Letters to the Editor
Slippery, smelly, steep slope
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Over the last few years we have been doing early morning fitness walks up hospital hill. In the past when we got about three-quarters of the way up we often used to walk through the delightful smell of raw sewage wafting down from the hospitals septic tanks. Now a large area of hillside […]
Catholic fundraiser at St Josephs
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Umu, barbeque and desserts are on the Catholic Youth Gala menu today. The Catholic youth will be running a food gala in front of the St Josephs Hall behind the Avarua Catholic Cathedral that will include local, Tahitian and outer island delicacies such as rimu and tupa. Food sales will start at 7.30 this morning […]
Lets hear a balanced view
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is obvious from the article Problems with government appointments published on Wednesday 25 May that certain HOMs, considered to be appointments under the previous government, who are not in favour with the new regime, seem to be targeted. I hope this is not part of an organised systematic approach to slowly weed […]
What a big joke!
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to Mrs Quarter, Vainetoa, and the letter Justice must not be cruel published Wednesday May 11 – what a joke! What does having children have anything to do with it? You mentioned in your response to Honesty, the best policy of all, published Tuesday May 10 from me as the mother, […]
Not enough space
Thursday 26 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After visiting the Esther Honey compound last week, I was very disturbed to see how little room they have to keep the unwanted animals that they have on site. Where they are at present is only a quarter acre of land, and is not big enough for the purpose. Is there anyone out […]
Its not drunk driving
Thursday 26 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to correct your heading of Jury Convicts man of drunk driving in Wednesdays Cook Islands News. My client Koroa Raumea was not convicted of drunken driving but of driving with excess alcohol in his breath EBA. He was acquitted of 2 charges of driving under the influence of drink or […]
Stan Wright a Leinster legend
Wednesday 25 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I dont believe there are many of your compatriots who live in Ireland and unfortunately one who does live here will shortly be leaving. Stan Wright came to play rugby for Leinster in 2006 and played his first match literally a few hours after landing. From that inauspicious start Stan has played for […]
Pukapuka entitled to people of integrity
Tuesday 24 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Is it just me or is there something rather strange about putting up a candidate that the High Court held committed bribery? Surely the party brass could have found someone else for the candidacy we already have two Members of Parliament with blemished records with the court and if by chance this candidate […]
Bishops scripture reading wrong
Tuesday 24 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I find Tutai Peres Churchtalk message in Fridays paper disappointing, misleading, and wrong on some aspects. I agree totally with him on not being able to predict the date of the end times etc. This man Harold Camping is walking into areas Jesus told us not to (just as he did in 1994). […]
Great injustice done to our family
Monday 23 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To Rahui David, genealogy is a very big part of Gods work since the beginning yes, you have your genealogy and we have found ours. Firstly I wasnt pointing fingers but verifying what my sister and I found in the courts when we did our research. As mentioned earlier, our ancestors guided us […]
Fewer government employees needed
Monday 23 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wasnt surprised about the present financial situation. I knew all along that we did not have the resources to deal with our infrastructure. I did remind the previous government about restructuring the government entities to save money but it fell on deaf ears. Well over 40 percent of revenue is used to […]
Leave the waves to the real locals
Saturday 21 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Theres suggestion of offering surfing tours and surfing camps here on our small and lovely island. We LOCAL surfers who have been born and grown here still wish our spots to remain uncrowded. Ive surfed many places but nothing compares to our local spots. Less crowds and less aggression. Lets keep it that […]
Laugh or cry
Saturday 21 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I dont know whether to laugh or cry in regards to the meek excuse received from Telecom Cook Islands on the terrible TV reception that we poor CITV viewers in the Matavera area have had to bear for an entire week now. Obviously the Head of TCI does not live in Matavera. If […]
We like to enjoy our waves as they are
Saturday 21 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The letter Dont pick on our girl Charlotte in Fridays paper develops the same attitude that the two surfers were writing about. A who-cares attitude. Quote who cares what they think?, talking about the local surfers in general. This person obviously does not surf as he suggested they will listen to you if […]
Dont pick on our girl Charlotte
Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, How dare those two surfers pick on our girl from Rakahanga Charlotte Piho for trying to promote the Cook Islands as a surfing destination! Good on you girl, you have definitely done your homework, you are not just sitting around like these bums who are criticising you. Who cares what they think, lets […]
Getting great waves is a bonus
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Wed like to add our voices to the discontent regarding the proposition of promoting Rarotonga as a surf destination. As a long time surfer (30 years plus) and residents of Rarotonga for nearly six years, we can attest to the fact that there are great waves to be enjoyed here. However, there is […]
Dont promote surf tours to Rarotonga!
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The idea that Charlotte Piho wants to promote Rarotonga as a surf destination is a terrible self interested money making idea. No local surfer wants groups of tourist surfers in Rarotonga. Perhaps Charlotte would like surfers over-crowding her local break, but we dont want it. We only have a handful of breaks as […]
What happened to open governance?
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor So after several months the PSC terminates the employment of a senior Public Servant without giving the public specific reasons and says he can say no more because it is being referred to the Police for further investigations and it would be unfair to the accused! Excuse me. The public was under the […]
Norman George vs. Teina Bishop
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Now that Minister Bishop has finished announcing to the nation what a bad MP I am, then moving motions to the Privilege Committee of Parliament which included having my seat declared vacant, it is time I need to ask questions about him: (1) Does the MP for Arutanga, Reureu and Nikaupara have a […]
Dead mans family must have closure
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Ive just seen on One News a Coroner issuing death certificates for the nine Christchurch earthquake victims who couldnt be identified by forensics. This act is giving some closure to families of the nine lost people, closure that is very much needed to help families and friends recover and move on. Of course, […]
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