Letters to the Editor
Uprooting and destruction of toa trees
Saturday 16 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
"The uprooting and destruction of the toa trees on Monday and Tuesday will indeed go down as dark days in the history of Rangiatea."
Prayer warriors take spiritual warfare walks
Friday 15 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letter writer Bishop Tutai Pere offers thanks to those who participated in the recent 'Spiritual Warfare' walks for drought-stricken Penrhyn island and for the rehabilitation of Muri lagoon.
Letter writer takes issue with columnist over critique of Trump presidency
Wednesday 13 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
"The fact that President Trump has been banned on many Social Media Platforms speak volumes," a resident writes in response to a CI News opinion column by Ruta Mave.
The state of Cook Islands democracy
Tuesday 12 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
"It seems it takes an American insurrection for us to focus on the state of our Cook Islands democracy."
LETTERS: Pure Epetoma – the prayer week & NZ Quarantine diary
Monday 11 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letters - Monday January 11.
"Democracy is a fragile commodity"
Saturday 9 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letter writer John Scott says we can take some lessons from recent events in the USA.
LETTERS: Covid-free Cooks travellers at ‘risk’ & the health of Muri lagoon
Wednesday 6 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letter writers and online comments weigh in on covid-19 travel between Cook Islands and NZ, and Muri Lagoon - one of the "crown jewels" of Rarotonga.
LETTER: It's God with a capital 'G'
Thursday 31 December 2020 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
"I find this as a belittlement and degrading, the name of Almighty God," letter writer says in response to column.
LETTER: High lending interest rates
Wednesday 23 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
"The only meaningful reduction in lending interest rates has come about from our own Government’s contribution towards reducing these lending rate charges ... the banks themselves have done nothing to help."
LETTERS: Land issues in Muri
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Readers discuss land issues on the motu Koromiri in Muri.
LETTERS: Demos festive celebration on Koromiri queried
Saturday 12 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Organised by Ngatangiia member Tama Tuavera, and Sel Napa, the Democratic Party advertised they’re holding a seasonal party event on Saturday, December 12 on Koromiri Island.
LETTER: ‘Double standards’ on travel bubble
Friday 11 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The New Zealand government gave 88 members of an international film crew (border) exemption to travel to New Zealand to shoot the Netflix show Cowboy Bebop, this total included 17 dependents.
LETTER: Subsidising the local shipping industry
Thursday 10 December 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Why doesn’t the government work with (Tapi) Taio, who’s an experienced entrepreneur and a local expert in the shipping industry? Is it because he’s a Demo stalwart?
LETTER: Sexually Transmitted Infections on the rise
Thursday 10 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Condoms, condoms, condoms … what more can be said?
LETTER: ‘The writing is on the wall’
Wednesday 9 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
To expand upon the headline article ‘Select committees under fire’, December 2 edition. The current version of the To Tatou Vai Authority Bill disregards the cultural and economic context of Rarotonga. At the vaka presentations in July 2020 it was evident that it required a complete redraft.
LETTER: Stranded for four months
Tuesday 8 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Grant a “one time” quarantine free Rarotonga/Auckland flight to fly stranded Australians out.
LETTER: Where is the justice?
Tuesday 8 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I would like to commend you on today’s paper December 7, 2020 – probably the most factual and poignant front page I’ve seen in your paper ...
LETTER: Time to think outside the NZ bubble?
Monday 7 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The Australian and New Zealand governments were trying to reach a Trans-Tasman bubble as we all know, that would then start to include Pacific Islands, that every island nation has been holding out for.
LETTER: Real or controlled democracy?
Saturday 5 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
"In my view, there have been and continues to be “multiple red flag situations” within the upper echelons of central power whereby knowingly, and for some unknown reason, have not been investigated or reviewed."
LETTER: Food Security
Saturday 5 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The value of egg and pork imports has risen exponentially in recent years, to the detriment of local industries, argues John M Scott.