Opinion
The healing power of ho'o pono ponoIn
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Opinion
MY new novel, A Scent of Sage, the story includes an ancient Polynesian practice called Ho’o Pono Pono.
Tax amnesty sends the wrong message
Friday 13 January 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
CAN THE GOVERNMENT afford to let big companies and failed businesses off the hook by introducing a tax amnesty, and at the same time say it has no money to provide doctors to any of the outer islands? Mangaia lost its doctor recently, replaced by a nurse practitioner.
Last year's problems won't go away
Friday 13 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I BELIEVE we are at a tipping point when it comes to a successful future for our country and our people.
MMR propaganda machine gets into overdrive
Thursday 12 January 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
THE MARINE RESOURCES media propaganda machine is on a roll again.
Clarification from opposition leader
Thursday 12 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IN RESPONSE to Mata McNair’s comments regarding a story in CI News headlined, “Opposition quiet on tax issue.”
Novel solution for country's depopulation problem
Thursday 12 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
AT THE rate things are going, the CIP government will soon be able to solve the depopulation problem by making Cook Islands the new haven for all of the world’s people who don’t want to obey the law.
Family reunions events to savour
Thursday 12 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE ANTICIPATION of seeing all the members of my extended Puna family is a feeling I really enjoy, especially around this time of the year.
Pub crawl bus noise
Wednesday 11 January 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
CAN THE POLICE Commissioner tell us if it is legal to drive with extremely loud music playing from your vehicles as happening with these pub crawl buses? I feel sorry for those living next to the main road being subjected to this blaring music.
Maggie has education of life
Wednesday 11 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU Joker for your views on “If I were an MP…”
Politicians should not accept tax amnesty
Wednesday 11 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE EDITOR,
Ignore us, then we should ignore govt
Wednesday 11 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
ISN'T IT amazing how our government works.
Is 2017 going to be a better year for us?
Wednesday 11 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
DEAR EDITOR,
Vaka-jumping offers fail to flush out any takers
Tuesday 10 January 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
WITH GOVERNMENT IN a precarious position given the equal numbers on either side of the House, strenuous attempts are apparently being made by the CIP government to persuade coalition opposition MPs to join the vaka-jumping club.
Fishing issue still leaves sticky questions
Tuesday 10 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THERE IS much talk on Facebook about tracking fishing vessels and MMR are on television telling us how the Cook Islands are the most managed fishing nation in the Pacific.
If I were an MP...
Tuesday 10 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WERE to become a Member of Parliament, this is what I would aggressively pursue:
Yes, I do get it about the Bishop case
Tuesday 10 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I REFER to the letter by “You NI” on January 5 headed, “Things to remember about Bishop case”.
Get your facts correct
Monday 9 January 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
THE EELS CLUB manager says the writers of two of last week’s smoke signals, headlined “Take a look at yourself first” and “What goes around” need to get their facts right before commenting on things they seem to know nothing about.
Only business benefits
Monday 9 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
SO NOW we have had to put up with another glowing brown-nosing letter from Tim Tepkai to prime minister Henry Puna about the latest tax break to those avoiding paying tax.
Tax amnesty link with 50th jubilee is just plain lame
Monday 9 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THERE are few things more pathetic than government trying to disguise political favouritism with biblical references.
NES director stands by service's work
Monday 9 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE NATIONAL Environment Service (NES) and its island authorities stands by its work and is not a department that has failed to deliver, but one that has delivered much to our people.
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