Letters to the Editor
Letter: ‘Equity’ in water tariffs
Friday 19 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write to you in response to your contributor Ruta Mave in her column in the Monday, July 15th edition titled ‘Water tariff public consultations a tick-box exercise?’.
Letter: ‘Education is in a real mess’
Thursday 18 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education is in a real mess.
Letter: National flag
Wednesday 17 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Well said Norman George with your response to Thomas Wynne’s opinion piece.
Letter: Privacy versus public interest
Wednesday 17 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
This fiasco surrounding the Ombudsman’s Office and its supposed enquiry into allegations against our former Police Commissioner must stop.
Letter: Agriculture refutes TTV claims
Wednesday 17 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I would like the CEO of TTV (To Tatou Vai) to retract his statement printed in the Cook Islands News on Wednesday 10th July pertaining to MOA (Ministry of Agriculture) not responding to TTV for a meeting.
Letter: National flag proposal draws ire
Tuesday 16 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Re the opinion article on rethinking of the national flag, by Thomas Wynne on 13.7.24.
Letter: Accountability, trust in public administration
Monday 15 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Public administration plays a crucial role in safeguarding the interests of both public servants and the broader community, ensuring trust in the management and delivery of state services.
Letter: TTV’s response ‘holds no water’
Thursday 11 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The register of stakeholders who participated in April 2024 water tariff meetings includes Te Aponga Uira and Vodafone (Cook Islands organics group challenges incoming water tariffs, calls for meeting, July 10).
Letter: Stationing ambulances strategically can save lives
Wednesday 10 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Here’s my comment on “Emergency response time questioned” and Secretary of Health Bob Williams’ reply.
Letter: Emergency response time questioned
Tuesday 9 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am an American staying at Te Manava Resort, and was involved with the lifesaving efforts made to help the man who unfortunately passed away at Pacific Resort on Sunday morning (Underlying conditions may have contributed to tourist drowning, Cook Islands News, July 2). Here is my perspective.
Letter: PM Brown’s departure tax proposal
Monday 8 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I have to say, when I first read Prime Minister Mark Brown offer departure tax as a possible solution to pay for water (PM: Free water for households, June 22, Cook Islands News), because it was linked more directly towards visitors, who are responsible for the extra water consumption, I was more than a little flabbergasted.
Letter: Reliable and credible information?
Tuesday 2 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I was also interested to read about the education debate in Parliament last month. Leader of the Opposition, Honourable MP Tina Browne, shared her concern about the low academic achievements of Tereora College students. I am interested to know the source of this information.
Letter: Time to reel in the potential
Monday 1 July 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Barbara Hanchard’s opinion piece “Back to basics in offshore fisheries management” published in Cook Islands News June 25 edition is commendable.
Letter: Where’s the voice for New Caledonia’s Kanaks?
Friday 28 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Kia Orana. I am writing in response to the article published in the Pacific News section of your paper earlier this week, entitled ‘New Caledonia’s pro-independence leaders charged, transferred to mainland France’.
Letter: Making good on the promise of free water
Friday 28 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
In response to the public opposition to water tariffs, the prime minister has recently taken the stand: ‘Free water’ reads the headline; and in fine print “a fair and reasonable amount...” (‘PM: Free water for households’, 22 June).
Letter: TTV clarifies fleet size and vehicle usage
Friday 28 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, There appeared in your Monday 24th June 2024 issue of the Cook Islands News a letter from an anonymous writer asking a number of questions.
Letter: Destitute by utility costs
Thursday 27 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write as I have no other recourse, hoping the relevant Ministers and organisations take notice. People listen. Te Aponga Uira (TAU) are ripping us off!
Letter: Comments racist and arrogant?
Wednesday 26 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I refer to the CI News article on NZ Minister Shane Jones (June 17th) where he is quoted as saying. “Some of the doctors on Aitutaki were of Burmese (sic) extraction.
Letter: Playing catch-up again, PM?
Wednesday 26 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Must be something wrong with the way I read the news … I am sure that in Cook Islands News, Monday, June 24th, the PM is quoted as saying in FUTURE tense – “I’ll make sure that we put in place what needs to be done with the Police, etc, etc…”
Letter: To Tatou Vai concerns
Monday 24 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, To Tatou Vai (TTV)’s latest public notice is, “Let Your Voice Shape Our Water Supply”.