Letters to the Editor
Don't believe re-write
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, One would not normally dignify the ramblings of Tepaki’s PR man James Thomson but our young people should not be allowed to believe James’ re-write of history is true. Government development and running of The Rarotongan was most certainly not successful. The ministers and other insiders who ran up bar and food tabs […]
Thanks for good advice
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A big thank you to both Alistair Macquarie and Tap Pryor for taking the time to shed more light on the effects of tsunamis and making us realise that islands such as those in our country are actually not vulnerable to the deadly effects of tsunamis. Not only have Alistair and Tap put […]
Answers and repairs, please
Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can the HOM of ministry of infrastructure and planning please advise the public when the road works department will repair the roads in both Tupapa and Ngatangiia which were recently dug up to lay some power cables and water pipes? My car has taken a battering every time I drive over these roads. […]
Helmets won't stop a neck breaking
Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I take my hat off to Nga Puna big time. Realistically a crash helmet will not be able to prevent a motorcyclist’s neck from breaking, and losing one’s life. Understandably young motorcyclists would overlook the speed limit, and with the crash helmets on they are unable to physically experience the actual speed with […]
Count the deaths
Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When I was principal at Tereora College a few years back, I strongly encouraged the wearing of bike helmets on the Island. With the support of our Board of Trustees, the Road Safety Council, Cooks Transport and many others, we accessed helmets which the students were able to purchase at heavily subsidised prices. […]
Police need to re-focus strategies
Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I do not want to be too critical of the work our police are doing but I believe that they could be more effective in discouraging drivers to stop drinking and driving than what is happening at the moment. To me it is pointless stopping/checking the vehicles of every tom, dick and harry […]
'We are not at any serious risk'
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The comments from Emergency Management Cook Islands (Saturday’s CI News) saying they were justified in alerting the island by door knocking, sirens, and horns blowing etc and getting everyone to run to high ground at around 2am when the ETA of any perceived threat was now over six hours away, just shows their […]
Egg numbers don't stack up – Scotts Farm
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am replying to CITC’s response on the egg sales situation. What would be really enlightening at this time is to hear from the egg consumers because they are the ones mostly affected. Some other observations: 1) If, as they state, our weekly supplies into the CITC Food Group comprises just 40% of […]
Island leader praises T&M
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to thank the Heather Families of Arorangi, Rarotonga, for the great support and work they are giving to help the people of Aitutaki from the devastation caused by Cyclone Pat. I say thank you and thank you again many times. Your men or operators are great. They know their jobs, […]
Leaders emerging who know how to run businesses
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When people complain to me about the CI government I point out that there are a lot of bigger countries with much worse ones. However, one thing does occur to me and it concerns the type of person who is selected for the job. The Cooks is really a small player in the […]
Stop mafia type control by the party executives
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If the politicians won’t do it – what about the people? One of the most consistent political reform changes the Cook Island people ask for is fewer politicians. The politicians are obviously not going to allow this to happen and due to our flawed constitution they control everything and will simply ignore the […]
Lessons from 1960
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A friend sent me a scanned copy of CI News dated 23 May 1960. It reported on the impact of a tsunami caused by an earthquake of 9.5 magnitude that was, also, near to Conception, Chile, where 2 million persons were left homeless. The US Geological Survey calls it the ‘largest earthquake in […]
Demo president confused, not true to party
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Many of us Democratic supporters are tired of Makiuti’s rendition in the newspapers about the Demo government. Can we ask Makiuti the following questions please: 1. Who is he to say that the PM will eventually be sacked from the party. He is not the party and there are many supporters out there […]
Good on govt – don't take China money
Saturday 6 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Probably after Kevin Cook I am the country’s second biggest critic when it comes to making sure that the roads of this country are of a decent standard, particularly in the capital Rarotonga. Relying almost entirely on the tourism industry to keep the country’s economy chugging along, it is critical that the country’s […]
Stand alone
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can someone tell me why it’s necessary for the five members of cabinet to ‘form a new political party’ just because the two tired, old parties don’t want them. Why not run as independents? We expect to see more than a few independents run successfully in September even without the addition of the […]
'Fantastic experience'
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I personally would like to thank the Cook Island Police, our neighbours and friends surrounding the Seventh Day Adventist School in Titikaveka for their fantastic response on Saturday morning during the Tsunami warning and evacuation. Unlike ‘High Hopes’ in Wednesday’s newspaper, we had a completely fantastic experience. We too were the ‘house at […]
Why govt should take over
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to ’Get Real’ in last Saturday’s Cook Island News, may I suggest he or she GET REAL and look at what is happening to world economies, our economy, our country and our people as we reel in a recession not of our making. The saddest thing for me as a Cook […]
Hope springs eternal
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Yesterday’s (March 4) article ‘NZ law change extends student loans to Cooks’ highlights the fact that the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau are acknowledged by the NZ Government as being within the REALM OF NEW ZEALAND and, as such, students living in this realm are entitled to receive interest-free loans. I submit that […]
Amazing claims
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s amazing to see the TCI boss accusing William Framhein of ‘unsubstantiated claims’ when TCI has been making ridiculous unsubstantiated claims for years to retain their monopoly. The same ridiculous claims that AT+T was making when it was rationalising its strangle hold on world telecommunications over 30 years ago. Free market without monopoly […]
Waiting for radio announcer to scream
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor With regard to the debate on helmets and their ability to “help” save lives, I ask one question: How can you disagree, and be intelligent at the same time? With regard to the tsunami alerts, I commend the Police Commissioner for his statements on Cook Islands Radio. He had the sense, and courtesy […]
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