Letters to the Editor
Letters: Same-sex law reform
Tuesday 5 November 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I find your article, entitled "Backdown on same-sex law reform", published on Saturday 2 November 2019, mischievous.
Letters: 'Ridiculous decision'
Monday 4 November 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor How ridiculous! Absolutely atrocious. I’ve always been so proud to call myself a Cook Islander but today I’m extremely disappointed and ashamed. For a country who prides itself on forward thinking we’ve gone back to the dark ages!
Letters: Uproar over same-sex ban
Monday 4 November 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Cook Islands Tourism promote values which they say reflect “our unique and modern way of life”, but there’s nothing modern about the decision reported by Cook Islands News, not only to retain old laws about homosexuality, but extend them to women as well.
Letters: Accept offer of NZ ambulance
Friday 1 November 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
New Zealand wouldn’t spend the money to send over a dud (“Critical care needed for ailing ambulance,” Oct 31).
Letters: USP teacher training gives back to locals
Thursday 31 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Thanks USP for offering this option.
Letters: The ants know everything!
Thursday 31 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Like the majority of Cook Islanders didn't predict this would happen!
Letter: 'No future for pearl farmers'
Wednesday 30 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On Thursday, October 10, I and other current and former Manihikian pearl farmers as well as the retail/wholesale stakeholders attended a Pearl Industry Forum. The Forum was jointly held by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR), at the Sinai Hall.
Letters: Ban dangerous use of plant sprays
Tuesday 29 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I am writing to ask that the Department of Agriculture ban the abhorrent use of pesticides and herbicides by market growers in Rarotonga.
Letters: Doctors and healers alike bring insight
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara O'Neill for the first time earlier this year (“Banned healer breaks silence to protest her innocence”, Oct 22) and communicated with her after that to bring her back again in September this year.
Letters: Restructuring consulate
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
What we need here in New Zealand for our Cook Islands families is a strong social service with qualified and passionate people who are able to assist and support in all areas whether it be health, housing, work and income, police.
Letters: Clutching at straws
Friday 25 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Government’s obvious United Nations aspirations leading to loss of New Zealand citizenship for all Cook Islanders here and abroad ... for what real and tangible benefits?
Letters: Meitaki ma'ata to Te Are Manu for caring for our furry companions
Thursday 24 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, It was a proverbial dark and stormy night when we heard a pitiful mewling. There under the hibiscus bush near the back door was a bedraggled kitten.
Letters: Fatal gastro outbreak
Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, I wrote (Letters, Aug 10) that many people in area from Betela meeting house, through Kavera, Aroa and Rutaki to Vaimaanga, became sick after drinking water conveyed in a new pipeline in 1964.
Letters: Time to wise up or wash away
Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, It seems to me that quite a few people in Rarotonga have become complacent about cyclone preparedness.
Letters: Naturopath's cancer cure claims
Tuesday 22 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Barbara O’Neill has been investigated by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission and is permanently prohibited from providing any health services, whether in a paid or voluntary capacity.
Letters: Building more hotels
Tuesday 22 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor The economist may have “overlooked” asking local’s their opinions however, what they’re saying is not damning our market but more of a warning.
Letters: Dealing with deadly starfish
Monday 21 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, We read a very interesting report in the Cook Island News about Dr Teina Rongo’s tour of Mitiaro’s reefs and what is going on with eradicating Crown of Thorns starfish there (October 9, 2019).
Letters: Inquest into boy's drowning
Saturday 19 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Police spokesperson Trevor Pitt (“Police discuss inquest into missing boy”, Oct 14) mentioned there were “legal complications” in investigating the death of a missing person, as they could not be formally declared dead for 7 years.
Letters: A sad ode to a 'bad' government
Saturday 19 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
"Me akara toku mata kite au mea e tupu nei, te akaroa e, kua puta roa ki roto I toku ngakau, te mama – ere!"
LETTERS: Avaroa cable landing
Friday 18 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, With regard to the front page article (“Fears of being ‘bullied and railroaded’,” October 16), in truth, the working committee of the Stanley Heather Family have committed unequivocally for several months, to uphold to the highest standard, their responsibilities as ambassadors for their family and people to reach the best possible outcome for our nation’s economic future.
