Opinion
More of us need to grow our own food
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I AM wondering how our farmers are going with learning about how to be organic growers as announced as a trial by our Ministry of Agriculture in an attempt to find ways to lessen the use of dangerous paraquat sprays on our food grown here in the Cook Islands.
Where to for Demos after Teina Bishop?
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Opinion
RIGHT NOW, I am in extreme anguish over the guilty finding the jury returned for my dear friend Teina Bishop.
Demo party cops fallout from Teina Bishop case
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“HOW CAN ANYONE now have any credibility and faith in the opposition and in the Democratic Party?” a smoke signaller asks.
Legend production a great show
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE MINISTRY of Cultural Development must be congratulated on its excellent cultural legend drama production involving the schools on Thursday.
It's time for women to run the country
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
SOMEONE wrote to CI News saying Rose Brown would be a good PM if she achieved various things.
More to decluttering than meets the eye...
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Opinion
Can you imagine becoming a millionaire by teaching people how to fold their underwear in a new way?
Political writer on the money
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
THE POLITICAL COMMENTATOR who predicted last week that the Demo Party would self-destruct before long, was right on the money, a smoke signaler says.
Return of the 'ghost writers' good to see
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
FIRSTLY, IT’S good to see “ghosts” engaging in conversations again.
Nonsense comparison
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I WAS listening to talkback radio this morning and I heard George Pitt remark that similar to South Africa’s Nelson Mandela our very own Teina Bishop could make a political comeback. That, he said, would be if the guilty verdict remains and Bishop serves a lengthy prison sentence.
Power tariffs spark dissatisfaction
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
CHECKING the past six months of my household’s power consumption, it’s apparent that domestic users of electricity are severely disadvantaged by the current electricity tariffs, which I and no doubt many others, are unhappy about.
Stop pointing fingers and find a solution
Thursday 21 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“WHY CAN’T WE just talk about solutions or ideas to pass on to the owners of the buggy business instead of pointing fingers at the problem?”
Kava discussion prompts more debate
Thursday 21 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THIS IS part three of a debate initiated after the closure of Terry Rangi’s ‘Atiu Tumunu Experience’ in O’oa, Tupapa, a couple of months ago (CI News, May 26), in which I suggested Terry shift from “bush-beer” and reintroduce kava.
Counselling centre looks at holistic approach
Wednesday 20 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
ROTAIANGA Men’s Support Centre has been an important partner working with us in our joint goal of ending domestic violence.
Working together on suicide issue
Wednesday 20 July 2016 | Published in Opinion
Guest columnist Thomas Wynne takes a look at a conference on suicide prevention, held in Japan in May this year, and the contribution made by Cook Islander Eliza Puna, who gave a presentation on her Phd on Suicide Prevention amongst Cook Islands Youth in New Zealand; Eliza Puna. The conference was attended by a number of service providers in the Pacific.
Chaos on our roads
Tuesday 19 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
IT IS ABOUT time people are complaining about the noise and dust created by the buggies which have been getting attention in CI News recently.
Suggestion for Tourism: Bring back the Canadians!
Tuesday 19 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IT IS very pleasing to see the benefits of the current high levels of tourist numbers filtering down throughout most of the community.
Demos seem bent on self-destruction
Tuesday 19 July 2016 | Published in Opinion
Occasional columnist Mata-Atua McNair casts her eye over the current political situation in the Cook Islands and tries to make sense of some strange and bewildering events.
Unit Titles Act not great at protecting landowners
Monday 18 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
IN HIS LETTER of July 15, Tim Tepaki sets out the problem of landowners losing their leases, then states that the Unit Titles Act prevents this. Well take note, the leases of four motels owned a few years ago by his companies are now all owned by other people. Pa Enua, you have been warned.
Commentator flexes his 'mussels'
Monday 18 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
YOUR SENSUALISATION (sic) of critical comments by the sour grapes Wilkie Rasmussen behind the mask of his positon as president of the toothless law society, appears to be trying to make out that they carry some credibility.
Would a new government be any better?
Monday 18 July 2016 | Published in Tropical Chronicles
I KNOW you people can see what I mean. A change will inevitably result in a bad government being replaced by another bad one, or worse, by an incompetent one - and even worse, by an incompetent one run by rogues.
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