Letters to the Editor
No Sunday sport
Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir, I am responding to your news item of Wednesday August 31 2011 headed, Club Philippines celebrates first year. I believe this was held at Nukupure sports field at Muri, Ngatangiia on Sunday August 28 Fine! Except, why on a Sunday? The celebration was fine but definitely not on Sunday as far as I […]
Where is the CIP love?
Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Why is everyone moaning about the MPs travelling to New Zealand with a delegation of 20 or the new interest tax or the money spent on the opening of parliament.We voted them into parliament, didnt we all? We followed their campaign at the elections. Did they deliver? Yes, they did. When you add […]
Sunday Star Times not worth it
Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A greater deterrent than the freight-cost of Sunday Star Times as suggested in Fridays Smoke Signal is the export documentation fee and the slim wholesale discount available. At $4 per copy, Bounty Bookshop was losing more than $100 per week when distribution was taken over by Fairfax Media, with a higher documentation fee. […]
Audit a valuable service
Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I support the work by the Audit Director and his staff. Without this office and leadership by Paul, we would be like PNG, corrupt and down the drain. Sholans ranting is crap…this guy only just finished school and Maoate gave him the top treasury job. Look what financial mismanagement he has left us, […]
Doomsday for disgruntled taxpayer
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the Taxpayer: Today makes the start of the Brown tax on your savings. Fact Information Sheet part 2. 1. All interest on deposits at local banks will be taxed 15%. 2. This will be the first time since 1 July 1997 that interest from Westpac or ANZ has been taxed. 3. The […]
CITC explains minimum charges
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like CITC to clarify why they have minimum purchase amounts per EFTPOS on a DEBIT card (not credit card) linked to either ANZ/Westpac local bank accounts. On numerous occasions when I have personally shopped at CITC/Foodland and I have purchased items under $15, the checkout operators have tried to make me […]
Spending just goes on
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Please allow me to point out my very concern in your paper about the current Government. Mark Brown who has the title of Minister of Finance has shown over and over again that he is obviously not capable for the position. I have done USP courses and havent finished but dont think I […]
Are you kidding?
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, No disrespect to Papa Louis but for anyone to hold this man up as a safe driver is laughable. Travelling at speeds of around 25km in a 50km speed zone causes drivers who are usually quite patient to take risks by having to pass. Look for the large queues and then look for […]
Easy again
Friday 26 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Further to this relatively easy to implement tax on interest idea of Minister Brown. Would his financial secretary please publish another fact sheet advising how the many account holders at the banks who are charities like the Red Cross, non profit bodies and public authorities get coded as exempt as they are entitled […]
Satellite competition healthy
Friday 26 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can we be so assured of the communications links to the Cook Islands, following the TCI chief executives comments on the feasibility of the Cooks linking into the Pacific Fibre, as reported on August 22? With the laying and introduction of a second and competing fibre-optic cable through the South Pacific, what is […]
Akamatakite kite au Atu Enua
Friday 26 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
E tama, Te uiui nei au ma te manakonako, eaa tikai te tumu e kapiki viviki ia nei te atu enua o te Atiu lands Incorporation, ki tetai uipaanga i Atiu e pera ki Rarotonga nei. Te ui katoa nei au e,me kua ki te te atu enua e te vai nei tetai tuanga moni […]
Most people are still honest
Thursday 25 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
On Sunday, August 14, I inadvertently left my backpack containing a lot of personal gear (passport etc) outside a hut at the Punanga Nui market. This was subsequently found, searched for cash and left with my passport, wallet etc spread out over the ground. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the family […]
Parents should be with their children
Tuesday 23 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Yes, it is a blessing to see these police recruits taking on a very challenging career especially dealing with juvenile criminal activities which we are facing at the moment. Parents need to discipline their children and be with them on the weekends instead of spending their time boozing. I also notice some of […]
Rosie responds to critics
Tuesday 23 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in response to the nameless few that have smoke-signalled and had nom-de-plumed letters in your paper. My voluntary services to sports span over 48 years, as club captain, president, manager to world and international events, and chef de mission to 3 Olympic Games. I could go on and on, but my […]
It wont be easy
Tuesday 23 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Fact Information Sheet advertising taken out by the Office of the Financial Secretary and the under siege Minister Brown just goes to show the lack of knowledge evident by the planners and the sheer inappropriateness of a withholding tax. Minister Mark Brown is on public record as saying the new tax will […]
CISNOC meeting was a disgrace
Monday 22 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last Wednesdays meeting at the CISNOC offices called as a Special General Meeting but cancelled when Sir Geoff Henry walked in was a disgrace. What was a greater disgrace was Sir Geoffreys attempt to not let people ask questions. This was shameful in the extreme. However, there were other disgraces. 1) The information […]
Praise for new whale centre
Wednesday 17 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Recently my partner and I went to the whale museum in Atupa. This facility had only been open for a couple of weeks after a refurbishment. We were very impressed with the way the exhibits were shown and could only guess at the amount of work which had been done by an obviously […]
Rallying call
Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Prime Ministers song fest on constitution day had a positive ripple effect on the six oclock TV and radio news that evening. It reverberated throughout the national and international airwaves reminding me of the first premier of the country. He too sang Maori songs at every public opportunity, to communicate his government […]
Auditorium criticism answered
Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am replying to your Smoke Signallers on July 28 referring to Gospel Day and on July 30 titled Sound Feedback. I thought its time I also answer and share my thoughts in your column to your smoke signallers harsh comments in regards to the use of my name, the Ministry of Cultural […]
Request to PM from Lost Tribe
Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was reported in CINews that during Mr Punas current travels he intends to raise the issue of NZ superannuation portability with John Key in New Zealand. Since I was prevented by some bureaucratic minion in our NZ High Commission Office from personally joining the press conference held with Mr McCully last month, […]
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