Letters to the Editor
Some questions for business leader
Monday 8 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I attended Thursday’s public meeting held by the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, attended by New Zealand deputy prime minister Winston Peters and fronted by CICC president, Stephen Lyons.
Facing the challenges of a new year
Friday 5 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
To all the marvellous, supportive, knowledgeable and loyal readers and contributors, who together with the hard-working, dedicated and super-efficient staff of the newspaper, collectively make up the “CINews family”
Intruders add sour note to island holiday
Wednesday 3 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
We stayed at Vaimaanga for two weeks recently and had the discomfort of two lots of intruders.
More on the issue of Christmas celebrations
Friday 29 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It is not easy to deal with some aspects of the faith which was once delivered unto us the saints by the Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Logic missing in Rasmussen criticism
Friday 29 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
“Truth Seeka’s” letter in CINews on December 20 was an interesting and revealing read.
Dinner misses league women
Wednesday 27 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I was a bit disappointed to read, there was no acknowledgement of our women’s rugby league World Cup squad at a recent appreciation dinner for our sporting heroes
Bishop called to task on Jesus' birth and trees
Wednesday 27 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I read the article from Bishop Tutai Pere regarding Christmas.
Column needs to be less 'Wilkie-centric'
Wednesday 27 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
An interesting piece of egocentric writing in your paper of December 18 was pointed out to me this week by colleagues.
Chinese unlikely to like hotel plan
Wednesday 27 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I read with interest the proposal by a local entrepreneur with an interesting history, to develop the abandoned so-called Sheraton Resort at Vaimaanga.
More comments on closure of Esther Honey clinic
Thursday 21 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I firstly want to commend Esther Honey for all the great work they have done in The Cook Islands but I also want to comment on what was written in the article published in CINewsthe other day about their closing.
Time for letter-writer to hand in his dictionary
Wednesday 20 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Steven Hawking the great physicist (look that up in your pocket dictionary, Papa Williams), said, “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
Proud of our netballers
Tuesday 19 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
As parent supporters of the Cook Islands netball team who recently participated in the Singapore Mission Foods Nation’s cup 2017, we wish to extend our special acknowledgement to the coaching management team for their outstanding contribution.
'Nobody's wingman – and I never have been'
Tuesday 19 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It appears my letter in last week’s CINews has ruffled a few feathers in George Pitt's weekly newspaper, if "Special Correspondent’s” most recent article is anything to go by.
Ministries team up for harbour job
Thursday 14 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) and the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) are teaming up to help with the restoration and upgrading of Omoka Harbour on Tongareva (Penryhn).
A closer look at change of government bid
Thursday 14 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding the George Pitt-instituted furore with Parliamentary Opposition Office chief executive Wilkie Rasmussen last week, and the political reaction following this change of government proposal to Rasmussen:
Political chessboard gets complicated
Tuesday 12 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Analysing Observer's letter in last Saturday's edition of CI News had me thinking of the number of potential moves at publisher George Pitt's fingertips when he attempted to bring about a change of government a couple of weeks ago.
Agriculture faces huge obstacles
Tuesday 12 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I read with interest a few days ago Tina Browne's article criticising the Government's development of the agriculture industry.
More to extortion complaint than what critic says
Monday 11 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Truth Seeka’s letter in Wednesday’s CINews set out to vilify Wilkie Rasmussen, a good man who as an officer of the court and legally bound by law (and morally bound by society), had no choice but to file an official complaint to the Police Service, following certain outrageous demands made of him as chief executive of the Parliamentary Opposition Office, by media personality George Pitt.
Praise for Muri project
Friday 8 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
As a resident of Muri I wish to express my admiration and appreciation for T & M Heather’s, hard-working team for the manner they are caring out the major cable laying job in the Muri Beach/Titikaveka areas.
Smash injuries are preventable
Friday 8 December 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am both appalled and angered, (but not surprised), at your front page report on Thursday, December 7 headlined, “Roundabout crash injures motorcyclist.”
