Letters to the Editor
Letter: ‘It’s time we listened to the science’
Wednesday 18 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I write with a heavy heart, disappointed by the narrow-mindedness I see in some of my fellow Cook Islanders when it comes to seabed minerals exploration.
Letter: SBMA ‘losing control’
Wednesday 18 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I would like to speak as an environmentally concerned Cook Islander, hearing concerns raised by Dr Teina Rongo on Temu Okotai’s radio show yesterday morning (Monday).
Letter: Deep sea treasure or trouble?
Wednesday 18 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Ocean Ancestors is a home-grown collective deeply rooted in our communities. We’re NGOs, businesses and individuals united by a shared passion for protecting the ocean ... together raising the concerns of our people as the demand for resources, including deep sea minerals, overwhelms.
Letter: ‘Trust in God, not money’
Tuesday 17 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I see in various forms of media, including Letters to the Editor and the Ocean Ancestors Facebook page, discussions and arguments that refer to the Bible.
Letter: Nodules: ‘Our underwater Amazon’
Monday 16 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I thank Ms Alex (Herman) for her reply to my previous letter regarding DSM (Deep Sea Mining) or SBM (Sea Bed Mining) which is what some are hoping to do in our EEZ.
Letter: Water reform: One bite at a time
Monday 16 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Changing the To Tatou Vai Act 2021 must be a priority for our MPs.
Letter: Paruru i to tatou moana
Friday 13 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
E tika rai, na te Atua te’ia au mea katoatoa i anga. Te vaira ta te Atua i tuku mai kia ta anga’anga tatou.
Letter: Muffin eaters
Friday 13 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Diane Charlie-Puna’s carefree insult to the idea that no one is above the law brings to mind the persistent story that the National Environment Service, under husband Ngatokorua, ran up a tab at a certain popular Arorangi café in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Letter: Vodafone ‘seize the opportunity’
Friday 13 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Starlink is here officially, YAY! And of course it is the most expensive in the Pacific, yet still better than Vodafone Cook Islands. Not yay!
Letter: Vote buying and corruption
Thursday 12 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am deeply moved by a letter to the editor and an opinion column by two brothers, Te Tuhi Kelly in the CI News on 9 September and Steve Boggs in the Cook Islands Herald on 4 September.
Letter: Deep sea mining consultation
Wednesday 11 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I recall a public consultation in Mauke. There were two motions for consideration.
Letter: Alcohol is the problem
Tuesday 10 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Helmets – The problem is not the helmet. Statistically helmets save only 40 per cent of lives and that counts those left in wheelchairs or worse.
Letter: Misplaced priorities
Tuesday 10 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The test of any government is how it deals with day-to-day issues that affect all of a population.
Letter: Pokoinu littering
Tuesday 10 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, For months/years I and other neighbouring properties on the back road in Pokoinu, have had to put up with residents from a side road that is not serviced by the weekly rubbish collectors, leaving their domestic (and sometimes other rubbish) on the intersection of Aremaki Road and the Back Road, in Pokoinu.
Letter: ‘Vote buying at every election’
Monday 9 September 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Here’s a question that I keep asking myself, why is it that we seem to be vote buying at every election and despite several court cases, the evidence has been found wanting. Yet we know damn well that it goes on. I have personally experienced this myself in my last campaign in 2022.
Letter: ‘TTV Board prioritising tariffs’
Friday 6 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, As part of the Te Mato Vai Project mains upgrade, linkages were made between the inner and outer mains. The theory was to enable better water distribution.
Letter: Landowner calls out TTV, Govt
Thursday 5 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Pardon me Mr Editor! Starting with the thought to write this letter comes with mix emotions and believe me, if any reader can understand my point, then Amen and God Bless your hearts. Let me begin by advising you all that I will be signing off as a ‘Landowner’ as this reflects to personal conflicts towards the organisation involved – To Tatou Vai.
Letter: Marekakore – Turanga o te vai paipa o Rua'au
Tuesday 3 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, E Kura teia ki te Kopapa akaaere o “To Tatou Vai”, e pera te Minita Ngateitei Albert Nicholas, I teia Monite i topa ua ake nei (Ra 19 Aukute), kua aravei atu au i te Tama Akatere’au o te Kopapa Akaaere o te TTV koia a Tereapii Timoti, e pera tetai mema i runga i teia kopapa koia a Sam Napa Snr.
Letter: What happened to Miss Cook Islands Pageant?
Friday 30 August 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia Orana, I am writing in a bid to see what is going on with the Miss Cook Islands Association.
Letter: Govt workers muzzled on seabed mining issue?
Friday 30 August 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I recall during the purse seine protests some government workers being told not to attend a planned lunch time action, so we kept to out of work hours and hundreds turned up to speak out.