Letters to the Editor
Letters: Anolyte for organic farms
Monday 12 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, In my interview (“Anolyte champion in last-ditch bid”, July 27) I concentrated on options for water sanitation.
Letters: Enamoured but cautious of Raro hospitality
Monday 12 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I wish to write and thank the Cook Islands Tourism Marketing Corporation for intervening on our behalf, when I received a deeply shocking and unprofessional email from the owner of private rental accommodation following our stay in Matavera.
Letters: Let's learn from a past water supply tragedy
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
When the last section of our public water supply pipeline was commissioned in the early 1960s, many people became sick after drinking water from the new reticulated system, and this contributed to three deaths.
Letters: Rugby comms breakdown
Friday 9 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I note with amusement the reference in a sports story (“Cooks rugby chief resigns”, August 7) to me being “requested” to get onboard with the Cook Islands Rugby Union following the resignation of the president Sean Smith.
Letters: Be careful what you wish for
Thursday 8 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I write in support of Papa Williams’ letter in yesterday’s edition of Cook Islands News.
Letters: Causing more harm than good
Wednesday 7 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, My heart goes out to our hardworking agricultural farmers who are trying to institute a neweconomic income stream method of growing foods that has taken the world by storm.
Letters: It takes a village to raise a library
Saturday 3 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Thank you for the article on the opening of the Mauke’s Community Library (“Mauke’s magical book house opens”, August 2).
Letters: Improving aged-care services
Saturday 3 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
There are many current population health challenges, and one of these is the challenge of ensuring suitable health care for our elderly.
Letters: Meth addiction is everyone's business
Thursday 1 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, In my previous letters I have made suggestions about how government might take a co-ordinated approach to the problem of meth. In this letter I wanted to address the role our community must play if we are to fight this evil.
Letters: Their water issues, not ours
Wednesday 31 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Associate Professor Mark Thomas' letter in CINews highlighted one thing - that unequivocally, New Zealand has very serious issues with their own water supply, never mind our water supply here in Rarotonga and the Pa Enua!
Letters: SPCA has no business intruding
Tuesday 30 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Please stop changing things that are already done for our people by our people. Do not bring overseas recommendations to our country. Your organisation came here to do volunteer work not to change our laws.
Letters: To chlorinate or not to chlorinate
Tuesday 30 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Aue tau e, I trust our local doctors who have years of experiences fighting the disease and sickness in Cook Islands and New Zealand.
Letters: Chlorine debate
Monday 29 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, Someone asked me the other day my thoughts on the proposed chlorinating of our water. My answer was that I couldn’t comment as I didn’t know much about chlorine accept that swimming pools have to be chlorinated.
Letters: Seeking balanced chlorine coverage
Monday 29 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, It was good to see there has been a mandate of operations set out by Cook Islands News in its efforts to present a fair and transparent reporting of the people it is supposed to represent (“Journalism Charter is a living pledge of accountability”, July 20).
Letters: Takitumu children face years without school
Monday 29 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Hope for next term for our children and teachers.
Letters: CI Super fund: 'Stop panicking'
Saturday 27 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ok guys let’s add some context.
Letters: Remember Bastille Day: Heads must roll
Friday 26 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The police wage rise for new recruits will take them to $15,000 – that is about five police officers’ annual wages being paid to Te-Hani to do nothing.
Letters: Meth addicts need help, not hard labour
Friday 26 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In my previous letters I have explained why government needs to take a co-ordinated approach to the impending import of meth
Water filters cost less
Thursday 25 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, With all the furore recently over the chlorination issue, there may be a possible solution to the problem by avoiding the addition of any chemicals to the water supply, through using water filters.
Letters: One name for 15 peoples
Thursday 25 July 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The change of name from Kuki Airani to something of Maori meaning is of value – the finding of that name is something else again.