Letters to the Editor
CI departure fee far from highest
Friday 13 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Once again we get a letter to the editor from people that believe our departure fees are excessive. It is only because we are unable to include (hide) our fees in the ticket price that ignorant people like this last letter writer have cause to complain. Mr Southwick suggests he might have been […]
Morals before degrees
Friday 13 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I thank the person who spoke his/her concern of the new principal of Tereora. Should we encourage our kids to get a degree? Yes. But what has degree got to do with life? Greed, corruption, theft, etc. Did you know that the people that have caused the financial crisis in the world have […]
Give him a chance
Friday 13 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have a great concern at the way we treat our own who were given chances to prove themselves in our educational system. I am very pleased with the support given by those who know Teaea Parima well and the great achievement he made in the lives of our children on Mangaia – […]
Let him prove his worth
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’ve just come across the letter by a concerned Tereora parent regarding Teaea Parima’s appointment to that school next year, and while this is a late response on the heels of others I still think it’s better late than never. First, is ‘Concerned Tereora Parent’ implying that in Teaea’s years as principal in […]
Open door could close behind us
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor. In the United States, to work and live there you are required to have a Green Card. If you happen to be away from the US for a period of time, you lose your Green Card and all its benefits, and to re-apply you are almost guaranteed to be UNSUCCESSFUL, hence Green Card […]
Keen to learn but
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I agree with Sir Terepai Maoate and the language issue associated with applying for permanent residency in the Cook Islands. To be eligible for PR, applicants must now be able to speak conversational Cook Islands Maori. As a New Zealand papa’a privileged enough to be living in the Cook Islands, I feel the […]
Criticism a catalyst?
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am responding from a personal viewpoint to the letter printed on Friday October 30 about Tereora’s new principal. I am also responding as a concerned educationalist and future parent. Even though the letter may have been portrayed as a personal attack by some, it does not divert from the fact that applicants, […]
Land Court reform is critical
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s more important than parliamentary reform, says lawyer Norman George Dear Editor, My friend Joseph Ka’s letter to the editor yesterday dated November 11 prompts me to write this response. 1. After practising in the Land Court for the past 20 years, I have on many occasions walked out of court gutted and disappointed with […]
Consult the north first
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is quite disappointing to read that the government is going ahead and passing a bill without consulting with the people of the Northern Group, as the majority of the seabed resources are found in the northern parts of the Cook Islands. Terepai Maoate Junior had a consultation meeting with the people of […]
Learning Maori isn't easy
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was one of the lucky people getting my PR last time, and I’m grateful for that. I’ve been trying to learn Maori for many years and think it’s a great idea that you now have to learn Maori to get your PR, but…where do you learn it? It’s easy to say mingle […]
Report thefts
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have to agree with the points made by the Kiwi couple regarding thefts. After being robbed of a large sum of money, passports, credit cards, licences etc while we slept in a locked apartment, we too would never return to your beautiful island for a holiday. The crime level is ridiculous with […]
Fond farewell to Karen Galvan
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to acknowledge the great work of Karen Galvin (pictured) in her time on Rarotonga as the Clinic Manager for the Esther Honey Foundation. Karen has worked tirelessly, with huge amounts of energy to achieve a level of success not previously possible. Karen has made her passion of animal welfare her occupation. […]
'Honest Jim' in danger of drowning
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The growing public outcry in relation to the country’s increasing dysfunctional political system is screaming testament of the very poor leadership that this country has had to endure under the Marurai Government. At a time when the economy is slowing down, Cook Islanders (our most valuable asset) continue to flock overseas to seek […]
Use skype and skip toll costs
Thursday 12 November 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the letter about exorbitant broadband charges, here is some advice. www.skype.com is available completely free of charge for all computer users to download. Once you have this program loaded, paying premiums for international toll calls is but a memory. Although not entirely free (because of megabytes used), it helps to […]
Wednesday 26: Road death stats table invalid
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The inclusion of the Cook Islands road death statistic in the WHO table is a classic example of using statistics in the manner of a drunk using a lamppost – for support rather than illumination. We should not even be in that table because we cannot supply a figure of deaths per 100,000. […]
Monday 24: It's admirable, but
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s admirable what Gordon Sawtell is doing to advocate better conditions for prisoners. It’s hard to do things at the prison if there are no resou-rces and the political will is not there. But I think it is a bit low of him to criticise the appointment of past superintendents, most of whom […]
Thursday 20: DPM must prioritise funds for prison
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There is an awareness among the general public of the need to upgrade the Arorangi Prison. Many people are asking when this can be achieved. Some people are interested from a moral point of view and others because of the threat it poses during an escape such as the wild rumour of the […]
Tuesday 18: Prosecute for Tepuka sewage problem
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding your recent report head ‘Still no sewage permit for complex’, the sewage treatment system of Tepuka/Tereora has been a problem right from the beginning and everybody knows that. But nobody wanted to take responsibility for it for a long time and the buck was passed from one government entity to another, this […]
Friday 14: Finsec defends bonus
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to your article of Thursday August 13 headed ‘Finsec wants performance bonus’, I wish to respond. Firstly, since taking up this role, the PSC Commissioner Mr Navy Epati has never done a formal performance appraisal for me. Given this was not done for the last two years, I took the initiative […]
Tuesday 18: Public deserves public service shake-up
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The letter by ‘Fed up’ in yesterday’s paper is a most intriguing piece of dysfunctional public mud slinging on me, while he tenderly avoids offending ‘cabinet ministers (and) the Demo Party Caucus…’ (his words). The ‘HOD wannabe’ called Fed up has totally missed every point of my explanation and I’m beginning to think […]
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