Letters to the Editor
Licences a national disaster
Tuesday 17 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m not sure how the meeting concluded between the Empire (Lord Darth Vader Bishop & MMR) and the local fishermen last week. Tapi Taio and various others who have raised the issue of foreign entities given licence to fish in Cook Islands waters are absolutely correct in their concerns. This is a national […]
In support of name change
Tuesday 17 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Just a short letter to support the idea of a name change. This is not new for the Cook Islands. The name Cook Islands was given to us, I believe in 1915 by a Russian and maybe Shake, Rattle, Roll is not aware of that. Kare tatou i te Kuki Airani mei po […]
What TIS does
Monday 16 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Te Ipukarea Society works on a wide variety of issues. We advocate biodegradable picnic-ware, crushed glass for use as aggregate and management of electronic waste. We set up the first recycling centre in 1996 in Panama. We advocate green infrastructure (alternative energy, roof-top water collection, ecological sanitation). We provide feedback on government policy […]
Enviro tax abolished
Monday 16 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to correct the misinformation that there is still an environmental tax in the Cook Islands. The Environment Protection Fund (money raised through a portion of departure tax) was abolished when the Departure Tax Amendment Act was passed in 2008. The Environment Protection Fund no longer exists. With increasing development there […]
Nutty statement
Monday 16 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Drumming at 9pm is the nuttiest statement by M Partridge of Henderson NZ. Obviously you left way before the Te Varanui started M Henderson, so you havent experienced the noise including the offending smell from the Scotts Farm. Living right opposite Te Varanui is anything but peaceful with drumming starting up at 9pm […]
Atawaiwolo, powerful thank you
Monday 16 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I thank your Smoke Signaler for identifying and endorsing my newly created capacity as an expert in our Cook Islands literature; I wasnt aware of that. And my thanking Emile Kairua for his responding comments by the use of Atawaiwolo was not an implication that Mr Kairua is of Pukapukan descent either? Atawaiwolo […]
Protect our front door
Monday 16 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A couple of years back I wrote to remind us of the vulnerability our airport/airfield is in Rarotonga. Whilst we spent millions of $$$ giving our airport buildings a facelift, we forgot the crucial part that is open to element that can and has left us vulnerable in the past. One would think, […]
Beautiful haircutting v. pompous investiture
Saturday 14 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the Cook Islands News on Monday January 9 was an article about 300 people attending a young warriors hair-cutting ceremony. Wow!!! Here we have Ezekiel Tuatea Tatuava-Enjoys traditional hair-cutting ceremony. His proud parents were joined by 300-plus family and friends and leaders of the community for the special, traditional ceremony. Beautiful. Now, […]
Whoopdedoo
Saturday 14 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, What a lovely letter to the editor regarding Captain Tama and his lagoon cruises except that the letter writer forgot to mention that she has been known to accompany the good captain to conduct massages on Motu Koromiri. . That Jenny is writing her letter of praise is just spindoctoring with neither of […]
Cleaned up?
Saturday 14 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a person who for several months rented a flat near the chicken farm, I can confirm that the smell at the time and up until recently was really dreadful. However, I note that lately, the smell has completely gone, so the letters to the editor have certainly had a good effect on […]
Time is short
Saturday 14 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With regard to CISNOC, $800,000 is a lot of money (outstanding debt) as stated in the paper last week. But, only a small pebble in the ocean when you look at what a Cook Islands Olympic Team means to the tourism industry and local business here in the Cook Islands. The Olympic Games […]
Special thank you, Captain Tama
Friday 13 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last month, over 20 little local children got to have what they said was the Best Day of Their Lives on Captain Tamas Glass Bottom Boat for a birthday celebration for my daughter Mere who has turned 10. We had so much fun aboard the glass bottom boat it was amazing. It gave […]
TIS supports proposed shark sanctuary
Friday 13 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, TIS is in full support of the recent initiative by PICI to establish a shark sanctuary in the Cook Islands. We also know how important shark fins are in Chinese cooking. We would like to know if there are any provisions in any of the foreign fishing licenses issued recently to the Chinese […]
Selective legislation?
Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can someone in government please enlighten the public why appropriate legislation exists in this country to stop someone from being a public nuisance if that person blasts his stereo all night but inappropriate legislation when it comes to the authorities stopping that same person from being a public nuisance if he/she decides to […]
Plea to support new airline
Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A few years back, when Air Rarotonga out of the blue increased its northern group fare by a whopping 70%, northern group residents and pearl farmers alike rallied and went to the Air Raro and the then PM as well as the Minister of Aviation. The response was the same: A A commission […]
TIS should fight fishing, not cars
Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, TIS would better serve a great many more people in the Cook Islands if it were to do something about government issuing licences to the Chinese, rather than trying to curb the personal choices and freedoms of the car-driving population of Rarotonga (January 10). Good on Tapi Taio and Reuben Tylor for keeping […]
Auraka e irinaki ua i te kavamani
Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ki te Etita Te ariki nei au ma te turu pakari i te manako ta te Minita Ngateitei Nandie Glassie e akakite ra i roto i te nuti pepa kia tutaki te kopu tangata i tetai tuanga o te patete o te au Maki e apaina ia nei ki Nutireni me kare mei te au […]
In trouble
Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I can concur with Mr Tylors reading of the state of the Tuna Fishery on Rarotonga. My records show for the months of October, November and December 2010, I caught 1500kg of tuna, and for the same period last year 2011, only 30kg of tuna was caught. This clearly demonstrates there is something […]
Happy returnees!
Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to submit a response to Mr Ron Heckmans letter that was published on Thursday 29 December 2011. Mr Heckman says that he and his wife have made three trips to the Cook Islands and that number three will be their last due to unscrupulous businesses, predatory practices and a fall […]
Threat to curb free press worrying
Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is a very worrying time for this country when we see a number of people justifiably criticising this government and cabinet ministers through your newspaper for lack of action and for one of these ministers to respond by threatening to curb the powers of free press. A case in point was Nandi […]
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