Opinion
Law clear on 'personal benefit'
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In reply to Papa Williams views on bribery, the law is clear that if a minister takes a personal benefit in return for exercising his official duties, then he is both corrupt and commits a crime.
Foreigners doing better job than our minister
Thursday 15 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
THE ARTICLE IN CI News regarding someone who I think is a foreigner stimulating pineapple production on Rarotonga interests me.
Bishop verdict leaves room for discussion
Thursday 15 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WITH THE resolution of the "Crown vs Bishop" court case now done and dusted, OCI leader Teina Bishop's sentence of six months' imprisonment, as passed by the Court of Appeal, and read out in the High Court by CJ Sir Hugh Williams, now sees Bishop as a six-month resident of "Hotel Arorangi".
It's time to get real, Tim
Thursday 15 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IF THERE is anyone in the country who should get a Christmas prize for been the biggest groveler in this country's history it has to be Tim Tepaki for yet again heaping undeserved praise on Henry Puna's prime ministership at every opportunity.
A BROKEN RECORD
Wednesday 14 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
In THE FOUR months that I’ve been driving a motorbike here I’ve had four flat tyres and my partner’s had two.
Ignoring democratic rule is dangerous
Wednesday 14 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IN A society where autocracy rules, the government has a dictator as its head of state, who rules with an iron fist, with absolutely no regard for, nor any accountability whatsoever, to their people; think of Hitler, Mussolini, Hussein, Gaddafi, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un and Stalin.
Shame about waste
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
LAST WEEK’S ROTARACT’S Winter Wonderland event on Wednesday was a fantastic family event.
Letter writer misinformed
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE RECENT letter to the editor, headlined “Domestic wastewater project”, whilst welcome and reflective of some public sentiment, is misinformed and dated.
Domestic wastewater project
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I HAVE just read Thursday's edition of the news and saw a headline on page 2:
Cartoon correct about our PM being a rock star
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WAS chuckling to myself while I read the Kata cartoon in CI News on Friday December 9, which showedPrime Minister Henry Puna as a rock star boasting that he had more style and was a better singer than New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Pies, plastic and our true identity
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
WHEN I was a kid, my Dad used to work at Precision Plastics.
Hung parliament one of many political problems
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“Hung PARLIAMENT? Let’s hope that situation will not remain so for much longer,” a smoke signaller says.
Corporate leaders compared with ours
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
CORPORATE style leadership, compared to government style and home style leadership, has its own unique set of challenges.
Change offers opportunity for a fresh start
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
I HAVE never seen more coming and going than here in the Cook Islands; not just the visitors and tourists who come for a taste of paradise and a break from cold winters, but locals too.
It's pass the parcel time
Friday 9 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
Instead of the PM and the Infrastructure Cook Islands minister taking the bull by the horns and coming out with a Muri lagoon plan, they ask the out-of-sight Financial Secretary to deal with it.
PM John Key hard act to follow
Friday 9 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
LET’S SPARE a thought for our fellow New Zealanders, who just lost the best prime minister they’ve had for some time – John Key!
What about the people?
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“MARK BROWN AND his globe-trotting prime minister Henry Puna have made their mark in the ground against the aronga mana of this country,” a smoke signaller says.
Egg shortage raises repeat questions
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
BY THE time you read this, new imported stocks may be back on the shelves, but Rarotonga consumers would have noticed that this last week eggs would have once again become as scarce as hens' teeth.
Law should apply to all
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
I don’t agree with the tourist who wrote to CI News claiming that tourists are being singled out by the police for not wearing motorcycle helmets, a smoke signaller says.
Solving the gridlock in parliament
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Opinion
Hello! Your manata (nuisance) friend is back! I am going to shift the subject of my column for the next three weeks to good old politics.
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