Letters to the Editor
Guildford harassed me
Monday 14 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Just to comment on the story in Saturdays Cook Islands News about Zac Guildford. I had the unfortunate experience of being harassed by a drunken Guilford on Thursday evening. I was on a training run at about 5.30pm when Guilford drove erratically past me near the Edgewater Resort. Him and his friends then […]
Our duty free allowance is miserable
Saturday 12 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The financial secretary is reported as being very concerned about departing passengers having to pay their tax at the airport rather than the airline collecting it from them. Either way $55 is $55 regardless of where you collect it. If the FinSec is so sensitive about public discontent, there is something that could […]
Goal reached
Friday 11 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Immediately following the article Help Shannon reach her goal I had two very generous customers come in and do just that. A BIG meitaki maata to Jim Bruce and Les Priest for their generous donations to Te Vaerua Rehabilitation Trust which enabled me to exceed my goal of $2500 before 10am the day […]
Sheraton site: A tale of unfinished business
Friday 11 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a foreigner who has visited the island seven times during recent years and almost consider myself an islander, I am still puzzled and surprised to keep on reading about the almost endless ongoing plans concerning resurrecting the Sheraton site at Vaimaanga. When I first visited the island in 1996, I came across […]
Step aside, for the sake of sport and our kids
Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was fantastic to catch part of the CITV news on Tuesday night that showed the Tereora College students at their year-end prize giving. It was a joy to see how they work as one to put together these amazing dance routines, showcasing their incredible talents! Pleasing to see, were the awards for […]
Entire super fund will not be repatriated
Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been asked to comment on the concerns raised by Kevin Carr in regards to governments intentions on the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF). The role of the Economic Task Force was to provide government with recommendations on stimulating and growing the economy. Government will certainly consider the recommendation of the […]
Hardly any fish for table
Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read in your paper about the new initiative being introduced in the Aitutaki Lagoon by the Hon Teina Bishop, Minister of Marine Resources, and of course the Aitutaki Island Council. This being the permits for fishing nets in lagoon and promotional bonefishing crap. Mr Editor, I sometimes wonder if this Minister for […]
Call for disclosure
Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter titled Call for disclosure published in todays paper, and would like to set the records correctly for the writer. Firstly, the Minister did not appoint Mr Taoro Brown nor was he involved with the interview and selection of Mr Brown. His appointment was made by me as the […]
Smells fishy
Wednesday 9 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, All these trips to China, especially concerning our fishing – whos keeping an eye on Teina Bishop? I have friends who work across South East Asia and China. There are always major business cultural differences in dealing with this part of the world. Dare I say, its well known that under the table […]
Honesty is the best policy
Monday 7 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor It wont affect tourism or Steve’s outlook of Rarotonga he still thinks he found paradise with the nicest friendliest people in the world, but someone did something wrong and others watched and have to choose to be honest or dishonest. Steve and Pat arrived on Raro on Thursday afternoon. They spent a quiet […]
Nom de plume being abused
Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I feel compelled to comment on the number of nom de plume letters published recently in your newspaper against CISNOCs leader Sir Geoffrey Henry. I fail to understand how the writers of those letters can feel so strongly about issues and him to put pen to paper and submit them to you for […]
Muri speed zone a waste
Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, What a great waste of our taxpayers money for the police to station four traffic cops next to the new 30km/h speed signs in Muri. Its crazy. How can anything over 30km/h be speeding or dangerous? There must be a better way. What was this small know it all group of Muri people […]
Just ask the Fiji Fund members
Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was interested in the comment by Mr Kevin Carr in CI News (November 4) in respect of the Fiji economy and the Fiji National Provident Fund which is equally applicable to the CINSF. In 2008, the FNPF under the management installed by the Bainimarama interim government credited 6.5 % to the accounts […]
Keep government out of CINSF investments
Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, While I am pleased to see that the government is commencing the budget process earlier than in previous years by consulting with the general public I have a concern with one of its objectives. The minister has announced that the governments intention when preparing the budget is to consider including recommendations by the […]
Big ups to Motone
Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Big UPS to Motone Productions for organising last weeks Divas concert. It was a real treat to have these very polished performers and the gig attracted a great cross section of the community, which was fun. The artists were obviously having a ball too. The word on the street (from a very unscientific […]
Knight of the bawdy expletive?
Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Re Sir Geoffrey Henrys vitriolic, insulting and disgusting letter in Tuesdays CINews, I consider it most unbecoming and undignified for a Knight of the realm to write the vulgar language he used in his diatribe, i.e. vomit, s..t stirrer and crap and repeating ad nauseam ten times the word gutless. He could just […]
Reign in CISNOC before it implodes
Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Sir Geoffrey Henrys diatribe on yesterdays letters page about a writer who signed with a nom de plume had me wondering about gutless wonders. No wonder people like the writer have to use a pseudonym for fear of recrimination and victimisation because power-crazy people like Sir Geoffrey will crucify them for daring to […]
Sir Geoffrey sounding more like Moamer Gadhafi
Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Sir Geoffrey Henry is sounding (and looking) more and more like the late Libyan despot Moamer Gadhafi as the liberation forces closed in. Rather than be accountable for CISNOCs incompetence on his watch, he is now engaging in character assassination and mindless diatribes directed at those who have the cheek to question him […]
Vote for change
Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, What a shambolic mess we have at CISNOC with Sir Geoff and Rosie at the helm. Its high time for all of them to go and let the new guard in. The financial shambles at CISNOC is showing similar signs to when Sir Geoff was in charge of government when it went belly-flop […]
New energy source promising
Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, From time to time over the centuries inventions come on the scene which have fundamentally changed our world. We may be on the eve of the introduction of yet another landmark piece of technology, profoundly affecting the way people live their lives. The new E-Cat (Energy Catalyzer, cold fusion) will provide a lightweight […]
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