Letters to the Editor
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.
Protect our traditional customs
Friday 8 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last year a decision by the Privy Court in London disrespected our Cook Islands Traditional Land Customs and allowed a non-blood adopted child land rights in his adopted father’s family land.
Have an opinion, but don't abuse
Wednesday 6 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, That letter in the Monday paper was a good attempt to put down the efforts in Atiu of the Brown family.
Te-Hani 'lost the respect of her voters'
Monday 4 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Former Demo MP Te-Hani Brown’s lesson to learn from her brief sojourn into politics is quite simple: “Get into politics for the right reasons, not the wrong reasons!”
Glassie 'a humble man'
Monday 4 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In your newspaper dated February 25, minister Mark Brown publicly admitted how easy it is for the Cook Islands Party-led coalition government and Te-Hani Brown to waste public money on by-elections when he said if the Demos really care about the cost to the country, they should leave the seat unopposed.
Change the helmet law
Monday 4 March 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Amazing to see that the Police are on to the wedding scammers. Good job!
Lock up the scammers
Tuesday 26 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am back for a while and wanted to reply to your article on the front page yesterday about trade practices.
Barking with no dog in ring
Tuesday 26 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The deputy prime minister sure is doing a lot of talking for someone who doesn’t even have a dog in the fight isn’t he?
We are no simpletons!
Tuesday 26 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I find it appalling that deputy prime minister Mark Brown still continues to treat the public as simpletons, with his on-going and constant mixture of disseminating news of all sorts of varieties; truth, half-truths, real news, fake news, misinformation, disinformation, half-lies, manipulated BS and so on.
Nandi's homecoming along better roads
Friday 22 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We are so grateful that’s how Nandi felt on his return back to Atiu after his loss in the last election to young Te-Hani, because he no longer has to go through the dusty township of Atiu.
A moment to relish shattered
Friday 22 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Former Demo MP Te-Hani Brown’s election success in 2018 as the Cook Islands’ youngest ever elected MP for Areora-Tengatangi-Ngatiarua in Atiu, was a historical moment to savour for her family and friends.
Enticing deal for new MP
Wednesday 13 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reading the news in the papers following Mangaia's newly elected Demo MP Agnes Armstrong's by-election success, deputy prime minister Mark Brown was clearly the first cab off the ranks with the shocking news of Demo MP Te-Hani Brown's defection to the CIP coalition government.
Why can't public toilets be clean?
Tuesday 12 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor. There is something really stink in our town that needs our tourism officers and our Internal Affairs officers and Public Health officers to fix.
Voters must boot out vaka jumpers
Tuesday 12 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is very disgusting to see how our new crop of politicians is behaving.
Support for burials at sea
Monday 11 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to refer to the Clerk of the House of Ariki’s comments on TV where he says the House of Ariki disapproves of burials at sea because it goes against Cook Islands custom and that government should move to block this by legislation.
Beautiful letter to fallen CI son
Thursday 7 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am very honored to send you the letter to Kiro that I wrote myself and that I read during the special remembrance for Kiro Adam. I am very grateful to get to know the beautiful people of the Cook Islands better and that I have become a small part of this beautiful chain of remembrance. Love from Flanders! - Marijke Vandevyvere
Toxic materials – burn or dump?
Wednesday 6 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For some years I have argued the merits of burning or dumping toxic materials, as have a number of other concerned residents – especially our esteemed Dr George Ngaei.
Absence of integrity in Govt
Wednesday 6 February 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Re: CINews letter by Truth Seeka last week “Integrity has no place in politics”. It openly and clearly spells out and reinforces the problem with our country’s social, financial and political conscience under this government.