I wish to offer our sincerest […]
There is poverty in the Cook Islands
Friday 27 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This has been a huge concern for a long time. Its too expensive to live in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Everything is too over-priced, from bread to petrol to living arrangements (ie rent or even mortgages). The best place to eat, Cafe Ariki, has got the right idea. I want to address this with […]
No response, no excuse
Thursday 26 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the article from a few weeks ago about two Italian documentary filmmakers critical of the waste management system in Pukapuka. There has been no response from Rarotonga. Government officials came to visit the island last week and did not respond to the issue. Distance is not an […]
When are we getting paid?
Thursday 26 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Being an enumerator during the recent national Census, I am wondering when are we to be paid. I have been contacting the Statistics Office for any confirmation since before Christmas and the answer I get is either the end of this week or next week. How many next week have gone past and […]
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