Letters to the Editor
Research helps protection
Monday 30 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a Cook Islands resident living in Rarotonga, I am currently involved with the Cook Islands Whale Research Project. It is a pleasure working alongside Nan Hauser. Up until now, I didn’t know anything about whales and working with Nan on the project has taught me about migration, behaviour patterns, genetics, whale song […]
Short explains run off voting
Saturday 28 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Mann Short won the Democratic Party run off in Ngatangiia against Iaveta Short and Steven Peyroux held on Wednesday night in a first-past-the-post single round of voting. CI News had previously been told that there would be a second round of voting if none of the participants got more than 50 per cent – and […]
We're not puppets
Saturday 28 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the news interview with Teroro Totini on local TV last Friday August 20 regarding the decision that their Demo committee made nominating Maoate as the Ngatangiia candidate for the Democratic party. I believe that we are living in a democratic society and ruling with freedom of choices, […]
Results are a joke
Saturday 28 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, May I suggest to the three wannabes in Ngatangiia to stop making excuses, pack up your rubbish and go and do what you do best and leave politics alone. The results of the run-off are a big joke, Mann Short with only 8% of total votes in Ngatangiia, Iaveta 6% and Stephen 5%. […]
Impressed with Pacific Divers
Friday 27 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’ve watched with interest the comments made back and forth about who is interfering with the whales. I have to say that I have dived with Pacific Divers on a few occasions and I was impressed with how tough they were about diver safety and also about protecting the underwater environment. As an […]
Reduce MP numbers
Friday 27 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When it comes to much needed political reform, I strongly support the view that the number of seats in Parliament must be reduced significantly to better reflect the country’s diminishing population. Having more seats in Parliament does not lead to better governance but in fact a greater drain on the public purse. In […]
How to repair puna run-offs
Thursday 26 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Tangata Vainerere from Pacific Legislature for Population and Governance is quite right – puna run-offs are a problem (see “Run-off under microscope”, page 8 in the August 23 edition of this paper). I can speak from firsthand experience – they are not being done correctly, and the consequences are far-reaching. Let me share […]
Cunning plan
Thursday 26 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, You would think by now Uncle Bob would be used to anything the so-called ‘reluctant’ politician/PM comes up with. Firstly, he was trying to avoid a ‘snap’ election and now we find out this one in November is actually a ‘snap’ election. There is no such thing as a technical ‘snap election’- this […]
Agreeing to some reforms
Thursday 26 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reading your newspaper dated 24/08/10 it once again highlighted political reform. Yes, I do agree with the political reform to save the country millions of dollars but I object to some of the reforms mentioned in the newspaper. a) Direct election of the Prime Minister by all the voters. What is wrong with […]
Support for Arenikau MP
Thursday 26 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to forward my undivided support for Arenikau’s Member of Parliament, Hon Teina Bishop. As long as he maintains an alignment with the Cook Islands Party, I will continue to lend my support for him. I have followed his journey in politics with interest, and I for one have never doubted […]
Time for a change is now
Wednesday 25 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The inability of government to make sure that the continued water drainage problem along the main road directly across from Chilli’s Bar in the village of Tupapa is properly fixed is glowing testament of the dismal performance of the Demo government during the last four years in power. Every time it rains the […]
Run-off required by constitution
Wednesday 25 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The proposed run-off to decide the official candidate for the Democratic Party for the Ngatangiia constituency on Wednesday is based on the requirements of the constitution of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Under article 17 (b) it states: “The Constituency Committee shall give sufficient public notice of the place, date, and time fixed […]
Put the tax in the fare
Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write regarding your article about the possibility of reducing the departure tax. Yes, it does cause a lot of complaints, not least on TripAdvisor. But I really wonder why the tax is not incorporated with the air fare. The departure taxes in other countries such as Fiji and Norfolk Island and from […]
SPG Funds diverted for what?
Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The news that there is a $300,000 dispute between the local sports association known as CISNOC and government comes as no surprise. Sir Geoffrey Henry’s statement in CI News on August 21 that CISNOC was asked to step in by the Pacific Games Council is an incredulous spin on the true happenings. We […]
Setting playground record straight
Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, “For the record the Cook Islands Investment Corporation was never responsible for the upkeep and care of the Punanganui Market Playground. The timing of events in our minds was therefore as follows. On or about 10am on Tuesday morning last week I received a telephone call from a concerned parent regarding the state […]
Father spurns 'drivel'
Monday 23 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I also have no further desire to listen to Norman George’s insults, however I’m pressured to respond to his latest defamatory rant by the dozens of people who have approached me personally, by phone and, dare I say it, email. To simplify matters I shall put Norman’s verbatim comments in capitals. His letter […]
Teina rejects 'attack'
Monday 23 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I returned from two weeks in New Zealand to be advised that Norman George had personally named me in an article – referring to me as a “plastic maori”. I have since read the article in which he made his remarks and read my father’s reply and then Norman’s response to my father. […]
Never too old
Saturday 21 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’d like to make it clear for Tere, Moana & Tony and your small group, it is not Sir Terepai Maoate and Aunty Marito that are wanting to continue, it’s the majority of the people of Ngatangiia, for many reasons. Just to name a few: With the support of Aunty Marito, Sir Terepai […]
Not reporting
Saturday 21 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When is a TV sports report not a report – on the CITV Breathe programme, that’s when. Apparently CITV has no reporter competent to deliver commentary and simply runs a video with music followed up by a ‘summary’ from wannabe ‘personalities’. During the Youth Netball it was so much more informative when Sam’Gumpy’ […]
Audit out of line
Saturday 21 August 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I see the director of audit gets all touchy when he is questioned or his reports are commented on. He put volumes of his unchallenged verbal diarrhea out to the public but feels that we are actually interested in how he feels about his country, how difficult his job is and, here is […]
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