Letters to the Editor
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 […]
Sir Terepai's 'incredible hypocrisy'
Tuesday 7 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Sir Terepai’s front page comments in Saturday’s newspaper must be responded to. Sir Terepai and his committee have refused to accept that we have time and again submitted the better argument and have presented a clear cut case how his nomination was improper and therefore invalid. They keep coming back and pestering the […]
People's Forum part of the debate
Tuesday 7 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The whole idea of the People’s Forum and of asking political candidates to speak up publicly is that we all need to discuss and debate political reform. Our Group for Political Change was asked by supporters to regroup, because of our past work in advocating for political reform. We were asked to again […]
There's no quick fix
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Let me take this opportunity to “get it right” as referred to by Serena Hunter of Muri. Reduction in the number of seats in parliament is the one suggestion agreed by GPC, Mou Piri and the Reformers as the referendum topic for this election, a suggestion that took at least two hours worth […]
Let's pressure candidates
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
We want signed commitments on key issues like reducing seats Dear Editor, In front of our eyes on almost a daily basis the political parties are falling apart. It’s time for everyone to seriously question your loyalty to a party because most politicians obviously don’t have any loyalty to YOU in the party, so many […]
Dog epidemic out west
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was not surprised recently to hear that a tourist had been bitten by a roving dog in Arorangi. I wrote to the Dog Ranger, via the police, several weeks ago stating that someone would get hurt by these dogs if nothing was done. Well, nothing was done and as far as I […]
Run-off idea ridiculous
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to Sir Terepai’s arrogant suggestion for a ‘national day run off’. Is he crazy? Does he not realise that he will be totally wiped out by the people of Ngatangiia? If only Sir Terepai and his bunch of loud mouth commitee members followed the constitution where it clearly states the proper […]
Maoate objection
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a Ngatangiia Demo supporter, I object to Junior Maoate telling me who I should appoint as my candidate. Does he think we should go to Aitutaki and tell the people in his electorate if they nominate him, our member will walk away from the Demo party? Talk about arrogance, just like the […]
The system is not fair
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you Tupui Ariki Henry for providing the same argument we are using going back to 1996. Information on how the decisions were made regarding the number of seats in Parliament, back in 1965 and 1984. You stated that at the time it was pointed out to the Self Government Committee (quote): … […]
Hospital 'not up to scratch'
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am one of the many Cook Islands women living here in Rarotonga and I just want to say free of speech of course that our hospital up at Arorangi is really not up to scratch, equipment and service wise. I don’t mean to be nasty in anyway but I am speaking from […]
I'm a warrior, not an old man!
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to your letter published on Thursday September 2 titled ‘Questions over Titikaveka contract’ by Papa Chief, I believe, Papa Chief, you already know the answers to your “question”. First of all, you are right, it is not surprising that the Titikaveka Beautification Contract has once again been awarded to a private […]
We just want change
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to Grassroots Voter, civil and political rights are interconnected. These groups of rights protect individuals from unwarranted action by government, private organisations and individuals to ensure one’s ability to participate in the civil and political life of that country, without discrimination or repression. We are able to live in this country […]
Get it right
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Grassroots Voter needs to read the paper properly. If he/she read Monday’s paper he/she would have seen that GPC is not suggesting the PM be elected by everyone. Clearly from Monday’s article the only thing GPC is calling for is for a reduction in the number of seats and a binding referendum to […]
Getting ugly
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a demo party supporter in Ngatangiia I resent that my democratic right to choose my representative is being usurped my emotionally coercive petitions, bully tactics, threats and counter threats. Cut the crap and by secret ballot let all the demo supporters of Ngatangiia decide between Terepai and Mann not lawyers, judges or […]
Reform suggestions 'destructive'
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to make some comments on these individuals and groups pressing for some form of so-called process of Parliamentary reform: The election, nationally of the Prime Minister, other Parliament Members, PM to select his Cabinet from anywhere, and to reduce the number of member representatives. These are not reform proposals, but destructive […]
Questions over Titikaveka contract
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is disappointing, but not surprising, that the Titikaveka Beautification Contract has once again been awarded to a private contractor rather than a community group. A proposal was submitted by the sports and community group from Titikaveka for the beautification contract on the understanding that community groups get first preference for beautification contracts. […]
'Repetitive diatribe'
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Smart politicians should look at life after reform Dear Editor, I find it incredible that Norman George continues to take up valuable space in your newspaper by persisting with insulting our intelligence in the way that he has. Regarding political reform, there can be little doubt that on Rarotonga at least, most people are in […]
Reform talks just 'window dressing'
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The PM’s invitation to GPC and Mou Piri for a round table discussion on political reform is nothing more than just a window dressing exercise to give the impression that Government is serious about reforms. We are still run by a minority Democratic Party government so how does the PM expect the reform […]
The case for reform
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Reducing the number of MPs – it should be the people’s vote I think it’s great that Norman George, as a politician, is engaging the media to get his views across on political reform. I find it interesting that as a politician he is neither open, nor receptive to political reform and believes that it […]
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