Letters to the Editor
Plea for more convenient flights
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I was fortunate to be one of the passengers on the inaugural flight NZ49 from Sydney to Rarotonga on Sunday, July 4 and returned home on flight NZ46 on Saturday July 9. Having visited the Cook Islands before, this is a great incentive for Australians to conveniently travel to your destination. The wristband, […]
What have you done to help?
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor For someone like Teuira Ka to brag about his passion for politics is a sick joke. He reminds me so much of an empty vessel that makes so much noise, te pupu vaa koia tikai. The question that come to mind is this, what has he done for the Cook Island people? We […]
Website praised
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor You are doing a very good webpage. Seems that you have found the right format. Good on you. Thank you. Volker Goebel Germany
No racist comments
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Ngereteina Puna needs to stop his racist comments about who should help build the nation. I left the CIP back in the late sixties because of his and others attitudes. All talent and love for the Cook Islands is not held exclusively by Maoris. Consider the best and not the colour. And as […]
Get rid of the confusion
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I don’t know whether I am speaking tongue in cheek, (I thought it was ear in teeth, but it might be foot in mouth, or hole in head), but here is what I have been thinking. We used to have our traditional leaders, our ariki, our aronga mana, but it was decided that […]
Toagate audit falls short
Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As expected, the Toagate audit report has again lived up to the audit office’s reputation as an organisation without a sense of direction, fairness, or commonsense. Most of their latest garbage will fall short, should and when it is scrutinised by a proper independent forum i.e the courts. However, after having said that, […]
Really bad reporting
Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We all knew before reading the Audit review into Government’s attempt to nationalise the fuel industry in your newspaper on Friday July 9 that the main architects of the Toagate scandal was Terepai Maoate and Sholan Ivaiti. What was really bad reporting by Cook Islands News was that they were fooled into reporting […]
Give him a fair go
Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read with astonishment the negative comments made against Hugh Graham standing as the Mauke Democratic Party candidate. I support no party having had left the Cook Islands many years ago. This does not mean however that I am not interested in the goings on back home. People like Hugh should be encouraged. […]
Step down at 60
Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to encourage those current Members of Parliament who are over 60 years of age to consider stepping down and let our young people step up and take your places in the highest court of the land. But whatever you do, keep our legislature for Cook Islands Maori people only. Kia manuia […]
I commit to openness
Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Nerys Case has got it absolutely RIGHT! (article Saturday July 10, page 8). Politicians in New Zealand, both at central and local government, are more open and transparent, than we are here in the Cook Islands. Being open and transparent MUST be paramount at all times. Without this we will continue to have […]
Investigation suggestion
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The process for the Allsworth investigation is wrong. Audit should be investigating this first, and where required, the police. The difference between the two basically is this. Audit allows innuendo, insinuations, rumours, mere suspicions and unproven village gossip into their reports. They don’t have to meet a high standard of proof as required […]
Same old, same old?
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Remember the old saying “marry in haste and repeat at leisure?” – it is the same for politics: vote the same old and you will repeat over the next four years. It is the same old story with everyone trying to be nice (kiss the babies etc) and then forget everything they said […]
What is your business?
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This will be my last response to Teuira Ka’s letter to your column. Empty vessels like Teuira will always make a lot of noise. Teuira, direct your sweat and views on recent political issues and interests in the constituency you derive from because there are so much happening there. You’re sickening because our […]
He could add 'spark' to govt
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s encouraging to see go forward, thoughtful and passionate fresh blood standing in the upcoming elections. There are a number of potentials that I believe could put some spark into government. In our books one such person is Teariki Matenga. Why do we say this? Because a number of years ago when his […]
Go the Cook Islands Stars!
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a New Zealand born Cook Islander I have always supported our national netball squad and I think it’s time for government to come to the rescue of our national team. Can’t you fund for an ANZ championship team? You at least owe it to our apsiring youth. Give them something to look […]
Toxic fumes justified
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor We live very close to the airport runway in Panama. Every Sunday for the last couple of weeks we’ve been woken up by toxic fumes coming straight into our bedroom and we were forced to inhale them or escape our house. I don’t mind to wake up early Sunday mornings (the air is […]
How much worse?
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The performance of the new CEO of tourism must be causing some concern. To have four more resignations since her inception indicates that the strong leadership and executive direction that is required has not materialised, and instead of being a driver of an innovative and forward thinking marketing department she is the lapdog […]
Norman, the door is open
Wednesday 7 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to Norman George telling us that he wants to stay with CIP but is having a hard time working with our executive this is what happens when he cannot get things his way. To say that Peto is a winning candidate is a guess until the election is held. Everyone goes […]
A right to challenge credentials
Wednesday 7 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I thank those who have commented on my previous letter to you, and I am marveling to see that it has certainly grabbed and has attracted a strong following from Cook Islanders living abroad, who have taken interest in the political circle at home. People will always have different interpretations to any scenario, […]
The perfect political candidate
Tuesday 6 July 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A friend of mine has repeatedly waggled his finger at me. “James! James!” he says. “You just can’t talk all these people into going to puna meetings – you have to tell them who to vote for, too!” He’s dead wrong. At least mostly dead wrong. It’s none of my business whose name […]
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