Letters to the Editor
Hearty congratulations to police commissioner
Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write to congratulate the Commissioner of Police Maara Tetava on the announcement by the Prime Minister, the Hon Henry Puna on his reappointment for a further term as Commissioner of Police. Commissioner Tetava has done an outstanding job in his capacity as Police Commissioner. The statistics speak for themselves.Of notable significance over […]
Fuzzywuzzy crap draws flak
Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to your gutless anonymous correspondent who calls his gutless self as No confidence in Board. The name he has given himself tells you that he is not a member of the CISNOC Executive Board, and by the tone of the whole of his vomit, a member of the few st stirring […]
CISNOCs action a disgrace again
Monday 31 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The announcement that Brian Baudinet, the sports codes representative on the Allsports Commission, was sacked on Friday by the CISNOC board is reflective of why the CISNOC board must be voted out. Mr Baudinet was appointed to that commission because he had the skills, experience and objectivity to make decisions in a fair […]
Money for debt
Monday 31 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kia Orana Te iti Tangata: I couldnt help but notice the many articles regarding the Huge Carbon Footprint Rarotonga and for that matter the Cook Islands stamps onto this un-healthy globe of ours. Are you serious? Compared to one city in say, Australia, or America? You must be kidding. If All of Raro […]
Sensitivities behind non-disclosure
Tuesday 25 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The article in Saturdays and letters in Mondays CI News deserves a response. I would appreciate it if (you) get your facts right! Nowhere did I state that Bishops trip to China was a secret. These were your reporters (or your words) not mine. I did state that because of the sensitivities of […]
Please explain what there is to apologise for
Monday 24 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, What next!? Now we have James Bond as our minister of education and tourism! And his assistant secret agent and body guard George Turia finds your news article on the Cabinet Minister Bond (007 1/2 perhaps) and a Chinese national distasteful, and Mr Bond will not be exposed to your reporters in the […]
Why the secrecy?
Monday 24 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is sad state of affairs when a minor government official threatens a newspaper to cut off all access to a cabinet minister because he finds an article in that newspaper distasteful. The article in question relates to Jack Chen, a NZ businessman who faces bribery and money laundering charges in Hong Kong. […]
A bridge too far
Saturday 22 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Just a few comments regarding the 30km/h speed limit in Muri which is fine but needs a bit of fine tuning. The first is where it begins, which ought to begin from bridge on the Turangi side of the Ngatangiia CICC church zone, because of the many serious traffic accidents that have occurred […]
Silly and ignorant
Friday 21 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I think you will find that the reason why so many cultures have similar flood myths is because something actually happened. From what I understand over 100 cultures around the world have some sort of story or tale about flood etc (even the NZ Maori have something too). You will find that there […]
Ministers door open
Friday 21 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in response to the letter by Keynesian. The vehicle in question was purchased under the previous administration as a rubbish truck for the Punanga Nui. It was thought that the older low wheel-base pick-up truck that was assigned to the Minister of CIIC would be a better vehicle for collecting rubbish […]
Surely not
Thursday 20 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is very rich for the Finance Minister Brown to claim that his government has been fiscally prudent since assuming office when we all know that it has not. Surely spending the entire annual travel budget for ministers within three months is not fiscally prudent? Surely boosting the budgets of most ministerial support […]
New speed limit inappropriate and ridiculous
Thursday 20 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The newly created road rule in the Muri area of Ngatangiia that forbids vehicles to drive no faster than 30 km/h is totally inappropriate and ridiculous to say the least. Seriously, how can someone be fined for speeding if that person is travelling in a vehicle at 40 km/h in third gear in […]
Kiwis thrashing payback for default
Wednesday 19 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The following smokies show that at least two Cook Islands league supporters are not going to easily let the Kiwis off the hook for their shock cancellation of the much anticipated match against the Kukis earlier this month, and they have linked that to the Kiwis 42-6 test match walloping by the Kangaroos on the […]
Worthless squatters not our words
Wednesday 19 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Once again I am required to answer to the misinformation on Tepuka. I am now convinced that Pureau Manuela is the main source of the misinformation either deliberately or most likely he does not fully understand the situation. Let me for the last time correct Manuelas wrong statements or misinformation. 1. When they […]
Ministry backs bright sparks
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I would like to share my views concerning a letter to the editor Why am I too young for a stall? in the Thursday, October 13 edition of Cook Islands News. As the enterprise and financial literacy advisor at the Ministry of Education, I would like to fully support our young entrepreneur, Teherenui […]
Logging fish catch a step in the right direction
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Some good news. I went to a meeting arranged between MMR and Cook Islands Fishing Association to talk specifically about why the tuna stocks around Raro are depleted. I think the meeting made some progress at the end but it wasnt easy, and there were some real surprises. The problem at the beginning was MMR […]
Food doesnt determine the condition of the heart
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I note some of the responses surrounding the clean and unclean animal situation have not particularly answered Bills query. I suspect Bill does not really care about the Biblical truth but rather is trying to stir. However, the query is an interesting one. We know that the word of God is infallible and […]
All answers to be found in the Bible
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to you in response to Bill Caruthers letter in your newspaper of October 11th entitled God Hates Prawns. Firstly I am happy to learn Bill does read the Bible and I would like to thank Bill for expressing his views and for directing the two questions to church ministers, pastors, […]
Carry on nibbling on prawns
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Hoseas letter about God hating prawns does not make sense. He says originally man had a vegan diet. In other words man did not kill and eat rats, rabbits (delicious), locusts, mynah birds and other creatures. All these mentioned easily multiply and wipe out completely crops like wheat, fruit and other plants man […]
Tenants treated like worthless squatters
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The letter (Saturday, October 15) by CICC legal advisor Mr Iaveta Short is a lie, misleading and a ploy to regain public support for its handling of the Tepuka affair. I will again clarify the tenants position. Mr Short states that we the tenants object to paying land rent, think the land should […]
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