Opinion
Some questions about local government
Friday 29 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
“Your story in Thursday’s CI News regarding the outer islands local government election has been long overdue,” a smoke signaller says. “Firstly, according to the reviewed Outer Islands Act for the travelling PM to call the election date is purely political whoever prepared it. However, the point I really want to make here is that I understand the mayor of one of our sister islands of Ngaputoru has lived in Rarotonga all his life. I believe he should be staying on his home island. And I am curious as to whether he would let your newspaper know whether he is being paid travelling allowances or sitting fees. Please explain.
It pays to understand nature of loans
Friday 29 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The recent case of Rarotonga resident Mr Puna being arrested at Auckland Airport for outstanding student loan payments highlights some issues:
'Toagate' saga a matter of give and take
Friday 29 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With due respect to Mr Porter, “Cabinet giveth, and cabinet taketh away.”
Sympathy for loan defaulter's plight
Friday 29 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I want to express my strongest sympathy for Ngatokorua Puna’s plight.
Energy team needs to get it right
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“I hope the Renewable Energy Team learned a lesson from Te Mato Vai land debacle, as they embark on spending aid money in the southern Pa Enua,” a smoke signaler says. “To ensure lasting security for the projects, the landowners should be well consulted, especially when their majority live overseas.”
Some questions about sand
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, One of the recurring topics when it comes to debating the Muri lagoon algae problem is the trenching and removal of white sand.
PM appointment nobbles PAC
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the last sitting of Parliament before Christmas 2015, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was formed.
The story behind Toagate saga
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to Wilkie Rasmussen’s column in CI News on Tuesday headlined, “Lessons of the past elude government.”
Still waiting for elections on Atiu
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the slow march for the devolution of the outer islands (it’s been 19 years), the government finally passed a new Island Government Act in 2013.
Public servants may have loan problems too
Tuesday 26 January 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“In regard to the teacher’s arrest in Auckland over his student loan, if I were the Public Service Commissioner, I would do a simple exercise and check his entire workforce of public servants. I hear that there are people working in top positions within Government who have also failed to pay their loans. They owe the New Zealand taxpayers money and it is about time those affected own up otherwise best not to travel overseas anymore.
Lessons of the past elude government
Tuesday 26 January 2016 | Published in Tropical Chronicles
Do many of you remember the “Toagate” saga?
Informed decisions needed over Muri
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I applaud the Deputy Prime Minister, Teariki Heather, for including the Aronga Mana in the rescue of the stranded fishing boat Wairau recently.
Descendents of Hawaiian trio sought
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In 1934 The Friend Magazine published this story which involves William Kanoa and Henry Alapai.
Truthfulness the essential virtue
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Opinion
The virtue of Truthfulness is upheld in all sacred scriptures as an essential virtue. Telling the truth means that we keep our word.
Meaning of the word 'loan' seems clear
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
You would have thought a teacher and a university graduate would understand the word “loan”, it means it has to be repaid.
ICI road repair stance 'embarrassing'
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The pitiful excuse Infrastructure Cook Islands gave us for not fixing the road because it does not have a bitumen truck is embarrassing.
Writer needs grace and understanding
Friday 22 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If anyone needs the grace and understanding of the Good Lord it is Former Altar Boy, whose letter was published in CI News on January 20.
Some questions for Kiriau Turepu
Friday 22 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Where is Kiriau Turepu? Come out, come out, where ever you are.
Stranding a warning
Friday 22 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With the stranding of the fishing boat on the reef it is a timely reminder of the threat a disaster of diesel going into our lagoon would cause, to empower our EIA to reject an over the reef pipeline.
Beach rubbished, NES does nothing
Wednesday 20 January 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
Sand mining is going on in Arorangi on the foreshore. But before the white foreshore sand is replaced with inland soil which will eventually leach into the lagoon, the massive pits are filled with all manner of rubbish. All this activity has been very noticeable and has been going on for some time. So NES, what are you doing about this? Is this legal? Is anyone going to be fined?
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