Letters to the Editor
Letters: Reaching for the stars
Tuesday 10 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, I want to pass on some suggestions for the new name of the Cook Islands and when you guys should announce it, if possible.
Letters: Paying to bring doctors home
Monday 9 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, Recently, New Zealand modified the qualifying rules for their old age pensions (Super).
Letters: Sinking the Great Fleet
Monday 9 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Thank you Papa Ngarima for your response (Letters, Sept 7). I do indeed claim tupuna status to Ngaputoru, Aitutaki and the Northern Pa Enua to Raiatea and I know from whom I descend and I believe that I stand in a position to be able to talk with some authority on this matter regarding the ‘Great Fleet’.
Letters: A fishy tale
Saturday 7 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Speaking to a friend last week, she was telling me about these two kids on Facebook who decided to take their pet fish in the fish tank for a swim with them ... in their swimming pool!
Letters: 'Hold to your korero, we hold to ours'
Saturday 7 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Kia Orana in the name of Jesus. Amene
Letters: Pastor's late-night musings
Thursday 5 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Kia orana in the wonderful name of Jesus and Halleluia to His Name. On Monday night I was watching and listening to the Cook Islands Television just after 10pm.
Letters: 'Measles is only a matter of time'
Wednesday 4 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My name is Kelly (nee Dean). I am a Cook Islander and a Registered Nurse living in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Letters: Bare heads don't kill
Tuesday 3 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Good to see Brent Fisher focusing on alcohol as the main culprit for accidents and fatalities on our roads.
Letters: The Great Fleet is a great myth
Tuesday 3 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor The history of the colonisation of Aotearoa by our tupuna has been written about and discussed at length by generations of learned and not so learned people.
Letters: Sorry King Tuheitia, the land is all gone
Monday 2 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, With all the celebrations recognising the Maori King with the gifting of land from the people of Aitutaki I have to ask how can it be?
Letters: Something fishy going on with PM
Saturday 31 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Dear editor, I want to ask the Prime Minister if he likes to eat tinned fish? I know I don't, but that is all I can afford and even then it is very expensive.
Letters: Ui Ariki's primacy is questionable
Saturday 31 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, “Our traditional leaders have spoken” was the caption the CIP recently posted, sharing an article via Facebook in which Tupuna Rakanui stated the Ui Ariki supported water Chlorination. I’d like to remind them just how “traditional” they are.
Letters: Feeling mast-algic
Friday 30 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Here's a little more information (and some old photographs) on the now demolished Matavera radio mast.
Christians with liquor stores are hypocrites
Friday 30 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Praise the Lord and kia orana!
Letters: Treat water stations, not home water
Friday 30 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, As the debate continues, to treat water or not, I find it interesting to read so many opinions. It occurs to me that either way there will be a huge number of people left disappointed by the final decision.
Letters: Cook Islands is prime real estate for non-Cook Islanders
Wednesday 28 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I hope my comment does not aggravate the situation back home. And I am in full support to the petition!
Letters: Young business leaders redefine success
Wednesday 28 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, I wanted to say meitaki ma'ata for including two local businesses owned and operated by young Cook Islanders in your paper over the weekend!
Letters; Do not feed the Raro dogs
Tuesday 27 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, An old adage with regards to dogs. If it ain’t yours, don’t touch it!
Letters: Doctor shortage
Tuesday 27 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor There is an easy solution to the doctor shortage in the Cook Islands.
Letters: Cooks v China
Tuesday 27 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Looking back at government’s social, economic and political performance failures over recent years, and the resulting repercussions of this government’s incompetency in so many areas; for example, it incompetence to institute relevant social youth programmes, leading to an increase in youth drink-driving deaths, crimes and suicides.