Letters to the Editor
Police apology sought for bench warrant blunder
Wednesday 28 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
The remarkable Cook Islands
Wednesday 28 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Taking the lead on the tax amnesty
Wednesday 28 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding James Beer’s ‘Where is the money?’ letter to the editor in yesterday’s CINews – if you want to be transparent and are asking for names to be revealed of who has benefitted from the tax amnesty, then maybe you can take the lead.
How about pearl farm co-ops?
Tuesday 27 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Finance minister's deflection could be working
Tuesday 27 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
No runga I ta Chris Vaile i tata
Tuesday 27 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
E tama,
Time to raid poilitician pantry
Monday 26 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, So the government ministries are in on the tax evasion amnesty too, huh.
Vote for change to rebuild this paradise
Monday 26 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Chip seal a disaster and waste of money
Monday 26 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor; I write to respond to recent articles about the deplorable state of our chip-sealed roads.
Why was parliament cut short?
Monday 26 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Why was parliament cut short from its two-week sitting? It is in parliament where some of the country’s issues are raised and discussed, issues of such importance that they may have impact economically, socially, politically, or even religiously at times.
Now is not the time to be silent
Monday 26 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
My Uncle Nooroa Teavae Tanner and five others formed a group in Auckland called the Polynesian Panthers in the late 1970s, responding to amongst other things Dawn Raids on Pacific Island families by the New Zealand Government.
PM Puna supporting Maggie for Maraerenga
Friday 23 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Two weeks ago on radio we heard the Don of Maraerenga probe the Minister of Finance Mark Brown on the subject of the Cook Islands Party candidate for Tupapa Maraerenga and whether he and the Prime Minister Henry Puna are involved in the selection process of the candidate for the constituency.
You didn't go far enough
Friday 23 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Re ‘If you don’t like it then go back home’ in CINews Feb 21 – right on brother, but you didn’t go far enough.
Lack of youth facilities not the problem
Friday 23 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Here are my thoughts regarding a recent CINews story about a lack of facilities for Cook Islands youth.
The rights (and wrongs) of Cook Islanders
Thursday 22 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding Mr Lyon from the Chamber of Commerce advocating more rights for contract workers. Is this chamber policy or Mr Lyon?
If you don't like it then go back home
Wednesday 21 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s just my opinion, freedom of thought and expression, says ‘The Unionist’. Man, you must have plenty of time on your hands to write these long articles to the paper. I trust your boss is aware of your stance on various issues.
Lose the booze and free the weed
Wednesday 21 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
While our politicians are not known for seeing the handwriting on the wall – except maybe when they refuse to call Parliament to sit when they suspect a vote of no-confidence – nevertheless, we seemingly powerless citizens should point out the obvious. We’ve had another booze-fuelled stabbing here on Rarotonga, while many of the states in the USA have legalised ‘the weed’ and seen alcohol consumption (and attendant violence) go down while tax revenues go up. Oh no, our leaders, both political and religious, will say, we can’t have drugs! We’ve been on the booze for so long as a society, so used to the traffic stops, the politicians getting away with drink-driving while the common folks go to court, so desensitised to the booze-fuelled domestic violence and sexual assault, that we don’t even think of alcohol as a drug. Well it is, and so much worse than the weed that has as many legitimate uses as does the coconut tree that we brag about. No, New Zealand will beat the Cook Islands to making this miracle plant legal, and capturing the tax revenue and the decrease in alcohol violence. We’ll be followers instead of leaders, but that’s just the way it is. Legalise It (Name and address supplied)
Alarm bells ringing for Koutu Nui
Tuesday 20 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I note that the Koutu Nui are concerned about the increasing numbers of foreign workers coming into the country who aspire to permanent residency.
Not ready for developed nation status
Tuesday 20 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Friday night’s CITV news segment, featuring Murienua Demo MP and Shadow Finance spokesman James Beer’s comments on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) position that the Cook Islands is ready for ‘developed nation status’, is a major concern for all of us.