Opinion
Internal affairs boss has duty to respond
Monday 19 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I do not want to prolong the debate unnecessarily, but the matter of the Workers’ Compensation Fund is nowhere near resolved and I certainly do not accept for one moment that the Acting Secretary can so casually dismiss any further public engagement on it when there are matters which clearly fall to him to respond (CI News June 10).
Copy culture
Friday 16 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Why are we copying New Zealand Maori culture?
Stop picking on pensioners
Friday 16 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In 2013 a Richard Neves-driven CIP government turned a blind eye to a massive $26 million worth of unpaid tax (now this figure has grown to $32 million according to Finance minister Mark Brown.
Road marking action sure sign an NZ PM is here
Wednesday 14 June 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
Usually when a New Zealand prime minister visits, ICI gets busy and paints new road markings on parts of the road that the VIPs will be using, a smoke signaller says.
Animal care change starts with people
Tuesday 13 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding the establishment of a new animal clinic here on Rarotonga:
Outer islanders seduced by aid
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Opinion
I am an outer islander, but live on Rarotonga. I live here because I cannot earn an income as a lawyer if I live on Tongareva (Penrhyn), my island of birth.
Failure a gift for those willing to learn
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Opinion
It was my birthday yesterday, so I thought it fitting that I should write about gifts.
No justice without govt support
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Opinion
For two weeks from May 15 the Land Division of the High Court sat in Aitutaki and in Rarotonga to hear various applications to do with land.
Dictatorship in disguise
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It is good to know Robin Nair, the former ambassador and former Foreign Affairs permanent secretary in the Bainimarama regime in Fiji, has come to realise the civil servants in that country work in a climate of fear in a militarised democracy (CI News June 1, reproduced in Fijileaks).
Punishment too light
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I read in the newspaper this morning about some of the crime that happened last weekend and it really made me angry at how lightly these people are punished.
More insurance questions
Monday 12 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
On the subject of Employers Liability Insurance Scheme & Workers Compensation Fund, now that we have the financial details from ELI and as partly indicated in Internal Affairs acting secretary Paul Allsworth’s media release, can we please have a breakdown of how many work-related accidents have been recorded in the Cook Islands over the last decade or two and how much insurance cover was paid out?
Animal care needs unity
Friday 9 June 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
“I one hundred per cent agree with the smokie in CI News recently re another animal welfare group setting up on the island,” a smoke signaller says.
Policing should be a priority
Friday 9 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Finance minister Mark Brown’s apparent ignorance of the pressures and constraints on our police is astounding.
The case for armed police unit
Friday 9 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ex-New Zealand Police Senior Sergeant Norman George’s letter in CI News on May 30 was absolutely correct in criticising Mark Brown’s reluctance to put in place a specialist police first response armed offenders squad, in preparation for the next incident involving firearms.
Te Ara Manu will be good for our animals
Friday 9 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding animal welfare groups in the Cook Islands, I can see where Thursday’s smoke signaller is coming from, but it seems to be a bit negative.
How about we just get on with looking after the animals?
Thursday 8 June 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
Just wondering how many animal welfare organisations we can support with our tiny population in the Cook Islands?
Minister's response 'a disgrace'
Thursday 8 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
What a disgraceful performance by Finance minister Mark Brown during a recent radio interview in which I believe he misled both the listeners and the interviewer as to whether or not the Chinese fishing company linked to former MP Teina Bishop was still operating in the Cook Islands.
ELI scheme needs legislative overhaul
Thursday 8 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The forum to discuss detail matters concerning Employers Liability Insurance (ELI) is either person-to-person or in a private or public meeting setting.
Get on to worker compensation!
Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
“Ok let’s decode the letter to CI News by Heinz Matysik about worker compensation law,” a smoke signaller says.
My $2 worth is Govt needs to protect workers' fund
Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Here is my two dollars’ worth in furtherance of the very sensible letter from Heinz Matysik on Saturday.
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