Letters to the Editor
The fact is, Jesus was born
Wednesday 12 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter of Les Priest yesterday. Funnily enough, the Archbishop of Canterbury is hardly the sort of person you want on your “team”. His views are heretical and do not reflect Biblical Christianity in any way. The fact is, Jesus Christ was born (probably not in December but it is […]
Nurses' party disturbing
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write to share my frustration towards an unacceptable event which took place at Rarotonga Hospital on December 31, 2010, New Year’s eve, from 4pm onwards. At the maternity ward outside the canteen (I think it is), there was a party held there. They were nursing staff, senior midwives, registered nurses from other […]
Time to kick some butts
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate Minister Teariki Heather for taking a tough stance on the work attitudes of public servants and the need to improve their work effort. As someone who has worked closely with many public servants over a wide range of government ministries and departments for over 20 years, I can […]
Vaikai have grounds for grievance
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A TV and your news items on the Pa Ariki palace land ceremony invited this opinion. Te Mata O Te Enua, Section 10A1, and adjoining lands in Ngatangiia are some of the lands I am familiar with from research on the Land Court and its works and practice from 1901 to 1954. I […]
It ain't necessarily so
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding June Hosking’s letter in Saturday’s C.I. News, I don’t doubt your sincerity for one moment June, but in the interest of sorting out fact from fiction, I would mention that no less a personage than the leader of the world’s Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Robin Williams, has described the Christmas story […]
Extremely narrow-minded world view
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wholeheartedly support the CI National Aids Committee, in strongly opposing the release of any information regarding any person living with HIV in the Cook Islands. The fact that our newly elected government would even entertain such an idea, displays an extremely narrow minded world view of an issue that has had enough […]
Blaming is wrong
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read with deep sadness the statements made by your Prime Minister on the front page of your newspaper on Saturday January 8. It is understandable that the PM wants to protect the public interest and to keep Cook Islanders from contracting HIV. Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, in the early […]
HIV expert issues plea
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is in response to your recently published article about Prime Minister Henry Puna’s concern about the recent HIV positive diagnosis in the Cook Islands. As a certified HIV/AIDS educator and global outreach activist, and as someone who knows and loves your nation like a second home, I am writing to you asking […]
NZ AIDS foundation 'seriously alarmed'
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The NZAF would like to acknowledge the challenges faced by the Cook Islands Government following the first HIV diagnosis in the country. The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is New Zealand’s national HIV prevention and healthcare organisation. The NZAF is a registered charity that grew out of gay community initiatives responding to the […]
Apology negated
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Apology accepted from June Hosking (January 8) but why nearly negate it by long-winded introspection and explanation? Why not just accept that some people on the planet do things differently and some people do things without ulterior motive – they do it because they feel happy doing it. Provided it isn’t obscene, or […]
Blackrock is full
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Firstly, I’d like to thank your Smoke Signaller for their inquiry. Our centre is completely FULL for term 1 of this school year, so we will be unable to accept any new enrolments. Children attend our centre through first putting their name on our Waiting List. There is often a long wait of […]
Humble apologies
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kia Orana Elf. I humbly apologise to you and anyone else who thought I was attacking the Catholic Church. My intention was to ask all churches and Christians to consider the Christmas message they are portraying intentionally or unintentionally. In fact, we were confronted with the Christmas tree at a CICC church and […]
Logic must prevail
Friday 7 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kia orana te iti tangata, Just got back from an awesome trip to Raro. The latest buzz words are “Our New Government” and “Video Pirates”. Yes we do have a new government, and a smart looking crew at that. Congrats to all and looking forward to a much brighter future. Video Pirates – […]
Bad signal
Friday 7 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The directors of CITV should be ashamed of themselves by putting out an extremely bad signal on the airwaves. All day and all night nothing but ‘weak or no signal’. It is impossible to watch and is better switched off. Advertisers should consider pulling their slots as there can’t be many people watching […]
Don't point the finger
Friday 7 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the person who said, when it comes to the real work, Alfred Morris demands the police to do raids and prosecuting and then claims the glory, you must be sick. You are the type that had nothing better to do than write stupid remarks in the paper. I am also surprised that […]
There's a feeling of betrayal
Thursday 6 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After my second letter, I received more visits, and repeated phone calls from disgruntled CIP caucus members and supporters. Their grievance has now changed to one of feeling betrayed and demeaned by their party leadership. They alleged they were led to believe that they owed their seats in Parliament to the CIP and […]
Do not name
Wednesday 5 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, No one should have the right to play God with the person who has been diagnosed with HIV and they should not be named. It is shocking that the minister is even contemplating this or “getting legal advice” as he keeps saying. If the person is named it will open up so many […]
Don't blame fish traps
Wednesday 5 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I recall years ago when the Te Avarau Harbour at Avana was dredged. Much sand was taken out of it. Not long after that, two tourists were swept away by the fast current that occurred at high tide. To remove the fish trap as suggested is to allow swifter current through the lagoon […]
Publishing name 'irresponsible'
Wednesday 5 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am deeply concerned at the thought of this person who has contracted the terrible disease of HIV being disclosed for the public to persecute and believe this would be heinously irresponsible. HIV/Aids is a terrible affliction by itself to deal with, let alone having people who you do not know condemn you. […]
Catholics aware of Xmas meaning
Wednesday 5 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, June Hosking’s letter about the true meaning of Christmas (December 30) is really a thinly veiled attack on the Catholic Church in the Cook Islands. She presumes to suggest that: 1. Catholic Cook Islanders are unaware of the Living God; 2. Catholic Cook Islanders are not practicing Christians because they use, among other […]
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