Opinion
Law Society clarifies its obligations
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I write to clarify a misconception held by the writer whose letter was headlined, “So where’s our anti-corruption boss?”
Decision makes mockery of justice
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I believe it is totally disgraceful that the prime minister, who is also Immigration Minister, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, has allowed a convicted basher time to make his way back to his own country.
Time for Trev to supply the facts
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Despite regular smoke signals asking PM’s “media man” Trevor Pitt for information on exactly where the PM has been over the last month or so, no detailed answers have been forthcoming.
Pitt on defence
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
When your paper has Trevor Pitt on defence calling people names and using his media master ship to to describe other people being in “gaga land,” you can be sure Wilkie Rasmussen is on to something.
Misled, or what?
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
So 100 Manihikians believe they were misled about the fishing petition.
Pio reveals what's really going on up north
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am writing with regard to the excellent letter from Pio Ravarua, chairman of the Kau Wo Wolo (Aronga Mana) in Pukapuka.
Questions over WOF standards and prices
Tuesday 8 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Being new to the island, I reckon I’ve been taken for a ride when it comes to vehicle ownership.
Umu is warming up
Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
For the last 2 months my family and I worked very hard to plant our taro patches here in takuvaine, only to find out that roaming pigs have come along and decided to make a mess of it all.
Why print such trash?
Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
May I also respond to the ghost who posted a smoky on March 2, headed “Time to be wary,” by saying we should be wary of ghosts hiding in the shadows instead.
Beware ghosts quoting Shakespeare
Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
May I respond to the ghost who posted a recent smoky headed “Comedy could be followed by financial tragedy” – more specifically his comment that Merchants of Paradise sounded like a cross between a Shakespearean tragedy and Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera.
The environment is our future
Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I felt the need to write yet another letter after reading the two articles in Saturday’s paper about the northern Cook Islands purse seine fishery.
The mad, bad and dangerous
Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
We are now in March 2016, and yet the environment assessment report for the proposed removal of the Fish Pa (stone fish traps) in Aroko and the controversial proposed dredging of the lagoon has not been publicly advertised.
Ban the blowers
Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I am not usually one to complain, but can someone please ban the sale and distribution of leaf blowers from this country.
Clear all that clutter, and become free
Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
At this season of my life, I have a longing for order and simplicity.
Rain seems a bit choosy as to where it falls
Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
What’s was the story with all that rain? Where did it go? The whole of Ruaau is as dry as.
Thanks for the insight
Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Thanks to Bishop Pere for his insightful and helpful articles on marriage for people of Faith. Particularly his third one was full of rich ideas for protecting the rights of both women and men and keeping love alive. It would make for an excellent course for couples.
Time for absent land owners to pay their dues
Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
With a big clean-up presumably still planned to prevent the mosquito disease Zika from coming here, are we going to see large areas of neglected land cleared for free by our public servants and community?
So where's our anti-corruption boss?
Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Finally someone has grown some kahunas and is standing up and shouting out about the CIP government’s blatant bribery and corruption.
No politicking in the north, says Pitt
Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Just to reiterate the government’s views, I will again dismiss the claims made in CI News this week of politicking in the Northern Group by the PM and his team.
TIS opinions are independent
Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Thank you for the front page story on Wednesday, March 2, highlighting the very valid concerns about the Government’s air charter to the Northern Group this week.
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