Letters to the Editor
Jaewynn McKay: Sensational!
Saturday 22 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana, Very disappointing to see Cook Islands News lead with another irresponsible, sensationalist headline.
Samuel Greig: I AM not amused at religious graffiti
Saturday 22 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I have some concerns with minority religious groups on our beautiful island imposing their beliefs on to those of us that are free from religion.
Soa Tini Jnr , Ko vai koe kia akahapa koe i te MP e te DPM
Saturday 22 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Te akaroha ia koe Boy, ko vai koe kia akahapa koe i te MP e te Deputy Prime Minister kia rauka te ora ki runga i te hiti - tangata me tupu ake tetai huriia ki te henua e no te climate change e tupu nei i teia tuatau.
Orometua Tutai Pere: Akatapuia ki roto ite ingoa o Iesu
Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana e te etita e te iti tangata katoatoa. Ko te reta ‘Mata o te Ora’ tei tukuia atu ki roto ite peapa inanai, ko te ta openga teia.
Wilkie Rasmussen: Food for today, not shelters for tomorrow
Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, This is a plea to the Deputy Prime Minister. When I watched him announce the government's plans to stem the bleeding of Cook Islanders caused by Covid-19 for the next few months and into 2021, I was moved, so much so that I wish to make a plea.
Temu N George: Te mata o te mate mutukore
Friday 14 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Kia Orana ite aroa maata o te Atua. Te akameitaki nei au ite Kaumaiti no tana akakitekiteanga tuatua, te akatapuanga o te marae ou, te 49 mataiti ote uipaanga a te Are Ariki e te akararangianga o te arataki o te pa enua Kuki Airani ia Enere Puna.
Papa Ingoa: Have sympathy for Pa Metua
Thursday 13 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, As a pensioner over 60 and not 70 for a few years more, after having discussions with others in the same situation as I am, we are having to support our mokopuna, pay the power bills, and in some cases rental and other inconveniences that occur from time to time.
Norman George: Treat Constitution Day with respect
Thursday 6 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Constitution Day, August 4, touches all our lives in a personal, patriotic and emotional manner.
Emile Andrae Kimiora Kairua: 'Pay your share for water'
Wednesday 5 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, It is with great sadness I read all the abusive words used against the Government accusing them of creating a stupid Law on the usage of water, as to be charged.
Wilkie Rasmussen: Charter flights
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In my last letter to your newspaper I pointed out abuse by the Government and by the Minister Robert Tapaitau of public funds to pay for charter flights primarily for personal enjoyment and political benefit.
John Dunn: Now is our time in the sun
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The tardiness of the New Zealand government in reinstating risk-free travel to the Cook Islands, a realm country, is inexplicable. While they dither, businesses, jobs and livelihoods are being lost.
Pastor T Ngarima George: 'I AM' signs preach holiness
Friday 24 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Kia orana in the name of Jesus, and praise to Pastor George Pitt, and the New Hope Church.
Andy Kirkwood: Te Vai Ora Maori- says no permit is an offence
Wednesday 22 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The matter before the court is the negotiation of land access (“Complaint filed against Govt”, July 20).
Eric Short: 'Water powers are legalised thievery'
Wednesday 22 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Got my copy of To Tatou Vai Bill 2020. Went to Parliament to listen to the Honourable Mark Brown present his bill.
Wilkie Rasmussen: Charter flights to Tongareva
Saturday 18 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
During the last sitting of Parliament the Member of Parliament for Tongareva Robert Tapaitau, claimed that a chartered plane that took him to Tongareva was for him to go and check the airport for future upgrading. Those doubting this claim can check the Hansard reports.
Mark Brown: Criticism of water committee
Friday 10 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, You cannot please everybody. The members of the committee from the government side are all landowners on a number of the intake sites. We all have an intimate knowledge of the water system and our lands.
Don Carlaw: Tell the truth, NZ: It's about votes
Friday 10 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The New Zealand Government is fast running out of excuses as to why they will not allow their people to come up to Rarotonga for a holiday.
Eric Short: Water rights impinge on land rights
Wednesday 8 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I have just found out that the To Tatou Vai Bill is to be read in Parliament.
John M Scott: Just when will NZ step in?
Tuesday 7 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I was most interested in the response received by the Te Vai Ora Maori petition organisers from the New Zealand High Commission, when seeking some assistance from that office to obtain an opinion from the Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives on a procedural question.
Gerald McCormack, Fishy business
Sunday 5 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The large grouper on the front page (1st July) is not a brown-spotted grouper (Ephinephelus chlorostigma), which is a much smaller fish, up to 80cm.
