Letters to the Editor
Letter: Where’s the voice for New Caledonia’s Kanaks?
Friday 28 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Kia Orana. I am writing in response to the article published in the Pacific News section of your paper earlier this week, entitled ‘New Caledonia’s pro-independence leaders charged, transferred to mainland France’.
Letter: Making good on the promise of free water
Friday 28 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
In response to the public opposition to water tariffs, the prime minister has recently taken the stand: ‘Free water’ reads the headline; and in fine print “a fair and reasonable amount...” (‘PM: Free water for households’, 22 June).
Letter: TTV clarifies fleet size and vehicle usage
Friday 28 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, There appeared in your Monday 24th June 2024 issue of the Cook Islands News a letter from an anonymous writer asking a number of questions.
Letter: Destitute by utility costs
Thursday 27 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write as I have no other recourse, hoping the relevant Ministers and organisations take notice. People listen. Te Aponga Uira (TAU) are ripping us off!
Letter: Comments racist and arrogant?
Wednesday 26 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I refer to the CI News article on NZ Minister Shane Jones (June 17th) where he is quoted as saying. “Some of the doctors on Aitutaki were of Burmese (sic) extraction.
Letter: Playing catch-up again, PM?
Wednesday 26 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Must be something wrong with the way I read the news … I am sure that in Cook Islands News, Monday, June 24th, the PM is quoted as saying in FUTURE tense – “I’ll make sure that we put in place what needs to be done with the Police, etc, etc…”
Letter: To Tatou Vai concerns
Monday 24 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, To Tatou Vai (TTV)’s latest public notice is, “Let Your Voice Shape Our Water Supply”.
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).