Letters to the Editor
Voyagers stitch islands together
Friday 1 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The very first call I received on Wednesday morning was from my best friend Toni. She said that if I could run away from work, that I should come across the street to see the double hulled sailing vakas sailing towards Lahaina. She asked me where are they from?. Just then, the radio […]
Tourist thefts very damaging
Friday 1 July 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The ongoing, deliberate targeting of the tourist industry by organised petty criminals must be placed at the very top of governments priorities. Here we are spending millions of dollars both from government revenue and private sector – marketing the country to the world as a fantastic tourist destination while at the same time […]
Eleven things every teenager should know
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
This list should be posted in every school! That was the suggestion from reader Mark Brown when he pressed the magic button and sent it on me. I go one stage further. These rules should be on the door of every family fridge. To be read as often as possible. Read and understand. Its what […]
Landlords in the wrong business
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding the letter in Wednesday June 29s paper from Jackie and Steve Brown from Bay of Plenty, NZ Robbery leaves tourists scared. I hope the Browns write to the web site Tripadvisor about their experience. I also hope they include the name of the accommodation where they stayed, which they did not do in their […]
Blind eye to problems at home
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can someone at either National Environment Service or Ministry of Health please advise what progress, if any, is being made to remove the ever-growing number of vehicles, whitewear goods and other electronic bits and pieces that are piling up in a vacant yard behind the old Computerman shop in Turangi? Funny how government […]
Reward offered after burglary
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have just this morning returned from our holiday in Rarotonga and Aitutaki, and I am hoping you can help us out. Last weekend, on Saturday night we returned to our rented beach house at around 7.45pm in Titikavaka to find we had been burgled. The whole place had been ransacked and we […]
Food poisoning claim answered
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Firstly I would like to say what a wonderful holiday weve had here in Rarotonga! We have been treated wonderfully by everyone we met and were able to really relax and leave the worries of everyday life behind for a while. We look forward to returning again, and again and again. However, I […]
Robbery leaves tourists scared
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a senior lecturer in tourism and travel. I teach airlines staff and travel agents, I promote weddings in the Cooks as part of my work as a travel agent and a wedding celebrant and I am a member of new Zealand institute of travel and tourism. My husband is a wedding […]
Cheaper seats sell out early
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
A smoke signaller writes: With the cancellation of the recent Pacific Blue flights due to the ash cloud, tourists are scrambling to book alternative flights to and from Rarotonga. Air New Zealand planes that have empty seats (which presumably would have flown empty anyway) are charging through the roof for those seats! Clients are being […]
Go Local concept a winner
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On behalf of Geoff and I and my brothers Piltz Napa, Napa Napa and sister Riko Napa-Ioaba who were some of the stall vendors at the Go Local Night Market held on Wednesday night at the Punanganui Market, we would like to say a big meitaki maata to Terry Rangi, Danny Williams, Mana […]
Deep sea mining story unbalanced
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I refer to your June 22 story on the Endeavour sea mining application $25m seabed mining offer. Unfortunately, this letter is needed to state the correct position of Tom Marsters, Minister responsible for Deep Sea Mining (DSM) sector in the Cook Islands. Many people, who have been involved in the sensible development of […]
Whats behind the power price hikes?
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
A smoke signaller writes to TXT188: Im just wondering if the price hike of power is due to diesel prices going up or is it to stock the staff social club beer fridge as it looks to me as though some Aponga staff can afford to drink every night after work? SmokeSignals: Unfortunately its the […]
Lagoon cruise leaves all speechless
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I would like to express our extreme gratitude to Captain Tama and his crew for the awesome, fantastic and educational trip for Apii Rutaki on Friday. I am positive that the students from ECE to Grade 6, teachers and parents alike were absolutely speechless with the knowledge they gained, and the experience of […]
Time will reveal the truth
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I strongly support TTs letter to the Editor on June 18, PM protecting PSC?. Before the PMs trip to Japan, he stated that he knew nothing about the police complaint into the Public Service Commissioners secret dealings into matters involved with the Taiwanese fishing licenses. I find this hard to believe, certainly as […]
Scientists behind global warming rejection
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to Gordon Keys, published Tuesday, June 21 Climate change data is rock solid, the reference to my knowledge or lack thereof is irrelevant. I am not the advocate. The 18,000 scientists with the opposing view are. I enclose an article from which was emailed to me after my first letter was […]
What on earth is going on?
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The headline article in Saturdays Cook Islands News Taiwanese sue NCIFC concerned a Taiwanese fishing firm that is in the process of terminating its 12-year agreement with Northern Cook Islands Fishing Company and seeking to sue the local company. In the same article it was mentioned that a couple of months ago both […]
Good work Tereora College
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My daughter is in year 10 at Tereora College. For the past term she has been taking Business and Enterprise, a new subject this year, taught by Mrs Panther. This subject has captured my daughters interest and they have been busy writing business plans, deciding on what products to sell, how to market […]
Rarotonga not a dump
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Recently I was sitting on the wall at the Avana Channel and spotted no less than five large pieces of rubbish clogging your beautiful shoreline. I walk past a giant dump to get to my parents home in Turangi – full of broken down cars, fridges, junk that hurts the eyes and the […]
Real estate investment ideal
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After learning at the state funeral of Sir Apenera Short and his life time achievements as deputy prime minister, wouldnt our current deputy prime minister like to fill his shoes. There are a lot of people living in New Zealand and Australia wanting to live here in the Cook Islands. Think about it […]
Big thank you for such a generous offer
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On behalf of the committee, cast, crew and the entire team involved with Once, Upon A Reef Musical Production, we would like to extend a big meitaki maata, to Sonny Williams, at the Ministry of Culture, in giving us a discount on the remaining balance of our fees for hiring the auditorium. This […]
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