Letters to the Editor
Always remember how we got here
Thursday 16 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For the last year, at least, I read with amazement on how brainwashed our people have been and continue to be on the issues of fuel supply and political reform. One fuel supply company reminds me of what the school books taught me of what the Nazis did to the German people back […]
Cut our cake to size
Wednesday 15 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The debate should not be about how rich (or thick) the icing is on top of the cake, it should be about how the ingredients are combined and organised in the body of the cake. I would like to throw out a provocative question. Is the Westminster system – based on the English […]
Humbled by Arnold's plan
Wednesday 15 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was so amazed and humbled to read Tim Arnold’s political plan for upgrading the Cook Islands’ Constitution if he becomes the MP for Tupapa. This is what the other political advocates and current politician should be dealing with – the moral issues and sensible thing to do for the country. I hope […]
No show by MPs says a lot
Wednesday 15 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The GPC forum for change was an interesting meeting that demonstrates just how little the sitting MPs really care about what you think – they don’t show up! But first, kudos to Robert Wigmore for his attendance and participation. Teina Bishops super brief appearance allowed no questions from the public so I hope […]
How a democracy works
Tuesday 14 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On Wednesday, September 8 I attended the GPC meeting and there I asked the candidates: “Would you still run for parliament if the pay was to be reduced from $50,000 to $3000 per year and all the perks wiped?” A few said yes but most were evasive using arguments like “we would not […]
So just what is political reform?
Tuesday 14 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your feasts of political reform editorials invited opinions. Those championing it appeared to be devoid of sufficient knowledge and proper understanding of what a political ‘reform’ really is; its purposes and essential paradigms. What you reported those saying was not political ‘reform’ but electoral, parliamentary and or economic reform? They are neither one […]
Referendum or no referendum?
Tuesday 14 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To hold a referendum asking the people of the Cook Islands, for the reduction of the numbers of Members of Parliament, the answer will definitely be the affirmative. Who, and how, will make the decision to make reduction possible? To the writer, there is no need for a referendum for this, because we […]
Beautification contracts all MP related
Tuesday 14 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the letter from Rouru Tangatapoto regarding the Titikaveka Beautification contract, my letter was not a personal attack on him and his private business but it is an attempt to reveal how these beautification contracts are awarded and to see if the decisions are biased and political. The tender was awarded […]
Children our greatest asset
Monday 13 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to support Moana Rule’s letter and petition for a reciprocal Child Support Agreement between the Cook Islands and NZ. Like Moana, I know firsthand what she is and has been going through. My daughter also is a victim of abandonment. The lack of commitment, inconsistency and irresponsible behaviour of the absent […]
Beautification not political
Monday 13 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter in the paper of September 2 about the Titikaveka beautification contract. The beautification programme is an opportunity for the community to come together and take ownership and clean its own village, ownership of the programme belongs to the village and not to a handful of […]
Mitiaro 'not supporting'
Saturday 11 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mitiaro is one of the outer- islands recommended to fall into the proposed referendum on “Seat Reduction”. Mitiaro candidate (we await his corroboration on this) may have exposed his support to GPC ( Letter to the Editor Tuesday September 7), but we still see Mitiaro being represented not as a combined but an […]
Feeble excuses
Saturday 11 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This government’s feeble excuses for the lack of effort to improve the dreadful state of the two main roads that encircle the main island of Rarotonga is pathetic to say the least. If anything, the continued failure of Ministry of Works to budget for the full maintenance costs of Rarotonga’s roads year after […]
Pa Ariki: It's time for change
Saturday 11 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As we move towards the forthcoming elections, all Cook Islanders must seriously take stock of the path we have travelled and the successive governments we have had to live under before choosing who they wish to lead them into the future. I say lead because if the last 10 years is anything to […]
Apology over name
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Cook Islands News wishes to apologise for misspelling Sir Terepai Maoate’s surname in the page one headline in yesterday’s newspaper. This occurred due to a typographical error which wasn’t picked up in the proofing process. Cook Islands News apologises to Sir Terepai, his family, the Democratic Party and everyone affected by this error. We have […]
Fed up with 'political poison'
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I don’t expect you to do anything with this letter but I have a secret desire that this gets printed word for word. Wait till you read it. I was going to explore the acceptable newspaper grammar etiquette but if MPs can exercise their ability to “speak before they think” so can I. […]
Get real Smart Voter
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read “Smart Voter’s” letter in yesterday’s paper. Luckily for “Smart Voter” he has not supplied his name. “Smart voter” obviously has no idea what he’s talking about – if we knew who he was we’d all be laughing at him as he drives down the potholed, patched, roads of Rarotonga. Get real […]
Law change needed to protect families
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in support of Moana Rule’s child support petition, which is about time, because it’s a serious issue that needs to be addressed. A law is needed to change attitudes otherwise parents will always get up and go with no responsibility, and in the end, our families and children suffer, as […]
$10m contract not right
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Minister Smiley Heather’s article in the paper last week regarding the roading project going on now allowed us to see what is really going on within the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning and the corruption and politics involved. Smiley mentioned that the roading programme is a planned programme with funding coming from ADB […]
Food concerns
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Food + hot weather + germs = diarrhea This is a simple equation I’d like to share with food vendors of the Cook Islands, especially as summer returns. Many cooked food vendors routinely sell food on tables and countertops without any attempt to chill the food, nor cover it from the sun, nor […]
Wake up to it!
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Good on Brett Porter for setting off a panic at the fuel pump by announcing that the country will be out of fuel this week. He claims no one has the ability to purchase tanker loads of fuel; nice. Yesterday Chris Vaile said that government has restricted Triad’s ability to store more fuel […]
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