Opinion
Travel best way to do business
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Im going to take this opportunity to express my thoughts about an issue that concerns me greatly. This issue is overseas travel undertaken by our leaders and how it is portrayed in the public media by certain people for political gain.
OCI economic policies deemed 'utter nonsense'
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Teina Bishop’s letter published in CINews on Friday April 27 was rather revealing in its brevity, as was the reality that Bishop has obviously put in place so-called policies that are really “populist ideas”, which may attract support with ideas that will appeal to some.
Upbeat launch for Demo Party campaign
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Published in Opinion
Last Tuesday afternoon, Democratic Party supporters gathered at Maeva Nui Park opposite the Banana Court to announce the candidates running for the party in the June 14 general elections.
Saved by after-hours service
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Last weekend at one in the morning after dropping a friend off in Matavera, my motorbike developed a puncture.
Fish protest acronym explained
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the letter in CINews recently headlined “NZ cable conspiracy” by “Very Very Concerned,” the writer should note that in the Cook Islands, the acronym “WTF” means, “Where’s the Fish”, and not the obscene version he intimated that it was.
The responsibility of democracy
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
Back in the ’70s, along with close to 50 per cent of the New Zealand population, I marched against apartheid. I marched because apartheid or the separation of people by colour and race was for myself and many others in New Zealand, morally wrong.
Lifelong journey for better or for worse
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
When two people marry, they make promises to one another as a commitment to their lifelong journey together. In some ceremonies, they promise to love one another “for better or for worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health.”
Reap what ye sow
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write to correct Wilkie Rassmussen’s reply to my accusation of being betrayed by the Democratic Party.
Questions asked around dance scoring
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I applaud the person ‘Passionate Cook Islander’ who wrote a letter to the editor of CINews about the Dancer of the Year contest.
Eggs-asperated over imports
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Been having trouble finding any eggs these last few days? Little wonder.
Party politics rears its ugly head
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Yet again, party politics has reared its ugly head – a form of dictatorship camouflaged as democracy, controlling its members rather than allowing freedom of expression.
Confusion over debt
Thursday 3 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Ngati Nicholls in CINews on May 2, in which he claimed that our government owes NZ$145.5 million to China and asks how we’re going to pay for it?
Smoke Signals - 03/05/2018
Thursday 3 May 2018 | Published in Smoke Signals
SMOKE SIGNALS Tepaki’s the man to make our future really great...
Culture response needs more depth
Thursday 3 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I thank the Secretary for the Ministry of Culture in responding to my concerns yesterday.
No betrayal, says Demo Party chief executive
Thursday 3 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Democratic Party did not betray Norman George as he alleges.
It's time to put our paradise on the right path
Wednesday 2 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’ve just read an article on this page (CINews website) about our government owing China $145.5 million dollars.
Making a point about air travel
Wednesday 2 May 2018 | Published in Opinion
With both the Herald and the Cook Islands News carrying articles and letters on this subject, I thought it timely to share this suggestion.
Culture secretary Anthony Turua replies
Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
We invested a lot in the advertising for over a year on this competition through our Facebook page and also through CITV and CINews in the last three weeks.
Culture hit for contest 'incompetence'
Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Over the years we have seen so many blunders made by the ministry of culture when it comes to organising events or judging criteria and the dance competition on Thursday night just shows absolute incompetence.
Economic issues blamed for outflow of people
Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On Monday morning of last week, I was listening to CI Radio with the never-boring host George Pitt at the helm.
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