Letters to the Editor
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 […]
Keep Rarotonga road rage free
Friday 30 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Please dont bring road rage to Rarotonga, a smoke signaller writes. Being a Cook Islands athlete, it is so nice to feel safe when out training on the roads, especially on our bikes. We really appreciate it when drivers give us lots of room when passing and dont overtake when its unsafe. Thanks for all […]
Tepuka debacle a political disaster
Friday 30 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing with regard to the Tepuka saga in yesterdays Cook Islands News. This is a political disaster. This is a classic case of the marginalised being overlooked, neglected and forgotten. There are people living at Tepuka who subsist on a pension, which we all know is not a lot of money. […]
Why are we so scared of a name change?
Friday 30 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was reminded by one of my Samoan grand-aunt by these words — Samoa mo Samoa, or Samoa belongs to Samoans not anyone else. The question I would like to ask those who do not want a change or afraid to change is this why are we so scared to change our islands […]
Public services need to improve
Thursday 29 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, How much longer must this country suffer before PM Henry Elvis Puna does the right thing and replaces the current Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati? In recent years the overall delivery of services by the public service has been poor to say the least. The finger of blame for the dismal performance of […]
Alcohol accidents deter honeymooner
Thursday 29 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I visited Rarotonga and Aitutaki in 2007 for my honeymoon and every day I dream of returning. But as a potential tourist from the UK I am put off visiting Raro due to the amount of alcohol related road accidents. So many people have been injured or killed due to the selfish behaviour […]
Immigration rejects insinuation
Thursday 29 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The issues raised in the article Foreign workers terrified of seeking help (CINews of September 28) are not new and those relating to immigration matters were addressed in my earlier letter on the same general subject (see CINews of September 19). A number of the statements made in the article lack sufficient detail […]
Great job done by Muri group
Thursday 29 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Take That Muri who replied to Mata Hetlands letter in the paper was a bit out of line. If the people dont have much food, then they must have their priorities wrong because they drink most weekends, they have money to go to housie, and they have money to go make heaps of […]
Dont rule by decree like Fiji
Wednesday 28 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read Mata Shorts nasty comments about my letter. But I still believe Muri has been mistreated on the 10 year raui and the 30km speed limit. Please do not call me Casper. I am not a ghost. I am a real person in the village. Its good I dont use my real […]
Tepuka saga leaves outer islanders high and dry
Wednesday 28 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Something very unusual in the history of this country is about to happen soon when the CICC successfully terminates 30 leases in Tepuka, the results of which could be: 1. a lot of homeless Cook Islands people camping on public lands or beaches; 2. a lot of people crammed into the cramped homes […]
Its about the name of our ancestral birthplace
Tuesday 27 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When James Cook arrived in Aitutaki he named the place the Hervey Islands, it was not the Cook Islands, and when you go to Tahiti or New Zealand they call it Avaiki Nui anyway because in Tahiti they respect and talk how they were taught through their ancestors. Cook Islands is the ancestral […]
Much to do to improve catch rates
Tuesday 27 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was surprised by the response from the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) to Reuben Tylors letter of concern about the declining catch rates of local fishermen. The evidence given for the supposed acceptable catch rate is concerning and casts doubt on the decision-making capability of this ministry. The author deserves a reprimand […]
Progressing or stagnating?
Monday 26 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding Rosie Manins article on the Lost Tribe in Fridays paper, I note that our High Commissioners response (not unexpected) is that the superannuation issue is not in his domain, and that I should write to Mr McCully. It is quite ironic that when I had the opportunity in July this year to […]
Mind your manners
Monday 26 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Ive just recently returned to Melbourne, Australia, from our beautiful paradise. Ive always had great respect for the Air New Zealand staff in Rarotonga. But for those who have no experience in tourism and manners, you need to be re-educated. When passengers are running late, please, dont call out to them to hurry, […]
Hypocrisy
Monday 26 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, What hypocrisy from PM Puna re his speech in Auckland recently concerning protecting our ocean. $730 a day! This is what the CIP Government has sold supposedly exploratory fishing rights to the Chinese for three years eight licences, eight boats, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, 1095 days over three years. […]
Change of name wont cure our ills
Monday 26 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, What a strange thing that Danny Mataroa should accuse this letter-writer of having missed the vaka when the Mata Atua he puts forth as a suggestion for a new name for this country, happens to be my ancestral vaka. A long time ago it brought me right here to my desired destination, thank […]
Whats in a name?
Saturday 24 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We are writing in reference to the article regarding the name game which quotes Sir Geoffrey Henry. We agree with Sir Geoffrey that it is timely for the discussion for a name change to occur for the following reasons: On August 4, 1965, our indigenous nation celebrated our independence from New Zealand, essentially […]
Kuki Kukupa, you missed the vaka
Saturday 24 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Im sorry to say to Kuki Kukupa: you missed the vaka, even the vaka Mata Atua. The question with the name Mata Atua is which Atua? Tangaroa? Rongo? Career? 4WD? Sports? Title? Taonga? Land? I did not jump on the band wagon of the historically oppressed indigenous people of Ao Tea Roa They […]
Stick to Kuki Airani
Friday 23 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Danny Mataroa needs to do research into his reo and not be so quick to jump on the bandwagon of the historically oppressed indigenous people of Aotearoa. New Zealand Maori have had a much more difficult past than we and they are now a minority in their own country. We, on the other […]
Be part of the team that cares about Muri
Friday 23 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter titled Muri community not duly consulted (19/9). It is really sickening to read negative comments that are written by gutless people who dont put their name to their letters to the editor. In that case I will refer to the letter writer as Casper. Casper, […]
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