Letters to the Editor
Future in good hands
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I want to congratulate the Mire Tama contestants on an outstanding performance when participating in the Mire Tama held in the National Auditorium last night. The show itself was an outstanding success and the organisers and all who made it possible such as the sponsors are to be congratulated. But the stars of […]
CICC legal advisor comments on Tepuka saga
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The action by Elena Tavioni presumably on behalf of the Ngati Makea has not been generated by the recent application by the CICC to enforce the payment of annual rental by some of the land tenants at Tepuka. We have heard the rumblings by some as long as five years ago when the […]
Some cases too hard
Thursday 13 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Fantastic to see that the prime minister has publicly acknowledged that the police department has done such a great job in recent months, leading the world when it comes to battling both petty crime and traffic violations. I therefore guess it is a no brainer that the sparkling performance of the police department […]
Why am I too young for a stall?
Thursday 13 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On Monday I called BTIB to inquire about a stall at the Youth market advertised by BTIB to encourage youth entrepreneurship. I managed to reserve a spot for my stall. Today my dad told me that he had heard on the radio that the youth market was only for those aged 15 to […]
Why is government dithering?
Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Why is this government dithering about Andrew Iroa? While they lavish themselves and indulge in quest tumble overseas travel at the drop of the hat at taxpayers expense, a young man in the prime of his life is suffering. So what if he was born in Fiji? Where is the spirit of the […]
Cost of living adjustment urgent
Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If there is one important piece of work that the outgoing Public Service Commissioner has refused to address during his tenure, that would have to be the cost of living adjustment. Over the past five years the cost of almost every item sold in stores throughout the country has increased considerably. Worse still, […]
God hates prawns
Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, While perusing my Bible the other day I came upon the rather alarming passage relating to my diet and that of many others in the Cook Islands. In Leviticus 11 God says: 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in […]
Challenge answered
Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Just to answer the Headless Chicken Kuki Kukupa who does not want to give his real identity. I did not run away from the Cook Islands I came to New Zealand for better education and to give my children the same. During the 1970s the Cook Islands Party Government did not want to […]
Test equipment a worthless instrument
Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I suggest the Healthy Water Consumer in his letter titled Scaremongering logs on to: http://www. guackwatch. orgiO I QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/ clark html. (I provide various extracts from this and other websites). Here he will find the answers to his questions about laboratory test equipment and discover that the so called Syncrometer Cor similar as […]
Penrhyn landowner challenges payment
Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a landowner of Naharakura Section 19, Omoka, Penrhyn, and have succeeded to both the interests of Revahua and Pangerua, the original landowners recognised in the freehold order of JJ MacCauley dated 16 August 1976. On Saturday 24 September, 2011, I read in the Cook Islands News the most welcome news that […]
Scaremongering
Saturday 8 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am concerned about Mr Richard Wachters claims regarding his water testing, What qualifications does Mr Wachter have, does he have a proper laboratory, control sample procedures, sterile containers, what are his parameters for his tests and what standards is he using? In a past report he even claimed the HIV virus was […]
A virtual meeting would lead world
Saturday 8 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I hear PM Henry Puna saying that their trips overseas are necessary. I believe it is time for a paradigm shift and our small Pacific Nations could lead the world in realising the extent of technological advances and letting the world know that were serious about reducing our carbon footprint. The Smoke Signaller […]
A government full of yes-men?
Saturday 8 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There is an old Chinese proverb which says that a government full of yes-men ill serves the needs of the people. When you look at our own situation here, the costly yet totally unnecessary expansion of ministerial support office budgets, coupled with the ever-increasing political interference in the appointments of senior public servants, […]
Lawyer explains
Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In a newspaper article published earlier this week, I am reported as being a member of the Land Agents Registration Board. That is incorrect. Prior to standing for Parliament in last years general election I resigned from that position. At the time, I indicated a willingness to be reappointed. However, since then I […]
The future of game fishing doesnt look good
Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was my 60-something birthday last week and with the water warming up there is a bit of bait fish coming in so I thought if the man upstairs is ever going to give me a break, now is the time. Set off early morning and was at the Matavera FAD by 6am. […]
Dont mention it
Monday 3 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am at a loss as to why some of our local scientists are thinking about a name change for our country the Cook Islands (Kuki Airani in Maori). The name Cook Islands has embraced our paradise for so many years and all of a sudden these so called scientists want name change. […]
Conflict clear
Monday 3 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read with interest your September 23 article regarding an alleged conflict of interest with Steve Anderson being a board member of Te Aponga Uira and his company winning a tender for $100,000. Though Mr Anderson repudiates this I must say it is clear from reading your article that there is a conflict […]
Name change wont fix that
Saturday 1 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If your writer from Mangere East (September 30) believes in the idea that Samoa is for Samoans, not anyone else, therefore Cook Islands are for Cook Islanders, whats he/she doing living in New Zealand? What does that mean exactly anyway? Should we shut our borders and keep tourists and other foreigners out? He/she […]
Whats wrong with an Aitutaki licence?
Saturday 1 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Could one of your staff please have the following clarified for us outer islanders? My daughter, until recently, was living here on Aitutaki. She now resides and works in Rarotonga. She has a valid Cook Islands drivers licence, both car and motorcycle, issued by the Cook Islands Police at Aitutaki. This licence expires […]
Smoke screens
Saturday 1 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The legal adviser for the CICC says in Thursdays CI News that the church is simply looking to recover what its owed. Sounds reasonable. But pray tell, what is owed? The church did not buy the land, the church has not built houses on the land. What is it that the church owed […]
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