Letters to the Editor
Have a nosey at Rota-loo
Wednesday 16 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Many thanks to Rachel for writing the article on our Rota-loo composting toilet a few weeks ago. Response to us because of that article just shows the power of media to be agents for change. However, from the queries we’ve had and in reading the article again, some clarification would be helpful to […]
A rainy night at netball...
Monday 14 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Off we went full of expectation and enthusiasm. Our first visit to the national stadium to watch the Cook Island girls play Fiji on the Friday evening at 6.45pm. We did not expect valet parking but we did think there would at the least be some designated parking! If there is a parking […]
Send a clear message
Monday 14 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s disparaging to read of the political turmoil in the Cook Islands and one cannot help but hope that the people will send a clear message to those that “represent” them of what they expect with regard to that representation. As a New Zealand born of Cook Island descent, I am proud nonetheless […]
Title correction
Saturday 12 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
On June 2, we ran a story which had an incorrect title for Papa Tangaroa Kainuku. Papa Tangaroa’s official Rarotongan title is Ema-Ema-Rangi, which means Kainuku Paramount High Priest, narrator of the Kainuku genealogy and historian for Kainuku Kopu-Tangata. Papa Tangaroa confirmed this is the correct title. Our apologies.
'Letter mine'
Saturday 12 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to your article ‘Cut the crap says George’, I am more than capable of writing my own letters thank you Norman. Most often I find myself disagreeing with what Norman says, on this occasion I agree on one thing, it is time for less chat and more work. At the Demo […]
The Good Ol' days
Saturday 12 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to correct your Smoke Signal in Friday’s 11 June issue that I, Tupui Ariki Henry challenged Sir Geoffrey Henry for the CIP Leadership and failed and caused the crisis of 1983, ending with another election in November. I challenged Sir Geoffrey in our cabinet meeting because he stripped me of my […]
Make tough call
Saturday 12 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Like blue moons it is a rare opportunity that has presented itself to the current Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, William Smiley Heather. Minister Heather holds within his grasp a chance to make the radical sweeping changes within his former stomping ground and appoint a person of calibre and credibility to lead a […]
CI democracy RIP
Friday 11 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Democracy is dead in the Cook Islands. It died when Jim Marurai formed a government with four members of parliament, later one, making a total of 25 per cent of our members of parliament representing the nation, putting an end to our democratic system. Nowhere else in the democratic world does such a […]
Chopper pad questions
Friday 11 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a little concerned about the location of the new helicopter pad over the road from CITC Liquor. Firstly, what safety measures are needed for preparing a landing pad? There is nothing but a piece of rope stopping people from walking up to a potential dangerous situation. Also, if you are within […]
Why not dock at Papua?
Friday 11 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Why would someone put a cruise dock in a very small lagoon like the Arorangi passage? Can the ship even fit inside that area? Why not make a passage in the lagoon from Papua to Rutaki, resting in Papua that way the guests aren’t stranded in the middle of nowhere. Stores can be […]
Solutions offered to Demos
Thursday 10 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Even after the recent party conference of the Democratic Party, the party split still exists and still widening. The former leader and minister, Sir Terepai Maoate tried to make a deal with the PM and it was rejected, as unreasonable. A news brief item in the recent Cook Islands Times by Iaveta Short, […]
Lessened by Ingram loss
Thursday 10 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor On behalf of my wife and the extended Kelly family here, I would be most grateful if we may convey, through you, our deepest sympathy to Jenny and all the family of the late Vincent Ingram, our cousin, uncle, great-uncle, in-law and dear friend. May I also add a wholly personal tribute to […]
Laughing stock
Thursday 10 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read the Cook Islands news weekly online and after reading all about Cook Islands politics I would like to advise the politicians that they are becoming the laughing stock of the Pacific. Monkeys in a zoo can do a better job. It’s getting to the stage that I am glad I live […]
Happy, happy
Wednesday 9 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kia Orana te Iti tangata. Joy, joy, joy, happy, happy, happy, what a surprise! In fact, more surprised there were any votes against the change, should’ve been 48-nil. Just goes to show. In spite of all the dumb stuff that happened, there are still idiots out there who will vote for them. The […]
Licence renewal idea
Wednesday 9 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, An idea: In order to cut down on the long lines and waiting times to get a Cook Islands driver’s licence, how about having the capability for those of us with prior Cook Islands licences to renew them over the internet and have a new one mailed to our home address? We could […]
How green are eco-bikes?
Wednesday 9 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Think about this statement I read last week in the esteemed but often maligned CI News “The electric bike is faster and less physically demanding than a pushbike, but cheaper to run and creates less pollution than a motorbike. It’s a happy medium.” I sat there thinking Rarotonga must have secretly been working […]
How high do I jump, sir?
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to the letter from ‘Sickening’ in your newspaper on June 3: Sickening, the moon is green. Yes! Minister Wilkie, Yes! PM, Yes! QR, the moon is green Sickening, the sun is purple. Yes! Minister Wilkie, Yes! PM, Yes! QR, the sun is purple. Sickening, we command you to follow our instructions. […]
Jibba jabba
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Now is a good time to think seriously about harvesting those precious nodules sitting on the seabed now the Cook Islands people are in big debt. I don’t think that I will be coming back to my home country sooner with all this saga and jibba jabba going on. Concerned citizen (Name and […]
Lost the plot
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor It is clear now that my Democratic Party does not care much for loyalty and dedication. Its decision to elect Wilkie Rasmussen as Deputy Leader over Aunty Mau bears this out. A simple comparison of the history of the two names over the recent past will show what I mean. Aunty Mau has […]
Unavailable
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I noticed with surprise that my name was printed in the Cook Islands News dated 3 June 2010 as the Assistant Treasurer for the Democratic Party. As I advised the conference organisers prior to the conference, I was not available to attend the conference and take up any post as I am obligated […]
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