Opinion
MMR governance in need of change
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MAY I add to the current discussion by Steven Lyon, Reuben Tylor and Florence Syme-Buchanan on fishing laws and corruption in the fisheries industry.
Kia orana spirit is still alive and well
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
ON WEDNESDAY afternoon I attended a very meaningful event to mark International Peace Day.
'Back seat commentators' miss the point
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
HAVING read select quotes from a private and confidential email communication of mine, in a letter to CI News, I feel compelled to respond, as I can see that the anonymous back seat legal commenters calling themselves “Cook Islands Land Law Society” (not to be confused with the actual Cook Islands Law Society), are clearly missing parts of the bigger picture.
Weighty words need careful weighing up
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Opinion
WHEN SOMEONE we know says something about not wanting to live, make no mistake, it is a distress call, and it should be taken seriously.
Growers need direction
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I believe Kiriau Turepu needs to get a job in the private sector and then he may learn how to create an agricultural empire that will be the envy of the Pacific Islands.
It's all in the name
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I HAVE had people ask me who in the Cook Islands Law Society (CILS) had written the anonymous article in the story headlined “Section 106A of the Property Law Act finally vindicates local landowners” published in CI News on September 20.
More on the Property Law Act
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE COOK ISLANDS Land Law Society is grateful to the anonymous local lawyer who responded to our recent article in respect of Section 106A of the Property Law Act and in respect of the Court of Appeal decision in "Greenroom", that finally gave the poorly written 106A the teeth our Parliament intended almost 20 years ago.
How do you miss a giant banana?
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“THE OTHER MORNING I was scootering to work and going around the roundabout near the port,” a smoke signaller says.
Confusion over double identity
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WE RECENTLY had someone posing as an ambassador in the headlines.
View on land law too narrow
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WE, NO doubt like many other sensible Cook Islanders, finished the article penned by “The Cook Islands Land Law Society” on section 106A of the Property Law Act 1952 with a sense of despair. For a society that concerns itself with the law, the society takes a shockingly narrow view of the issues.
CONFUSION OVER DOG REGISTRATION
Wednesday 21 September 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
Why DOES TODAY’S paper have the police quoted as saying dogs need to be registered annually but a letter from former dog control officer says registration is only required once? I have been here 115 years and this is the first I have heard of an annual registration requirement.
Our 'brown economy' is a living, breathing treasure
Wednesday 21 September 2016 | Published in Opinion
AFTER A short drive through Areora, past plantations of ripe sun filled bananas and deep swampy Atiuan Taro, the path opened up to a picturesque bay, Matai Bay, the bay of my grandfather, his grandfather and those long before him.
Sorry Albert, it's George Maggie who is the action man
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“OH MY GOODNESS.how can Albert Nicolas go on CITV dressed in “working gear, dark glasses” and show himself as being an ‘action man’?”
A mockery of democracy
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I’M CURRENTLY in Auckland having just returned from Brisbane after attending my twin brother’s funeral.
Roads plain scary!
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MY WIFE and I are enjoying our ninth visit to Rarotonga, another three weeks sharing your peaceful home.
Counting dollars, not long-term impacts
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THURSDAY'S front page headline, "Nation hauls in tourist dollars," is a rather sad reflection on how our government counts dollars and not environmental impact while at the same time it counts dollars and not longevity of our ocean resources.
The huge power of peace
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Opinion
“LET THERE be peace on earth and let it begin with me” are the words to a song often heard in Faith communities around the world.
Record revenue no cause for celebration
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“IT IS WITH complete bewilderment that we read in CI News of Finance minister Brown spouting off about the unprecedented revenue visitor numbers are bringing in to the Cook Islands economy…
Minister taking too much credit
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
REGARDING the stories on the front page and on page four of CI News yesterday,
Former dog control officer clarifies issue
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IN THURSDAY’S CI News someone asked if anyone would clarify exactly what it is that the Cook Islands Police Service wants from pet owners.
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