Letters to the Editor
Think and dream big
Monday 29 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In reply to ‘Hopes and Dreams’ in Saturday’s Cook islands News, I would like to agree 100% with all your statements. I know many others who feel the same way. You should say who you are. Third world mentality, my God don’t we as a nation have more pride and passion! It’s got […]
Don't lose sight of your best asset
Monday 29 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor As a bit player in Cook Islands tourism, I have been dismayed at the turmoil and turnover within the local tourism board. It is apparent that the views of a few are taking precedence over the best interests of the tourism industry and the islands in general. While I understand that a catchy […]
Think about dry vegetable matter for energy
Monday 29 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Seeing you are not averse to publishing some of my letters, I feel moved to throw this quite topical one in. During my 30 years of aviation contributing more than my fair share of carbon to the atmosphere I also learned some basic science that helps me to see related issues clearly. Out […]
League deserves better
Saturday 27 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am not the least bit surprised that the Arorangi Rugby League Club has tabled a vote of no confidence in both the president of Cook Islands rugby league association, Charles Carlson, and his vice president, Navy Epati, for what they see as poor administration and management of the code by the two. […]
Third world psyche spoils hopes, dreams
Saturday 27 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There is an insidious political culture in the Cook Islands that frustrates our social and economic progress. At the core of this culture is a national psyche that could be characterised as a lack of self belief, self confidence and ultimately self esteem. This national psyche manifests itself in the small minded politics […]
Plea for small operators
Friday 26 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The recent resignations at Cook Islands Tourism Corporation are not a good thing. Both Glenda Tuaine and Chris Ingram were very competent in their respective roles, delivering the outputs expected by both Cook Islands Tourism and the tourism industry as a whole. As dedicated tourist ambassadors for this country, it is widely known […]
Jobs for 'boys'
Friday 26 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With the appointment of Cassey Eggleton as a Minister, the coconut wireless has been running hot with talk of inducements and lolly offers from on high. All for the purpose of inducing some MPs to swap sides in order to further bolster their numbers. Watch this space for the creation of new posts […]
TV quality a turn-off
Friday 26 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Could the management of CITV please advise when the quality of the TV reception received around the island of Rarotonga will be improved? For the past few weeks the quality of CITV’s reception at my home in Turangi has been poor to say the least. In fact, it is getting worse by the […]
Cabinet asked to 'reign in' tourism board
Thursday 25 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, ‘Changes needed in tourism’ is a great headline and in my view is the best decision by the so-called tourism board. They should start with a mass resignation for the good of the industry and country. Tata, Dorice, Ewan, Robert, Thomas, Theresa, and Iaveta – get rid of your personal interests at these […]
Tourism brickbats and bouquets
Thursday 25 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor A bouquet to Sir Terepai. Well done for exposing this tourism tragedy which is what it is. A brickbat to the Tourism Board for allowing this to happen. When we are all in favour of “locals” for “local jobs” how do we allow two extremely talented and competent people to be lost to […]
Quit the hypocrisy!
Wednesday 24 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Sir Terepai Maoate has the gall to blame good honest people Doesn’t he know that he was the cause of all the problems the current government is facing? Has the man got a conscience? He drove hard for government to buy Toa. Instead he hauled in a huge debt and lots of costly […]
Good on Wilkie for exposing rotten deal
Wednesday 24 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If it is true what finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen explained on CITV earlier in the week in regards of how much this country’s really owes TOA petroleum, then good on him and this government for exposing the full story on the fuel farm debacle. The tax paying citizens of this country have every […]
It's odd, absurd, obscene
Wednesday 24 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Please allow me to clarify some issues raised by Wilkie Rasmussen in his comments on Monday in your paper. Firstly it not an oddity to have a leader of a party elected openly and fairly by the representatives and delegates of each puna in the Cook Islands. This is democracy at work. The […]
Shocked by tourism resignations
Wednesday 24 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The shock resignations of the acting CEO of Tourism, Glenda Tuaine, and Cook Islands tourism NZ manager, Chris Ingram, have the potential to cause serious, long-term damage to Cook Islands Tourism Corporation. If we are not careful, these unfortunate resignations could actually undermine and threaten the unprecedented growth and success that the country’s […]
Parties first, broken promises
Wednesday 24 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Political parties always put themselves first and the Cook Islands Party has broken their promise again. They promised earlier not to hold up necessary funding in government. Now they are screaming that the present Cabinet is failing the people of Aitutaki. The CIP don’t care about Aitutaki, all they care about is forcing […]
Our minority govt is akin to Fiji
Wednesday 24 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Good to see that Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen is back in touch again after being ‘out of touch’ for over a week. Pity though that rather than addressing the important issues which I raised last week, he has concentrated on perverting the essence of my statements and thrown in some cheap personal comments […]
'We will win our seats back'
Tuesday 23 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your paper has an almost daily letter writer with a mission to discredit me, the prime minister and fellow cabinet ministers. For his information, both Jim and I will win our seats handsomely irrespective of whether we are in government as ministers or not. So will our colleagues. His comments that I was […]
PM has the mandate
Tuesday 23 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir, What makes the CIP think that it can govern? It lost the elections and it does not hold the majority mandate. It was rejected outright by most of the constituencies. Its leader Henry Puna, an MP then was embarrassingly thrown out. For him to claim that Jim Marurai’s government has no mandate is […]
PA-systems overused
Tuesday 23 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Last week I went to watch four impressive premier-grade rugby league teams battle it out in the local footy competition. Played on Friday afternoon at Ngatangiia, the first match was between the high flying Ngatangiia Sea Eagles against the snarling Titikaveka Bulldogs. In the second premier-grade match played at Avatiu on Saturday afternoon, […]
Thank you minister
Monday 22 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor Kia orana, I am writing to offer my apology for the incorrect news that was printed in Monday’s newspaper dated 8 March 2010. It’s a mistake made on my part because I didn’t really check – it’s the T & M Heather of Arorangi that came to mind first thing. So the correct […]
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