Letters to the Editor
Ruth Mave: Finding new ways in disciplining your child
Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Encouraging good behaviour with simple rewards of star charts and stamps or giving time on their phones are strong reinforcers.
Andrew & Melinda Ponga: Effects of the coronavirus pandemic
Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor Being mainly reliant on tourism, our country and its people are already feeling the effects of the pandemic coronavirus, even though we have yet to have a confirmed case.
Andrew and Melinda Ponga: Government must support tourism
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Being mainly reliant on tourism, our country and its people are already feeling the effects of the pandemic coronavirus, even though we are yet to have a confirmed case.
David Mitchell: UN's call for smacking ban
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
I agree with United Nations, some parents don’t deserve to have children. They are beating them up.
Tajiya Sahay: Miss Oceania bikini photo shoot promises to empower women
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana, meitaki for your concerns (“Be confident in your skin”, March 10).
Public warned against stigmatising
Wednesday 11 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor So sad to see that this poor little girl (Maine Teaka) gets bullied at school for being part tinito (Chinese) – all because of this coronavirus.
Papa Williams: Demos trust govt to mitigate harm
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus strain and its eventual spread to all the world’s continents with the exception of Antarctica, many countries have committed their governments to taking mitigating economic measures to support their private sectors.
Des Eggelton: Tupapa floods
Monday 9 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Letters: Kia orana, I wish to respond to the article regarding Minister Maggie vowing action on floods. (“Stop using our rivers for dumping waste – minister”, March 3).
Papa TM Kapi: Prayer for coronavirus mercy
Monday 9 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Letters: Dear editor, When I come to think about the word chosen for this deadly disease “coronavirus”, I cannot help thinking about the word corona also translated in English: “Crown”.
Ellena Tavioni: Panic doesn't help, healthy living does
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, I’m surprised how everyone is panicking about the coronavirus. One way or another it will most likely hit the Cook Islands.
Gerry Mitten: Make Cook Islands a Garden of Eden
Friday 6 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I recently read an opinion piece by Ruth Tangiiau Mavé in the Cook Island News, this struck me as a brilliant no-brainer.
Richard Denny: 'The whole world has gone mad'
Thursday 5 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, It surprises me how the world has gone mad over coronavirus.
Norman George: 'Mistreatment' in police cells
Wednesday 4 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, On Thursday in the High Court, not for the first time and with increasing frequency, I made submissions on two guilty plea traffic cases.
Kevin Cook: Travel ban is for our own safety
Tuesday 3 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Reading your editorial this morning (“Sweat equity counts for little”, Feb 29) my opinion is, it seems that you are mischief-making.
RAT Mave: Spend MP's salary on road works
Tuesday 3 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Can Prime Minister Puna remind us taxpayers why he insists we pay MP Albert Nicholas $72,000 a year, when it is widely known he is a fugitive from the New Zealand courts for allegedly taking a $40,000 rental car? Voters, don’t say it’s because he cuts your lawn and hedge. Government could hire more machines and labourers for less.
Ku Mak: Calls for consistency in travel bans
Monday 2 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
One Filipino was turned back because the Philippines was added to the list of banned countries. There was no evidence to suggest he was a carrier of the virus.
Papa Williams: Mismanagement by successive governments
Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I applaud Richard Thomson (“Seabed salvation a pipedream”, Letters, Feb 20) because unequivocally, he is absolutely correct, in his criticism of the management of the economy by successive Cook Islands governments.
Rota T Williams: Cooks' wartime coastwatchers honoured
Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana. If you are so informed about the 17 New Zealand coastwatchers why not write their story? (Michael Field, Letters, Jan 30).
Te Tuhi Kelly: 'We are treated like a buzzing namu'
Wednesday 26 February 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, You may recall that in October 2019 I announced my intentions to start a new political party, the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands, to address once and for all the political appointments, the treating, bribing of voters and other irregularities at voting time and favouritism of public service appointments rampant in our society.
Papa Williams: Who is responsible for 14yo's death?
Tuesday 25 February 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Following your editorial “Let those parents bury their sons,” you spoke of known and controversial social media comments from contributors about 14 year old Mona Ioane Jr’s motorbike crash and death. Many had a lot to say whilst also posting revealing comments including attributing blame for Mona’s unfortunate passing. “RIP, e Haere Ra.”