Letters to the Editor
A different version of the truth
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To answer Toi Tu Rahui Tepapa Te Rautea Davids letter, yes you are papaa, the real Patuakino had one living son who left Rarotonga for Tahiti and never came back to Rarotonga. Im not telling you his name as Im still in contact with his descendants, this is whats wrong with your facts […]
Rising seas are a reality
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Im enclosing a cutting from our local (Cairns) news- paper, featuring global warming. In that news as you can see rising sea level is a reality. Some of the many islands in the Torres Strait between Cape York and Papua New Guinea are slowly being swamped by excess water. Do you people in […]
Rough justice not recommended
Monday 1 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am now back in Australia and I would like to thank the people of the Cook Islands for assisting me with the research project aimed at understanding not only the offending behaviour of the young people, but also the cultural resilience in this community. My first impressions of the offending behaviour of […]
We all hear of corruption
Monday 1 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Please allow me to express my views about Whos robbing who?. This is my little 2 cents worth in what I think of whats happening today in our society. Firstly, the Government. The reason why they want to get in government is not for the people, its for themselves. That, I guess, we […]
The iniquitous tax inequity
Saturday 30 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have my hand up to endorse the comments in Don MacKenzies letter A bad concept, published on July 26. A reader friend has belatedly prompted me to write the following ditty in support of that letter. Les Priest Matavera The old folk here on the pension Are Browned off and angry with […]
Get rid of vulgar songs
Saturday 30 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is so very annoying, disturbing and disgusting to hear both radio stations still continuing to play songs belittling the beautiful women of this nation. When are the managers of these radio stations going to sit down and listen to what they are airing for anyone let alone tourists to listen to? What […]
MPs, step up to the plate
Saturday 30 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to publicly acknowledge the proactive solutions that Martin Iro, other Community Police Officers and in particular that the Cook Islands Police Department are implementing to get a handle on the burglaries and theft on the island, namely Increasing the Cook Islands Police presence in villages by way of Community Policing […]
Mug shots email welcome
Friday 29 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Emailing photos of the offenders throughout the community is an effort to clamp down on burglary and theft that is on the rise. Therefore its quite disturbing to read in Thursday, July 28s paper the threats that the Police Commissioner Maara Tetava is flinging towards anyone responsible for these photos, in the article […]
A bad concept
Tuesday 26 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor A question to the Prime Minister: Can the government not recognise that the new withholding tax not only is a bad concept but also is not going to achieve the desired results of balancing the unexpected, unplanned for, shortfall in the budget?Panic taxes are inevitably a bad idea and never go away. As […]
A stupid statement
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor The so-called leader who labelled Cook Islanders as lazy is only exhibiting his ignorance of human races around the world. There are lazy people in every country of the world. However, those who migrate to other countries are normally people who are more motivated to improve themselves hence they are harder working than […]
Flight schedule convenient and perfect
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor After travelling on the inaugural return flight between Sydney and Rarotonga last year I had a bit to say in a letter to you displaying concern at the very early arrival time in to Rarotonga and the dark early morning time delay before being able to connect with the Aitutaki flight. I have […]
Brazen robbery distressing
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My guests were at home enjoying a late dinner on the front deck of our house when someone broke into the rear of the house and stole cash from a wallet. Brazenly, the thief locked the inside door, rifled through the room and found the wallet, extracted the cash, exited and then proceeded […]
Not hard to go phosphate-free
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was heartening to read Manea Foods concerns over the use of products containing phosphates, Stop buying phosphate soaps published Friday July 8. Snowbird Laundry is probably the biggest user of detergents on the island. For well over a year we have only been using phosphate-free detergents in all our laundry operations. As […]
Government clarifies tax plan
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to clarify some issues surrounding the Government measure to re-introduce the Withholding Tax on interest which have been raised in your paper in recent days. I would also like to reiterate the Governments intentions in regard to the tax, to your readers. It is the intent of the Government to […]
No minor issue
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Further to the letter to the editor and article in Wednesday July 20s CI News highlighting the new income tax exemptions, it would appear that individuals (and companies) also get a tax break on interest earning overseas. Surely an unintended incentive to shift funds offshore and cause further liquidity problems here? No doubt […]
Court change well overdue
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor The change to the Land Agents Registration Act is more than welcome. Persons related to landowners should never have been barred from appearing in the land court which has always been known as a peoples court. Ngaoa Ranginui Land Court Services
When will the incompetence end?
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor The article in CI News 20 July regarding Bartercard (Bartercard not foreign enterprise) concludes: In the past few months New Zealand company representatives have spent time on Rarotonga soliciting business and signing new clients. That sure sounds like carrying on business in the Cook Islands to me. The article refers to BTIBs chief […]
Upgrade suspicious
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I smell a rat with the proposed upgrade of the Tereora field to cater for a one-off rugby league game. Usually teams from overseas visiting the islands are bound to put up with the conditions offering. But apparently some advance travelling league expert has deemed the Tereora field unplayable. Strewth, it has plenty […]
Is this a stalling tactic?
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With all the articles in previous months newspapers regarding the Public Services Commissioner and his private dealings with fishing licences while working as a civil servant, can the Prime Minister explain why he hasnt suspended Navy Epati while an investigation is being conducted by the Cook Islands Police and Financial Intelligence Unit? The […]
Receptionist embodies Cook Islands hospitality
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Here is praise for a very cooperative receptionist. Tourists of Cook Islands descent from Whakatane were photographing from our million dollar view in Muri. The little girl dropped her camera. Two calls to Edgewater to tell the tourists where their camera was brought negative response: They needed the tourists surname which I did […]
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