Letters to the Editor
Take a gander at parliamentarian's behaviour
Monday 13 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, You report four youths being investigated for stealing a rental car. What happened to them? Should we send them home and allow them to carry on their lives or should they be accountable?
Under cone of silence
Saturday 11 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Now that the re-sealing of the main road in Muri will shortly be completed, I do hope that the appropriate authorities in government will ensure that the household that has been placing cones on the roadside adjacent to the Muri Food Night Market, in an effort to charge motorists for parking, will be prevented from doing so.
Good luck – we'll certainly need it
Saturday 11 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, You report deputy prime minister Mark Brown took a delegation to China last month, to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Co-operation (“‘Cook Islands attend China forum”, May 4).
MPs' pay rise is a rort
Friday 10 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your article “Public vent at MP pay push” was validation of your publication’s Street Poll, where respondents all agreed our MPs are paid too much. The vast majority of our people locally and our Cookies abroad in Aotearoa, Australia and elsewhere would really disagree with deputy prime minister Mark Brown’s claim that our politicians are due more money because “the MPs have not had a pay rise for 14 years”. (“MPs deserve more pay, says Brown”, April 12).
Name of Polynesian homeland
Tuesday 7 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the 1980s I was told on more than one occasion that I needed to go “search for myself” by my mentors, Nga Koumatua.
How many Parliament days?
Monday 6 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Any increase in parliamentary sitting days is always a good thing!
Flying stones
Tuesday 30 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Just adding a little more spice to Concerned Motorist’s letter of Saturday April 20.
Weed-cutting operation was dangerous to motorcyclists
Monday 22 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Around 9 o’clock on Wednesday morning I was witness to three workers simultaneously weed-cutting along both edges of the main road in Tupapa without a care for motorists driving in either direction.
MPs are not worth more of our dollars
Wednesday 17 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reading the CI News last Friday it was interesting to see DPM Mark Brown stating that Cook Islands Members of Parliament deserve a pay rise, because they've not had a pay rise for a number of years and it's time they had an increase in their basic rate.
Govt throws all ethics aside
Thursday 11 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana Editor, I was stunned to see live on Facebook yesterday, the MP for Avatiu/Rappa being sworn in as an MP.
Service should mourn for Papua too
Thursday 11 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana Editor, Regarding the Sunday Religious Advisory Council combined service …
ANZAC Day's 'real' VIPs
Thursday 11 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana Editor, With Anzac Day soon coming around for another year, let us hope that organisers finally realise who the actual Very Important People are.
'Always think before you act'
Monday 8 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I believe it’s appropriate to raise the issue of two words that some people find a little difficult to distinguish between.
Disgusted at age insult
Tuesday 2 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was appalled and disgusted about Mark Brown's insulting remark on Nandi Glassie on TV last Friday night's news. It is so low for a minister of the Crown to attack innocent members of the public - particularly pensioners.
Glassie's petition action unsurprising
Tuesday 2 April 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Now that Demo’s Nandi Glassie has filed a petition in the High Court challenging Te-Hani Brown’s win in the TAN Atiu by-election of March 18, it is amusing to see deputy prime minister Mark Brown’s reaction to it.
Waiting for potential by-election petition
Monday 25 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With the Electoral Office’s release last week of the official and final Atiu count confirming Independent Te-Hani Brown with 80 votes, and Demo’s Nandi Glassie securing 50 votes, we now await a period of seven days to see whether or not the Democratic Party will file a petition alleging voting irregularity during the election.
Something backwards here over bongs
Saturday 23 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor The recent court case refers where the defendant was fined $800 for having a bong.
Koutu Nui working to revive customs
Thursday 14 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana Editor, On behalf of the Koutu Nui - we agree with the views expressed by Ellena Tavioni in her letter to the CI News.
Proud to be known as Cook Islanders
Tuesday 12 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A recent documentary I watched made reference to the “Lapita Tribe of people” from the island of Papua New Guinea, a hardy race of people who travelled the vast oceans thousands of years ago.
Embrace islands in name change
Monday 11 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Please allow me to raise some concerns of mine with regards to the issue of a name change for our country.
