Opinion
Foreign workers' rights revisited
Wednesday 31 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I wrote about this subject some months ago, with the premise for my original letter then morphing into a second discussing slavery and slave-like conditions in the Cook Islands.
Cook Islanders live in a democracy – not a dictatorship
Tuesday 30 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Teariki Terotero's letter of Wednesday January 24 shows he can’t be bothered figuring out the important things in life. Instead, he wastes our time waffling on about nonsensical rubbish.
Chinese buildings 'sound' says Tepaki
Tuesday 30 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I take issue with your headline article “Chinese buildings useless” published on January 10.
Wise words from an Aussie teacher
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Smoke Signals
A reader has sent in quote from Eddie Woo, who he says is arguably Australia’s most famous maths teacher: “To all the children out there, I want you to understand from my story … (that) suffering doesn’t define you, what other people say to you or call you doesn’t define you: what you choose to do with the opportunities you’ve got, that’s what defines you.
Some thoughts on the OCI team
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
With no reply to my letter early January, it could mean it's true that “hissy-fit” and his three “Demos” will form OCI’s team.
Police should check dog registration law
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dogs have been getting a fair bit of attention this last week and as some of the announcements did not sound quite right to me, I spent some time checking.
Attacks just water off a duck's back
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Having borne the brunt of personal attacks against me and the Democratic Party recently reminded me of what a former politician said to me several years ago about being savaged by political enemies: "It's like water on a duck's back".
Early leaders had clear sense of purpose
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Opinion
I started becoming aware of the imbalance of power against Maori Cook Islanders when I was very young on the northern island of Tongareva (Penrhyn).
Children need to know truth about adoption
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Opinion
My first adult job at 21 was as a foster care and adoption social worker.
Demo Party leadership remains strong
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Opinion
I can’t help but have a good laugh at all this fuss about the Democratic Party leadership.
Country no stranger to 'colonial masters'
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Opinion
In 1918, New Zealand authorities allowed the ship Talune, carrying passengers suffering from influenza, to dock in Apia, Samoa. As the flu spread, some 22 per cent of the Samoan population died.
Williams a great Kiwi
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It was wonderful to see a great New Zealander like Papa Williams defending us Kiwis (and our Aussie cuzzies) against the despicable insults from that nasty Cook Islander Mark Brown.
Dog registration hits people in the pocket
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am writing regarding to the dog registration advertisement that has been on the radio lately.
Brown best to be quiet
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
He should have kept his mouth shut on the subject.
Maggie's meeting gives few answers
Monday 29 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Member of Parliament George Maggie buckled to my challenge and called a public meeting last Friday (January 19) to account to the people of Tupapa Maraerenga for the tractor, Chinese equipment and Constituency monies totalling around $60,000.
Brown's comments 'disgraceful' - Williams
Thursday 25 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I salute Mata McNair's revealing letter of January 18, criticising finance minister Mark Brown's arrogant and unwise choice of words in his denigration of both New Zealand and Australia, while kissing up to “China.com."
Demo leaders slammed for lack of will
Thursday 25 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
John Scott’s letter in CINews on Saturday, January 20 threw a flurry of hefty jabs, combination punches, the odd up-cut and some bombs.
Dog licences could solve registration problems
Wednesday 24 January 2018 | Published in Smoke Signals
Heard people complain their dog tags have been stolen! So easy to slip a friendly dog’s collar off and place it on an unregistered dog.
'Shoddy' sealing job
Wednesday 24 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I don’t know whether anyone has bothered to check the quality of road sealing carried out by Infrastructure Cook Islands’ road works people, but the recent re-sealing of the road in Muri was so shoddy that it now requires another reseal.
Multiple leadership gets mighty confusing
Wednesday 24 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s good to know that Wilkie Rasmussen, chief executive and mouthpiece for the Democratic Party, hums a different tune to his party when it comes to the Cook Islands joining the United Nations.
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