Letters to the Editor
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 […]
Tepuka leases are sheer hypocrisy
Saturday 1 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I need to state a few facts that we the tenants in Tepuka went through with the CICC committee. Meetings between parties commenced in 2006 and in 2008, and the tenants agreed to an increase in rent from $25 to $300 annually. However, when the final print was handed out it showed individual […]
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, […]
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