Letters to the Editor
Letter: Leadership, not money, the answer
Monday 24 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I was interested to read about the education debate in Parliament last week. Leader of the Opposition, Tina Browne, shared her concern about the low academic achievements of Tereora College students.
Letter: ‘Fiddling the books while Rome burns’
Friday 21 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Scrutiny of the Cook Islands Government bookwork is normally a job for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). By withdrawing from deliberations, the Opposition MPs have left the public without a defender.
Letter: Getting a straight answer …
Thursday 20 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Getting a straight answer from the water authority is like pulling teeth.
Letter: Constitutional rights of Cook Islanders
Tuesday 18 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Any adult who has been charged and/or convicted, now or in the past, for consuming marijuana for personal use in the privacy of their own home has had their constitutional right to privacy violated by the Cook Islands Government.
Letter: Tereora College dinner fundraiser
Friday 14 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I am writing on behalf of the Former Tereora College Students to launch our dinner fundraiser to be held next month.
Letter: Open letter demanding transparency
Wednesday 12 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Subject: Open letter to Honourable Albert Nicholas, Minister for Cook Islands Investment Corporation. I bring to your attention, To Tatou Vai (TTV) have yet to acknowledge an information request dating back to February 2023.
Letter: Cook Islands justice system
Tuesday 11 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, “When you expect the worst, you will never be disappointed!”
Letter: Cook Islands deserve NZ Defence Force inclusion
Monday 10 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my disappointment and concern regarding recent developments that may have implications for the Cook Islands and its people.
Letter: Ten-year fishing ban needed
Friday 7 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I think we have already destroyed our fish stocks and what is left is struggling and if we do not watch out our EEZ will be without fish in a few years’ time.
Letter: From vape to smoke?
Friday 7 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
It can’t be only me that wonders what happens when vapes are banned.
Letter: Sea burial ‘sustainable’ option
Thursday 6 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, In response to the article in Cook Islands News, May 4 edition “Health ministry to regulate sea burials after public concerns”.
Letter: Saving our fish stocks
Wednesday 5 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to recent letters by Messrs Reuben Tylor and Josh Mitchell.
Letter: $102 million ‘Infrastructure Asset’
Tuesday 4 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Acknowledging the response from To Tatou Vai CEO Apii Timoti in regard to 2024/25 Budget appropriation (May 27).
Letter: Cook Islands fishery debate
Friday 31 May 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am loathe to take up the pen again on the issue of the tuna fishery resources in and around Cook Islands waters, but since I’ve been referenced in Mr. Tylor’s latest effort please indulge me this reply (More questions than answers, Cook Islands News, May 30, 2024).
Letter: TAU’s ‘average’ excuse doesn’t add up
Thursday 30 May 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Well, well, well. So TAU (Te Aponga Uira) are feeding us too higher voltage (Voltage ‘increase’ sparks concerns, residents report appliance damage, May 29).
Letter: CISNOC Sports Awards
Wednesday 29 May 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Evidence of CISNOC supporting their own when Aquatics wins a lot because the head of selection is the head of Aquatics? Wes (Roberts) and Lanihei (Connolly) might deserve sportsman and woman of the year but not everything.
Letter: CISNOC to Paris?
Wednesday 29 May 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Re your article ‘CISNOC head Graham to step down after accounts finalised’ in Monday, 27 May’s issue of Cook Islands News, I guess it doesn’t really matter when the special meeting to finalise the accounts is held, as the CISNOC president will still be going to the Paris Olympics with – most likely – the previous CEO and secretary general, Owen Lewis.
Letter: Shake up the Police force
Tuesday 28 May 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
A few suggestions on restoring pride in our Police force.
Letter: Special rights for Kiwis
Tuesday 28 May 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am disturbed by the article “Parliament fixes oversight on preferential residency for Kiwis” published on Friday, May 17.
Letter: SBMA responds to ‘misinformed criticism’
Monday 27 May 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I write in response to the anonymous letter published on May 25 regarding the Police Service, and incorrectly criticising the Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) for having major government infrastructure investments and high staff salaries.