Letters to the Editor
Government actions go against the wishes of the people
Friday 8 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The past eight years of government under Henry Puna and Mark Brown, will forever be a stain of dismay and regret in our country’s history, thanks to the two gentlemen who have governed as prime minister and finance minister of our tiny and fragile paradise.
'No tax for pensioners' policy goes back a long way
Friday 8 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For 48 years, eight Cook Island prime ministers, from Papa Arapati to Jim Marurai, did not impose tax on pensioners of the Basileia.
Some suggestions for genuine reform of political system
Friday 8 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Promises, promises, promises… We are all very familiar with pre-election promises for political reform.
Power to the people!
Thursday 7 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In 20 years of discussing political reform in the Cook Islands, no-one has ever seemed to get beyond the thought of cutting some constituencies out and reducing seats.
Twain quote too close to the bone for finance spokesman?
Thursday 7 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The opening and closing paragraphs in James Beer's response to my call for leadership from a potential alternate government that can articulate an agenda and policies are a parenthesis (brackets) to exactly the point of my original letter.
TMV project stalled by land issues
Wednesday 6 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In Tim Tepaki’s most recent letter to the editor relating to the Te Mato Vai (TMV) project, he asks, “where the project manager, ‘Kupe’, is in all this”.
Grappling with issues in the electorate
Wednesday 6 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last week, on Thursday May 31, I had my campaign launch at the Takuvaine Meeting House, which was attended by about 40 people, who with others bought out all the plates of food we had on sale.
Research and knowledge are good things
Wednesday 6 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read with interest the National Environment Service’s two-page advertisement on May 22.
Call for families to clean up graves
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to CINews to create awareness among those families whose loved ones are buried next to the Catholic Cemetery in Panama.
Happy Nicholas is still running
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We are happy to read in the CINews on May 31 that the Cook Islands Party RAPPA candidate, Albert Nicholas, is still running in the general election on June 14, despite his ongoing illness.
MP blamed for lack of action on Muri road project
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a longtime Muri resident I wish to respond to the letter writer “Thomas the Tank Engine” regarding to the roads in Muri.
Hands off our 'super' fund, please
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was disturbing news last week that the politicians of the region now want to get their hands on our “personal savings” (superannuation to feed their various development projects (political goals),
Call for thought before you vote
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To my friend who is a looking for fresh air (CINews, June 1), Socrates has this for you: “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.”
So where's the TMV project manager?
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Firstly, may I apologise for interfering in public sector developments, which I am about to do…
Tax on pensions draws more comment
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, From his musings in the letters to the editor of CINews, it’s hard to know if Dennis Tunui is being silly, serious, satirical or flat-out delusional.
Nasty campaigning won't stand scrutiny
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was personally encouraged to see that others like “Move On” are concerned about the callous campaign tactics of George Pitt and the Democratic Party.
Candidates challenged for PPP views
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your story of May 29, headed “Parties have say on pa enua project”, solicited comments from political parties on the Paradise Prosperity Plan (PPP) development scoped by Merchant of Paradise (MOP) for the Pa Enua.
Billboard clearly doing the intended job
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Obviously the letter-writer “Action Time” has good eyesight. Well done you, the Captain Tama billboard is obviously doing what is it intended to do, make people take notice!
Criticism of CIP government 'a turn-off'
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a voter who has kept an open mind about which political party I would like to see govern this country for the next four years, I have been turned off by the ongoing criticism from the Demo Party about the performance of CIP government over the past four years.
Takitumu Demos take heat from DPM
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If you weren’t tuned in to the radio on Thursday, you would not have heard a call from the deputy prime minister Teariki Heather who gave the Takitumu panel of the Democratic Party a real tongue lashing!