Opinion
Culture night shows we're in good hands
Monday 16 April 2018 | Published in Opinion
Our youth and our future are in good hands, if a show at the National Auditorium on Thursday night was anything to go by.
Time to make a change
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Aotearoa, ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’, is my country of birth – one parent from here, one parent from there.
The Cook Islands 'injustice system'
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Wilkie Rasmussen’s CINews article from last Tuesday regarding the state of the Cook Islands justice system’s obvious prejudice, which clearly favours the ‘elite’ within our society (as also alluded to by Kata’s ‘Ministry of Injustice’ cartoon in Wednesday’s paper, which was also very much spot on!), really leaves a sour taste in my mouth, as it should do for all of us.
Bishop's reform ideas deemed 'devious'
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Teina Bishop’s ideas on electoral reform (CI News April 9) are a re-run of what he said several years ago, and are as devious now as they were then.
CIP president hits back
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I note the following points made by the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in CINews on March 10.
Turepu wrong choice to discuss food security
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On April 7 CINews ran a story about how the Minister of Agriculture, Kiriau Turepu was off to attend a “high level” conference in Fiji which was going to address food and nutrition security.
Housing help request 'embarrassing'
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Embarrassing is the word that comes to mind.
Matenga situation sad, says CIP voter
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a Titikaveka CIP voter and supporter, I am sad to see what is happening in our village and all the negative publicity, especially that surrounding Margaret Matenga.
Report burglaries, no matter how small
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A friend from Titikaveka told me on Monday that he’d been burgled over the weekend.
Another view on NZ relationship
Tuesday 10 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I appreciate John Scott’s thought-provoking contributions through your newspaper on important national issues.
Subsidy timing is'awfully suspicious'
Tuesday 10 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The advertisement/news release from MFEM secretary Garth Henderson in CINews on Friday, April 6 about a shipping subsidy to the Northern Pa Enua seems awfully suspicious.
Conflict of interest in Ponia investigation?
Tuesday 10 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is disturbing that the investigation into whatever it is that Marine Resources head Ben Ponia did or didn’t do that got him suspended will be done by Russell Thomas, the Public Service Commissioner.
Tall poppy syndrome alive and well
Monday 9 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Having followed former Silver Fern great Margaret Matenga's foray into Cook Islands politics over the past few months, I have concluded that the "tall poppy syndrome" is well and truly alive in this country.
Relaxing music expensive
Monday 9 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the management of CITC Supermarket.
Please don't panic pastor, it's just fake news!
Monday 9 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With reference to a regular column writer in the weekly paper: it seems Pastor Ngarima George has gone crazy, along with millions of social media users, regarding the statement reputedly made by Pope Francis, that "Hell does not exist".
CIP's broken reform promises…
Monday 9 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Cook Islands Party, leadership through Henry Puna promised political reform quite early into its first term of Government.
Undersea cable needs discussing
Monday 9 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Oh great, the new undersea cable is going to cost less. Less than what I ask our prime minister, because he never told us before!
Let special gifts light your path through life
Monday 9 April 2018 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
I met a young woman when we were visiting family in the US.
Time for silence well and truly over
Saturday 7 April 2018 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
When I began work as the new counsellor at Tereora College nearly nine years ago, my life involved a very steep learning curve. One day, in particular, would impact me in ways I could never have imagined.
Reality of independence journey
Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Watching the debate on our ascendance to developed status with own seat at the UN play out in the media, I could be excused for thinking those arguing the case for remaining aid-dependent on New Zealand are high on “grass” and looking, but not seeing, our reality.
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