Opinion
Remember those who need support
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
KIA ORANA and season’s greetings.
Call to unite on indigenous rights
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
KIA ORANA e te iti tangata Kuki Airani,
Aroa Kiritimiti e te Mataiti Ou
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
I rangi ei te rangi e tona tini Atua
Time to celebrate unity of Christ
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
HISTORICALLY, Christmas has been recognised as a time of remembrance, celebration and rest and it has been something that we all look forward to as we come together at the one time during the year to remember and celebrate the spirit and unity of Christ.
Departure signals PM's ship sinking
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
The RECENT announcement that Liz Koteka has resigned from the Office of Prime Minister comes as no surprise, although it’s a pity it has taken this long to initiate.
Festive season brings need to take extra care
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
KIA ORANA, the festive period is a time for us to celebrate with our families, our friends and our work mates.
Time for reflection... and to look ahead
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
KIA ORANA to all our people in the Cook Islands and beyond, and a very warm kia orana to our visitors and returning friends and families. Welcome home.
How about some Christmas style of our own?
Friday 23 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I LOVE this time of the year when the pretty coloured lights are on every night, zig-zagging across the road in Turangi, Muri and Aorangi.
THE COST OF SPEEDING
Friday 23 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“Can POLICE CONFIRM exactly how much a speed fine costs? Can they fine you without using the speed reader?” a smoke signaller asks. “There are too many underlying issues behind these fines and helmet laws.”
Something fishy about EU deal
Friday 23 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
CONGRATULATIONS to letter-writer Papa Williams for calling everyone to stand up and say they are not happy and to warn them of the problems at the helm of our government.
Events make PM's weekly column ironic
Friday 23 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I FIND recent events rather amusing but at the same time extremely sad, especially in the week leading up to Christmas
Fisheries rules raise issues
Friday 23 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IT SEEMS with the imminent arrival of festive season, the Ministry of Marine Resources has decided to push through some rather far-reaching fisheries regulations, possibly in the hope that we either wouldn’t notice or wouldn’t care.
Pub crawl bus operators urged to cut the noise
Wednesday 21 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“DEAR PUB CRAWL bus owners and operators,” a smoke signaller writes.
WOFs just a scheme to make money
Wednesday 21 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
ANOTHER stupid law that is really just a money-making scheme is the warrant of fitness (WOF) requirement for cars and bikes on Rarotonga.
What about Albert and the others?
Wednesday 21 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
YOUR CORRESPONDENT, "Voices going unheard," asked why the CIP government continues to ignore the voices of the people.
Tepaki has advice for 'ghost' writer
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MAY I remind the ghost writer calling himself “Sickened”, who had a letter printed in CI News on December 15, headed “It’s time to get real, Tim,” and ranted about PM Henry Puna, that I am real and he is not.
Solution for Muri lagoon slow in coming
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
CI NEWS recently ran a front page article with photo and a big red slash across the front saying “ENDANGERED,” and followed up on a story about the Muri Lagoon being beyond repair, with maybe two years left until it reached its final doom, according to an experienced and expert scientific researcher.
Up with the best on world stage
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WATCHING the Miss World pageant on TV on Sunday morning, I was proud to see that our contestant Natalia Short won the sports section and was automatically fast-tracked to the top 20 semi-finalists.
Can we do it too?
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
PERHAPS OUR NEW friends at Bluesky, they of the monopoly service, can tell us if we customers who have mobile numbers are allowed to send out spam to hundreds of mobile phones?
Taxpayers need facts
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
PERHAPS Garth Henderson and his staff at MFEM will find the link below to WATSAN useful. It clearly states that the Muri Avana sanitation pilot programme was 95 per cent completed in 2012.
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