Letters to the Editor
Counting cost of solar
Tuesday 11 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was surprised to hear Mangaia is getting one month of free power.
CIP wasting their time
Monday 10 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Minister Mark Brown (pictured) is telling everyone that an amendment to the Seabed Minerals Act is required to get the exploratory licenses started.
Mauke doesn't want sealed roads
Monday 10 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I heard deputy prime minister Mark Brown on radio discussing sealing roads in the pa enua. Please, don’t seal the roads on Mauke.
Is this the end for the Demo Party?
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We may be about to witness the end of a political party and a piece of Cook Islands political history.
Former minister encouraged to keep up the good work
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Truth Seeka thinks she is smart, but by all accounts has not written one bad word about the CIP government when in fact there is so much she could write about.
Nothing much under Nandi's new clothes
Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A te kerearako ua koe e Nandi: You are like the “kerearako.” a big talker who makes a lot of noise, toa para vaa ua, a hero by mouth but not by actions.
Cook Islands too trusting over cyber security issues
Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The announcement that New Zealand has blocked Huawei from participating in the proposed 5G network because of national security concerns is not unexpected.
China talk 'irrational and unsubstantiated'
Friday 30 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to comment on several smoke signals and articles in the paper of late that are of particular concern as relates to the sovereignty of the Cook Islands and our engagement with the Peoples Republic of China.
Aitutaki smoke signaller needs to do some reading…
Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the Aitutaki bigot who wrote a nasty smoke signal about “overstayers” recently.
Police curfew work appreciated by some
Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The recent article in CINews regarding the police being involved in around-the-clock checking up on persons on curfew, caught our attention.
Hansen critic's letter 'intriguing'
Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It's interesting and intriguing to consider what may really be behind David McNair's criticism of Australian visitor John Hansen (and CINews’) decision to voice his concerns about seabed mining in the Cook Islands.
We're all too smart to be tricked
Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Prime minister Henry Puna spoke at the Tereora College prizegiving on Friday and blessedly kept it somewhat short.
Open door policy on helping out
Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write regarding the smoke signal from in CINews on November 24, titled “Choosy support”.
No more political prizegivings
Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When you go to see your grandchildren’s school prizegiving, you don't want to be there to be rallied into some political smokescreen.
Statistics fail to back up need for helmets
Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Brent Fisher of the Road Safety Council is a nice man with good intentions. But unfortunately, once again he is focused on the ambulance at the bottom of the hill, and not the fence at the top of the cliff.
Visitors applaud 'wonderful' island residents
Tuesday 20 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Tomorrow my wife and I are returning to New Zealand but before going wish to publicly express our appreciation to the many wonderful people we have met during our stay here on Rarotonga.
Minister's over-hasty reply barks up the wrong tree
Monday 19 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, May I suggest that the Cook Islands Investment Corporation check whether the Minister of Finance's office has enough wall space to accommodate what I perceive as a growing siege mentality reaction operating there, so he can frame and hang his gems of, “Things I wish I had never said,” to shine as a beacon to remind him of the folly of shooting from the hip.
Deep sea mining: Riches or ruin?
Monday 19 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The government is in raptures as they prepare for a bonanza of riches that they hope will flow from deep sea mining in our exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Muri Lagoon concerns clarified
Friday 16 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the November 14 letter to the editor titled, “Algal bloom issue due to groundwater”, The Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project team (PMU) would like to thank the anonymous, concerned environmentalist who wrote in support of our recent environmental study.
Finance minister asked to 'come clean' on water issue
Friday 16 November 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is an invitation for the Minister of Finance and aspiring prime minister, Mark Brown to come clean and be honest with the general public.
