Letters to the Editor
Ethnicity important at Highcom
Monday 15 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding the Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand, I just want to ask, don’t we have any qualified, academic Cook Islands Maori person capable of being appointed to this position instead of the one just appointed? I have nothing against the man, but wouldn’t it be appropriate to have one of our […]
Staggered by bad roads all round
Monday 15 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Walking along the back road from Ngatangiia to Avarua the other day, I was staggered to see just how bad the state of our roads is in some areas. When asked, a planter on the outskirts of the backroad in Matavera told me that the last time the ministry of works had come […]
Tour buses go too fast
Saturday 13 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Everyone goes on about speeding, drunk driving and talking of bringing the compulsory helmet law in. While this is all well, don’t you think it’s about time someone looked at the actions of the Raro Tour drivers? These drivers have no regard for the speed laws and fellow road users. I ask, are […]
It's fiscally irresponsible
Saturday 13 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, So health and education are likely to suffer big budget cuts. When have health and education been a priority anyway. It’s more important to have a big impressive sports stadium and synthetic running track. And the Toa debacle is another thing which should never have happened. I can’t believe how fiscally irresponsible our […]
Stats misused to justify helmets
Saturday 13 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, First of all I’d like to express my disappointment with the way some pro helmet supporters misuse motor vehicle accident (MVA) statistics to support such arguments as “one death should be a good enough reason to have introduced compulsory helmets”. What about the deaths through head injuries of those victims that were involved […]
Financial catastrophe is nigh
Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There has been some recent hot gossip flying around saying that government is currently in deficit by over $5 million. If the rumour mill turns out to be true, it is likely that the blame game will begin with MPs in both the current and previous Demo governments pointing fingers at each other. […]
Fix roads before helmets
Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The new president of the road safety council is over generalising and obviously making a point for all who insist that every motorcyclist should be forced to wear the standard full helmets on sale even at lower costs, but restrictive and hot in our tropical climate. The majority of motor bike and motor […]
MPs owe us answers
Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Some time ago you requested some biographical information and individual response from our MPs on the question of political reform. The question was supported by many readers texting you. I realise we have had cyclone and tsunami trauma since then, but could you please publish the results of the questionnaire as I’m sure […]
Thanks to four guys
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I think it is important to thank all of the kind hearted and generous offers that have gone towards the Aitutaki Appeal. Without so many people offering their time, money and expertise I am sure that, while by no means complete, the recovery effort would have taken so much longer than what it […]
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 […]
Thanks, but road works incomplete
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank goodness that MOIP’s road work gang has finally got around to adding a tar and gravel mix fill into the 6 inch gaps that were recently ripped perpendicular at set intervals throughout the main road in Tupapa. This simple but critical work has probably saved many vehicles from enduring a further bashing! […]
Toast the PM and TCI board, don't criticise them
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your correspondent ‘Bottoms Up’ (February 26) is surprised that the Telecom NZ Directors on the Telecom Cook Islands Board should meet with the PM over a meal and drinks. The inference that this unduly influenced the PM is, in my view, well wide of the mark. The NZ directors attend board meetings on […]
CIP clears up 'misconceptions'
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to state for the record the following in order to clear up any misconceptions about the true CIP position on a range of current issues. First, the CIP has not merged nor is about to merge with the Democratic Party. We have no need to do that, especially at this point […]
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 […]
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. […]
'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 […]
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