Opinion
Letters: Seeking the last football shirt
Thursday 15 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I introduce myself: my name is Simone Panizzi, I live and work in Italy (in Livorno). I write as a sports journalist for a newspaper in my city and I have a passion for international football.
Letters: 'Chlorination kept us healthy'
Thursday 15 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I am a food technologist from India who had the opportunity to serve the Cook Islands from 1982 to 1987.
Kata August 15
Thursday 15 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters: Confusing public on chemistry
Wednesday 14 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I refer to an article in Cook Island News, Wednesday August 7, 2019 headed “Causing more harm than good” a most appropriate headline for other reasons than those aired in the article.
Letters: Need rugby referees?
Wednesday 14 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Kia Orana, my name is Mataa Taramai. I am 56 years old, fit and live in Wellington, New Zealand.
Kata August 14
Wednesday 14 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters; Island stood still for our uncle
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, kia orana, My email is in response to the article titled “An island mourns” (August 10).
Letter: Safety Data Sheet for Anolyte
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The Safety Data Sheet for Anolyte, from Radical Waters Ltd, South Africa, says it is an oxidising disinfectant and a weak acid. It says: “No hazards expected under normal conditions of use.”
Letters: Anolyte safe for drinking and farming
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, In my interview (“Anolyte champion in last-ditch bid”, July 27) I concentrated on options for water sanitation.
Kata August 13
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Norman George: Roller-coaster ride to Cooks' modern self-reliant economy
Monday 12 August 2019 | Published in Opinion
In 1978 when Sir Thomas Davis’ Democratic Party took over government, there were some odd government structures that remained under New Zealand government control. The hairy hands of colonialism had to be amputated.
Letters: Why we oppose fishing transfer
Monday 12 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Your paper's story on trans-shipment plans at Tongareva/Penrhyn Island (“Chinese company is told, go fish,” August 10) failed to mention why such a plan was opposed.
Letters: Anolyte for organic farms
Monday 12 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, In my interview (“Anolyte champion in last-ditch bid”, July 27) I concentrated on options for water sanitation.
Letters: Enamoured but cautious of Raro hospitality
Monday 12 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I wish to write and thank the Cook Islands Tourism Marketing Corporation for intervening on our behalf, when I received a deeply shocking and unprofessional email from the owner of private rental accommodation following our stay in Matavera.
TIS: Feeding fish can harm them
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Opinion
Fish viewing is a popular component of tourism in many locations around the world. It increases interaction and interest between people and marine life, can increase visitor numbers to local areas and can be an enjoyable experience for.
Letters: Let's learn from a past water supply tragedy
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
When the last section of our public water supply pipeline was commissioned in the early 1960s, many people became sick after drinking water from the new reticulated system, and this contributed to three deaths.
Editorial: The canary in the Pacific mine
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Opinion
The idea of placing a canary in a mine to detect carbon monoxide was first proposed by oxygen specialist John Scott Haldane, about 1913.
Kata August 10
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters: Rugby comms breakdown
Friday 9 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I note with amusement the reference in a sports story (“Cooks rugby chief resigns”, August 7) to me being “requested” to get onboard with the Cook Islands Rugby Union following the resignation of the president Sean Smith.
Editorial: Welcoming our visitors at 2am
Friday 9 August 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Opinion
I flew back in on a Jetstar flight from Auckland, early yesterday morning. There was a light drizzle, and I had my raincoat ready as I made my way down the steps and across the tarmac to the arrivals terminal.
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