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Atiu row from another viewpoint

Wednesday 12 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In response to the letter in CINews on December 10 regarding Apii Porio’s suspension, now that Porio has decided to take this to the media, I can set the record straight for your readers.

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Suspensions cause upsets on Atiu

Tuesday 11 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, On September 28, 2018, the newly appointed manager for Agriculture in Atiu, Tereapii Porio Maka Kea and the executive officer¬ for the Atiu Island government, Maara Tairi received letters of suspension from the mayor, Upokoina Mokoroa.

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A caution for Titikaveka MP

Tuesday 11 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Re: Statement by MP Selina Napa about returning convicts: I act as legal counsel for a person who is currently remanded in custody charged with offences committed in Titikaveka.

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Counting cost of solar

Tuesday 11 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I was surprised to hear Mangaia is getting one month of free power.

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CIP wasting their time

Monday 10 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Minister Mark Brown (pictured) is telling everyone that an amendment to the Seabed Minerals Act is required to get the exploratory licenses started.

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Mauke doesn't want sealed roads

Monday 10 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I heard deputy prime minister Mark Brown on radio discussing sealing roads in the pa enua. Please, don’t seal the roads on Mauke.

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Honour when honour is due

Monday 10 December 2018 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion

Sitting in my hot office with a fan gently blowing the heat further around my office, every Wednesday I would wait for her return so as we could sit and talk, pray and meditate together.

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Is this the end for the Demo Party?

Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We may be about to witness the end of a political party and a piece of Cook Islands political history.

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Former minister encouraged to keep up the good work

Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Truth Seeka thinks she is smart, but by all accounts has not written one bad word about the CIP government when in fact there is so much she could write about.

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Nothing much under Nandi's new clothes

Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A te kerearako ua koe e Nandi: You are like the “kerearako.” a big talker who makes a lot of noise, toa para vaa ua, a hero by mouth but not by actions.

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Cook Islands too trusting over cyber security issues

Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The announcement that New Zealand has blocked Huawei from participating in the proposed 5G network because of national security concerns is not unexpected.

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China talk 'irrational and unsubstantiated'

Friday 30 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I wish to comment on several smoke signals and articles in the paper of late that are of particular concern as relates to the sovereignty of the Cook Islands and our engagement with the Peoples Republic of China.

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Aitutaki smoke signaller needs to do some reading…

Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, To the Aitutaki bigot who wrote a nasty smoke signal about “overstayers” recently.

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Police curfew work appreciated by some

Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The recent article in CINews regarding the police being involved in around-the-clock checking up on persons on curfew, caught our attention.

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Hansen critic's letter 'intriguing'

Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It's interesting and intriguing to consider what may really be behind David McNair's criticism of Australian visitor John Hansen (and CINews’) decision to voice his concerns about seabed mining in the Cook Islands.

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We're all too smart to be tricked

Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Prime minister Henry Puna spoke at the Tereora College prizegiving on Friday and blessedly kept it somewhat short.

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Open door policy on helping out

Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write regarding the smoke signal from in CINews on November 24, titled “Choosy support”.

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No more political prizegivings

Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, When you go to see your grandchildren’s school prizegiving, you don't want to be there to be rallied into some political smokescreen.

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Statistics fail to back up need for helmets

Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Brent Fisher of the Road Safety Council is a nice man with good intentions. But unfortunately, once again he is focused on the ambulance at the bottom of the hill, and not the fence at the top of the cliff.

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Visitors applaud 'wonderful' island residents

Tuesday 20 November 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Tomorrow my wife and I are returning to New Zealand but before going wish to publicly express our appreciation to the many wonderful people we have met during our stay here on Rarotonga.

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