Opinion
Attacks on Beer stray from the truth
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I read and hear that George Pitt continues to attack my nephew James Beer and the Democratic Party, so I’ve decided to write you another letter to deal with Pitt’s slanted and repetitive stories.
Broadcaster corrects Pitt comments
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I write to you because I think it only proper to correct a number of unqualified representations George Pitt made in CI Herald on July 19 and on his radio station on July 21 about me and our humble radio station Matariki FM.
The blessings of living the dream
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Opinion
“Living the Dream”is a phrase commonly used here in the Cook Islands.
Mangaia by-election looms
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Opinion
It was sad to see Papa Jim Marurai bow out of politics.
How about donating those airpoints, minister?
Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
“It was indeed enlightening to listen to the Minister of Health speaking during the 2017 Health Budget debate with regard to medical referrals to New Zealand,” a smoke signaller says.
Road marking needs more care
Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Recently I had the unpleasant experience of driving in the dark and rain last week. It was cold and the rain was so unrelentless, thick and heavy I could hardly see, even with the window wipers on full speed.
Exclusive: The legend of the Unionist
Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Five hundred hours ago a private ship came ashore on the Rarotongan lagoon at Avarua.
Watch out for these
Wednesday 19 July 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
A smoke signaller has given more details about the two dogs allegedly killing cats in Betela. “According to an eyewitness, the brown skinny dog has a black back and the black dog has long hair.”
Please fix police HQ
Wednesday 19 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
If there is one thing China can do to mark the 20-year special relationship it has with our country is to fork out for the costs to repair the awfully-designed Cook Islands Police Service headquarters building that was built by them using inferior building materials and shoddy workmanship.
Letter shows why anonymity is necessary
Wednesday 19 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s always a pleasure to be able to reply to writers who take things personally by attacking the messenger rather than attacking the issues at the grass roots level that our country faces, and which have largely been swept under the table.
Lock up your cats
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
A Betela resident wants to alert pet owners in the area that there are two cat killer dogs roaming the area – and they’re working together. “About a week ago they killed my neighbour’s cat and this morning they killed my cat. Both attacks happened about 7am. One dog is black the other brown. Both medium to large in size.”
'Unionist' challenged to reveal identity
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
So what have you got to offer, Unionist?
More on ILO conference
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
By way of background to the story in CI News last week about government being “censured” by the ILO, there were four other countries who had attended the ILO conference in Swizerland, as government-only delegations.
A government with no boundaries...
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Opinion
This government seems to have no boundaries when it comes to what looks to me, suspiciously like vote-buying.
Way we use our money reveals much about us
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Opinion
My two island grandsons are keenly interested in money.
Youth our future – and our present
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
While I was sitting there listening to Auckland University Phd student, Eliza Puna speak on the health and wellbeing of our young people in New Zealand, she made a comment that still resonates for me. It’s one I hope will also give you pause for thought.
Impossible to fathom Pitt attacks
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
George Pitt’s latest attack on James Beer and the Democratic Party in the Cook Islands Herald (12 July 2017) has motivated me to write to you.
Geneva conference row a non-issue
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ever wondered how it is that two people can look at a glass of water and both come to two different conclusions as to whether it is half empty or half full.
We want yellow lines too!
Monday 17 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Would the workers who painted the roads recently please go back to Matavera and paint double yellow lines around the corners in front of Takitumu School?
Send them packing!
Monday 17 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am writing to ask the question to those in government: Who is responsible for the deportation of workers from abroad who break the law and are found guilty in court?
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