Letters to the Editor
Whats the big rush?
Friday 20 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to comment on Mr Kevin Wards letter of Wednesday Jan 18, 2012. Considering that Rarotonga’s road is only 32 kilometres around, for heavens sake, whats the big rush? Travellers from around the world have been praising our islands peacefulness and the peoples gentleness, so why such aggressiveness towards someone who, because […]
Shocking stuff
Thursday 19 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Its just shocking to read yesterdays paper about the skipper who sailed to Rarotonga by himself, was allowed free access into Rarotonga by the harbour master who was sick, escaped the customs check, was allowed to see the doctor (who did not admit him into the medical ward for observation but knew his […]
Keep to a schedule
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When are CITV going to get a more accurate TV schedule in place? I did notice they now say Greys Anatomy or whatever follows TV One News will be after the TV One News, so they have taken note there, obviously knowing they will be running late. But again, last night CITV advertised […]
Worst thing to happen to this country in decades
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Concerned Cookie (January 17) has got it right or your banner certainly said it! The fishing licences issued to the Chinese are a national disaster! Wake up TIS. Instead of worrying about recyclable picnic plates, how about doing something (as the only NGO environmental protection agency in this country) and rally your people/government […]
No Maori name for this group of islands
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thanks but no thanks to Interested (January 17) for the false propaganda and inaccurate history of the Cook Islands. If anyone needs to go back to history and find out who we really were it is you. Here’s the correct history of your country (available to be read in history books about the […]
Why recycling is the last resort
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The letter writer who doesnt want to restrict the number and types of cars imported to the Cook Islands makes me wonder if they might be someone who makes money from selling them. Either that or they are a minority in this country who doesnt think too much about the earths future. Their […]
Monsieur rouler au pas
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On 27 November 2011, I lodged with the commissioner of police a formal complaint of nuisance driving against an elderly Tahitian man driving a silver and green Mitsubishi double cab and more recently a small delivery van with a blue canopy. On 19 December I sent a second letter seeking police action or […]
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 […]
Passion and concern
Tuesday 17 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the letter to the editor headed TIS should fight fishing, not cars, TIS was responding to a request from media to make a comment on a story about the importation of cars. It is wonderful to read the letter writers passion and concern for over-fishing in our waters there is […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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