Letters to the Editor
NES must act
Thursday 22 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I note with interest that the Environment Service is trying to deny any responsibility for the stink that has been affecting the Muri area for some time now. Below are sections from the Environment Act that suggest it is very much their responsibility. Page 8:Pollution means the introduction either directly or indirectly of […]
Questions for lawyer and police
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After reading the article Jury acquits convicted criminal in your edition of Thursday December 15, and if the article is in fact correct, I am concerned about justice for the victim and the safety of the community at large. As a member of the general public I do have questions about this particular […]
Inform people of risks and benefits
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in regards to this weeks article on Henry Puna, Kevin Iro, Abu Dhabi and a clown fish named Nemo. Last time I checked lobbyists like Kevin Iro usually wine and dine government officials with lunch and drinks but I suppose when youve got personal business interests, contractual aspirations for yourself and […]
Stench a national issue
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to join others in conveying dismay and utter disgust in regards to the awful smell permeating from Scotts farm all these years and getting worse as time goes by. A special congratulations to Mann Short who has the courage and conviction to be proactive in getting this stench problem addressed. […]
Too offensive to overlook
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have returned to your beautiful island every year since 1997 for very obvious reasons. Its beauty, the gentle and friendly people, the amazing blue lagoon keep pulling us back. Although we have encountered this problem on many of our previous visits, we now feel compelled to comment on the overpowering stench of […]
It's for aristocracy
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s ironic a minister of an elected government should consider it important to set aside a day for the aristocracy in this country, ie Ui Ariki Day. These are people who are born to their positions: an anomaly in any democracy. These people aren’t elected by the public of this country, so why […]
A disgrace!
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Well people what a political disgrace it was The quiet President and the noisy people and the Rosie They said they had taken the money of the sports and they wont pay it back The Olympic people are supporting the people who took the money The Government said they would pay the bailout […]
CISNOC what a financial disaster!
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The long awaited financial report from CISNOC has finally been prepared and shows a deficit of $140,143 before government loans, and a deficit of $306,143 taking into account the amounts owed to government. In other words CISNOC owes $306,143 more than it has. What a financial disaster! Furthermore the term deposit of $160,000 […]
Hoping the harbour is solid as a rock
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am sure I, like many on the island, have been wondering what the contractor for the Avatiu wharf is going to do with all the rocks they are stockpiling at the western end of the port. I have been told that this part of about a third of the harbour front is […]
Why are we reforming again?
Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is my appeal to the Government of the Cook Islands to reconsider the public sector reform currently being ushered through by ADB. This is not the first time that the Cook Islands have undergone economic reform. We vividly remember the 1995/6 reform which forced many Cook Islands families out of their islands […]
Someone should put a match to it
Tuesday 20 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This chicken farm thing, someone should simply put a match to it! Obviously no action has happened, is happening, or is going to happen. Ever! I had to re-locate my business due to the sickening evil smell. A smell like somebody has died and been left to rot. When I came back to […]
Thank you, Rarotonga, for an amazing Vaka Eiva
Tuesday 20 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is overdue as we have had to take time to stop shivering upon returning to Canada and a chilly winter! The Jericho Outrigger paddlers, from Vancouver BC, wanted to thank everyone on Rarotonga for the amazing event of Vaka Eiva. There are far too many people to name individuals (starting with Victoria […]
What is police practice for complaints?
Monday 19 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Listening to the song E Ara by Alex Tell made me write this letter. I am a Cook Islands Maori and male living in New Zealand. However during the first two weeks of November I was holidaying in Rarotonga, a time I will never forget because the night of November 10 was the […]
A tick for new shipping service
Saturday 17 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Fantastic to read of a shipping service between Samoa and the northern group. I enjoyed my travels on Tapis boats but the shorter trip will be much better. One idea for income for these islands is recycling which would clear the clutter. Merry Xmas all.
$55 is way too much
Saturday 17 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, $55 for departure tax is way too much, not only for the oldies but for any visitor to our shores. Think about a young couple with a family of five leaving our beautiful shores after an exceptional holiday having to dig much deeper to put together $275 to tidy up the departure tax. […]
One News is on too late
Saturday 17 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to raise an issue with Cook Islands News concerning the CITV nightly programme, the timing and so on. As a regular viewer of the local and One News, I am very disappointed that the Cook Islands Television is not doing its job properly. For example the One News is supposed to […]
Improve standards
Saturday 17 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We visit beautiful Rarotonga every year and stay at Muri beach. This year our visit was spoiled by the dreadful smell from the chicken farm. Talking to other visitors I believe you will have a problem with tourists not wanting to come back in future and telling other potential tourists about the stink. […]
Downright horrible and disgusting
Saturday 17 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The other night the stench from Scotts farm was so pungent and unbearable that I could not sleep. Nor could my wife and grandchild. We are situated approximately 200 metres from Scotts farm, and the smell coming from that farm is simply unbearable at times. When talking to my neighbours and others in […]
There can be no better system
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your article on the Iorama Ngatua acquittal with the highlighting of previous convictions in the publication of December 15 does Iorama and the jury who served at the trial a disservice. Your reporter has wildly oversimplified this matter which lasted the better part of 4 days in the High Court. She was there […]
Disgruntled customer lets off steam
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write this letter in the hope that something tangible comes of my most disappointing dining experience of late. Having spent $39 at Bamboo Jacks in Tupapa for a dismal Friday night takeaway for two, the only potential positive to come of my purchase is that the restaurant learns something and implements some […]
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