Opinion
Marama meitaki ite peu Maori
Friday 8 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
TE MEITAKI ua ra toou manako e te taeake Mariri. Ka inangaro pouroa tatou i te akararangi i to tatou iti tangata taoanga i raro ake i ta tatou akono anga maori. Kia marama ra tatou e eaa te akono anga maori.
Ariki Day celebrations are OTT
Friday 8 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU “A Mataiapo” (July 2) for drawing attention to Ariki Day and the growing nonsense associated with it.
Stay out of the water!
Thursday 7 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THIS IS from the Daily Beast;
No weekend meeting with QR, says Nicholas
Thursday 7 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
YOUR PAPER has misrepresented me as being summoned by Queen’s Representative Tom Marsters to his presence.
Tepaki hits back at Atiu development critic
Thursday 7 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MAY I refer to the letter by ghost writer “Let’s Hear It” on July 5 headed, “Questions about developer need answers.”
Like Fiji coup, but without guns
Thursday 7 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
AFTER reading the political events over the last two weeks it is becoming apparent that the members of the opposition attempted to overthrow the government through a political coup-d’etat, although without weapons.
MP's self-assessment right on the nail
Wednesday 6 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“WHEN ALBERT NICHOLAS used the word ‘naïve’ to describe himself, I thought he couldn’t have said it better - and I couldn’t have agreed more,” a smoke signaller says. “And when he said ‘dabble,’ again he took the words right out of my mouth. A naive dabbler…that pretty much sums it up.”
Political deadlock - the winners and losers
Wednesday 6 July 2016 | Published in Opinion
SOME PEOPLE are treating the current political impasse as the agony without end.
Tepaki to Glassie: 'So what's your plan then?'
Wednesday 6 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
MAY I respond to Minister Nandi Glassie’s front page article of 4 July headed “Atiu golf course plan ‘concerning’ says Glassie,” by asking what is his plan to develop Atiu and breathe life into its dying economy.
James Beer shows up government spending
Wednesday 6 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
GOOD ON MP James Beer for highlighting the governments labyrinth of dodging tactics to tell us where the money is and how they are spending it and where it is going and coming from.
Remarks about Bishop case 'disturbing'
Tuesday 5 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“I WAS REALLY petrified by Mark Brown’s nasty and disturbing remarks about Teina Bishop’s court case and Rose Brown’s political choice over the past two weeks,” a smoke signaller says.
Knowledgeable leaders missing
Tuesday 5 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WHEN I listened to Captain Tama and Aunty Selina on radio last week, I was flabbergasted to hear them say that the reason they supported Teina Bishop as leader of the opposition was that no-one in the Democratic Party had the knowledge of Standing Orders that he does.
Taku peu Maori e toku Ui Ariki
Tuesday 5 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
TE INANGARO nei au ite pau ite tuatua a “A Mataiapo” ite tumu tapura “Ariki Day just “old days nonsense.”
Questions about developer need answers
Tuesday 5 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
BEFORE TIM Tepaki invades the island of Atiu with his golf course and his grandiose plans to make us all millionaires, can he please, in plain language, tell your readers the complete story of what happened the last time he asked Atiu landowners for land to support one of his projects?
Traditional functions encourage over-eating
Monday 4 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“IN KEEPING WITH native custom it was interesting to see the Ngatangiia paramount chief fly in for the event. In view of her concerns regarding overweight and diabetic Polynesians,” a smoke signaller says.
MP's absence raises important questions
Monday 4 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
A FORMER MP was able to exit the House during motions of confidence, believing that the 2007 anti-party hopping legislation operated on the premise that the Member had to be in the House for it to be activated.
More on Monday versus Friday debate
Monday 4 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I KNOW it was reported that my opinion piece last Tuesday would be my last work on the subject, and that would have been so if the players in this constitutional standoff did the obvious, but they have not, so blame them.
Scott's impartiality called to question
Monday 4 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IT IS interesting to have the former Clerk of Parliament from Premier Albert Henry days now admit that he is assisting the Democratic Party, which information was not made public (that I am aware of), until his letter of the other day.
Ariki Day just 'old days nonsense'
Monday 4 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WOULD like to provide a more realistic and correct view about the Ariki day.
Burning questions about MP Albert Nicholas
Thursday 30 June 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
Burning questions about MP Albert Nicholas
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