Opinion
Tax on pensions draws more comment
Tuesday 5 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, From his musings in the letters to the editor of CINews, it’s hard to know if Dennis Tunui is being silly, serious, satirical or flat-out delusional.
Nasty campaigning won't stand scrutiny
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was personally encouraged to see that others like “Move On” are concerned about the callous campaign tactics of George Pitt and the Democratic Party.
Candidates challenged for PPP views
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your story of May 29, headed “Parties have say on pa enua project”, solicited comments from political parties on the Paradise Prosperity Plan (PPP) development scoped by Merchant of Paradise (MOP) for the Pa Enua.
Billboard clearly doing the intended job
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Obviously the letter-writer “Action Time” has good eyesight. Well done you, the Captain Tama billboard is obviously doing what is it intended to do, make people take notice!
Criticism of CIP government 'a turn-off'
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a voter who has kept an open mind about which political party I would like to see govern this country for the next four years, I have been turned off by the ongoing criticism from the Demo Party about the performance of CIP government over the past four years.
Return to paradise: There's no place like home
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
There are treasures all around us here in paradise. Leaving it deepens our gratitude for these gifts. We spent three weeks in the US awaiting renewed passports, visiting family, taking care of Virtues Project initiatives - and shopping, of course.
Takitumu Demos take heat from DPM
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If you weren’t tuned in to the radio on Thursday, you would not have heard a call from the deputy prime minister Teariki Heather who gave the Takitumu panel of the Democratic Party a real tongue lashing!
Te Mato Vai select committee issues
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am picking up on the suggestion that John Scott made recently that the Te Mato Vai petition should be published in CINews so that those issues raised by the 2000 petitioners could be read again and issues faced now could be compared with the concerns raised four years ago.
A question about Muri road
Friday 1 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I see CIP Ngatangiia candidate Tukaka Ama is promising to "fix" the road in Muri.
A reminder about Demo's last term
Friday 1 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Demos tell us it’s time for change and they want to govern again.
Mark Twain's advice something to remember
Friday 1 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mark Twain is said to have made this quote: “It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt”.
Lack of commitment disappointing - Tunui
Friday 1 June 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was very disappointed, as were my fellow Grey Power mamas and papas from Matavera, Ngatangiia and Titikaveka, because at a meeting last week none of the three Democratic candidates who are running for three seats in Takitumu mentioned the very thing we wanted to hear them say – that a Democratic Party will do away with taxing pensions.
Response to TMV issues 'pathetic'
Thursday 31 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Finance minister Mark Brown’s response to criticism of Te Mato Vai project by resident John Scott on the Te Mato Vai project, published in a story in CI News on May 25, is pathetic.
Leadership issues still dog the Demos
Thursday 31 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Ever since prime minister Henry Puna announced the dates for the general election and political campaigning subsequently swung into gear, the Demo Party have been telling us they are the better party to govern this country.
More questions over need for Manatua cable
Thursday 31 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Elizabeth Koteka Wright wrote an article in CINews on May 24 giving answers on the Manatua cable project.
Beer letter brings Twain quote to mind
Thursday 31 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mark Twain is attributed with the quote: ‘It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt’.
Beer urges caution with cable project
Wednesday 30 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Everyone understands that faster connections are always better, but everyone also understands that our capacity to repay loans has limits.
Treasurer takes issue with Scott letter
Wednesday 30 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Re the article by John Scott, published in CI News on May 8, headlined: “Tax write-off issues still remain.”
Critic doesn't like MPs' billboard
Wednesday 30 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The slogan used by Tama Tuavera on his newly-erected political billboard, “I am who I am....and I make no excuses”, to me reeks of arrogance.
Aid reliance could lead to future issues
Tuesday 29 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This letter is in support of the views on the "chronic over-reliance" on foreign aid by the government, as expressed by MP James Beer for the Demo Party on the front page of CINews on Monday, May 21.
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