Letters to the Editor
Roads and health
Saturday 25 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m a frequent visitor to your beautiful island country who regularly keeps up with the Cook Islands news online. I’ve read of two seemingly different topics, roading upgrades and health concerns about obesity, and would like to suggest that these two issues actually are related. The beauty of the scenery driving around the […]
Punch a 'cheap shot'
Saturday 25 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the Avatiu Premiers rugby player ‘A much closer eyewitness’, I can only say nonsense. You saw what you wanted to see, not what happened. We have a video of the event. We know what happened. We know Emile Mamanu was legally rucking at a player who was playing the ball, not “nowhere […]
Carr's removal, last nail in coffin
Saturday 25 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Since his appointment in March it is common knowledge that Kevin Carr has been doing a very good job as acting financial secretary, making big strides to improve the overall accountability and transparency of public financial management and, in the process, ensuring that the country’s financial situation is improved for the long term […]
Advance voting goes ahead
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
After much opposition from the Ngatangiia Democratic Party committee, advance voting for next week’s Short-Maoate candidate run-off has finally been given the green light. Despite strong lobbying from Mann Short’s team to permit advance voting, the Ngatangiia committee was against it on the grounds that it would complicate the run-off. Short is of the view […]
Electronic edition under change
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I look forward to reading your on line edition on a weekly basis, however over the past two weeks the standard of electronic publication has slipped. I could understand if this was a deliberate effort to encourage payments by reducing service, but I suspect it is not that, but just poor service by […]
Supporter hits back
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I think it’s very unfair of you to print the letter from ‘Ngatangiia Local’ in your newspaper dated 23 September 2010, especially when Sir Terepai and Mann Short are just about to go through a run off. I hope you would give me the same opportunity to set the record straight with the […]
Arnold quality needed
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Since the day you published my recent letter, I received numerous phone and skype calls and emails from readers there and abroad. Some, especially from the Tupapa electorate, admonished me that the MP for Teenui-Mapumai, Mr Norman George was not the only person who has made ‘informed and sensible’ views on the ills […]
Amid the noise and haste
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After reading June Hosking’s letter on the qualities that make exemplary leaders, I am prompted to mention Mike Tavioni’s excellent translation of Desiderata on the TV the other night, which also has a message on leadership. In Maori Desiderata makes fine poetry. Desiderata also serves as a guide for living a fulfilling life […]
Ngatangiia decision very important
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The upcoming run-off vote for the Demo candidate in Ngatangiia is the most important that our nation has ever faced. As a born and bred Ngatangiia person, I am hoping the people in our village think of our whole nation first before they vote Sir Terepai Maoate in again. If he wins over […]
Tourism plans the same
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Over the past six months I have read with interest the articles on tourism. They range from the new appointment of staff, the leaving of the old staff members, the arrival of a dog, (Please, how is that front page news?) the media spin on the success of the Australian flight, the spin […]
Announce policies
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Through your column may I request both the Democratic and CIP Parties to publicly announce their policies firstly on import substitution and protection from those trade practices designed to strengthen monopolistic agenda, enhance market power and eliminate competition and, secondly, whether they intend to resist the lobbying which has seen the deferral of […]
What makes a good MP?
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been reading and hearing with interest the various views expressed on political reform, well, more so only on the numbers of MPs we should be having in Parliament. I see also that there are lot of members of the public willing to put their names forward to make changes to how […]
Thanks Smiley
Wednesday 22 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Congratulations and meitaki maata to Minister Smiley and his team for the great work done on the water problem in Tepuka. For donkey’s years, Tepuka has been the lost city of Rarotonga when it comes to water but goodness gracious me, the good Samaritan has arrived and for the first time in the […]
Forum questions to be asked
Wednesday 22 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Some questions for the next forum on political change. These are in response to repeated comments during the previous two forums. 1. Why SHOULD taxpayers fund a politician’s contribution to funerals, weddings and haircutting’s? Just so we can buy them more votes? The rest of us simply do what we can afford to […]
Gukisuva reacted to 'dirty' play
Wednesday 22 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the article in yesterday’s paper regarding Mr Gukisuva and the unfortunate incident in the rugby grand final match. Let me first state that I do not wish to take anything away from Arorangi’s win, as they indeed scored points and took penalty opportunities when it counted, and overall played a […]
What a pleasant surprise
Tuesday 21 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have not visited the Tupapa Health Clinic for many months now, but I recall the last time I went there. Whilst waiting to be called, I looked around the waiting room and down the corridor and thought “gee, this place looks almost exactly what it was ten years ago and they should […]
Tourism showing vision and direction
Tuesday 21 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last Thursday night, I attended Club Raro for the public launch of CI Tourism’s plans for the next few years. The new chief executive, Carmel Beattie, gave an excellent, informed and passionate presentation and the content was very comprehensive. At last, after years of gloom, drama and dreaming in the leadership of our […]
A heartfelt thanks to you all
Tuesday 21 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is with much sadness and many regrets that I returned to New Zealand last Friday to be with my wife, who is recovering from a series of heart attacks which were related to her heart transplant of 11 years ago. I arrived in Rarotonga some seven weeks ago to join Summerfield Systems […]
Hang in there Norman
Tuesday 21 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On page 7 in your September 17 edition, the photo and article featuring big Norm’s flip-flop in 2003, I must say that Norm may not be a party pooper, but he is definitely a party hopper and flip-flopper. Originally a Demo, now CIP, in1999 he launched the NAP party which he claimed that […]
Embrace our multiple identities
Tuesday 21 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last week, on radio talkback a number of people expressed concern over the announcement that Tim Arnold would stand as an Independent candidate for Tupapa-Maraerenga. Sadly, candidates and supporters from both political parties have used this to their advantage and sprung into action, instilling unnecessary fear into local people, for their own political […]
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