Opinion
Dealing with death needs careful touch
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
What do you do when someone learns they are going to die?
SMOKE SINGALS
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
Looks like they’re out to get ‘the Bishop’
MOP plans make amusing reading
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It is amusing to read about Merchant of Paradise and their plan to carry out the ideas created by Murray and Garry Simpson from New Zealand.
Cheaper to fly Auckland to Hawaii
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Regarding a letter in Friday’s CI News about the DPM delegation’s travel to Guam and Hawaii:
The story behind land court ban
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In response to the letter by Chief Justice Weston printed in CI News on April 7, the following is my reply:
Mental illness story a heartening read
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I would like to say how heartening it was to read the article in Tuesday’s CI News regarding mental illness.
Roads unsafe for all
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Whoever wrote the smoke signal saying cyclists should be banned from the road because it is unsafe is being ridiculous.
Endless travel just sickening
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Even if there were justification for the DPM and his sidekick associate minister to travel to Hawaii with their wives after attending Pacific Festival of Arts to be held in Guam, surely it would be far less expensive for them to travel to Hawaii direct from Guam rather than all the way back to Auckland and then on to Hawaii.
Act of treachery shows up Demos
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In a shameful act of treachery, the caucus members of the Demo party have handed over the leadership of the opposition to OCI leader Teina Bishop.
Fishing debate about economic choices
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Firstly, may I congratulate John Johnston on his letter of March 23, headed “Another view on purse seine fishing.”
Aitutaki people must be feeling tricked...
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I hope the people of Aitutaki are happy they believed the crooning of Henry Puna and voted in CIP at the last election.
Penrhyn plan critic taken to task
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
May I respond to the ghost writer who wrote the letter in CI News headed “Penrhyn development plan unworkable,” by asking what would he know about the plan, because it appears he doesn’t even know his name!
Leave mining for the future
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
With the exploitation of many forms of mineral globally, and the resultant oversupply of minerals collapsing global mineral prices, why don’t we just leave the seabed mining of nodules issue alone for a 50-year mandated term for future generations of Cook Islanders to sort out?
Speaker turnaround
Thursday 7 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
This is a response to my letter printed in CI News on February 3, 2016 titled “Please turn Rehab speakers around.”
Explanation inaccurate, says Chief Justice
Thursday 7 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In your edition of Thursday March 31, there was a letter from Mr Norman George responding to an earlier “smoke signal” in your paper.
Penrhyn development plan 'unworkable'
Thursday 7 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Having had to endure Tim Tepaki’s out-of-this-world ramblings through the local media, I feel compelled to share my thoughts on some of the issues he thinks he knows so much about, but in truth is found wanting.
Some questions about Tepaki's 'stolen identity'
Wednesday 6 April 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
Can we please get the “ghost” bank in question to confirm Mr Tepaki’s story that a case of stolen identify occurred 15 years ago and that he only now wants to track down those responsible.
Outdates laws urgently need change
Wednesday 6 April 2016 | Published in Opinion
I will briefly highlight Cook Islands laws that are out of date, then recommend some changes.
Confused over lagoon
Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“I’m bit confused, “a smoke signaller says. “Would someone please enlighten me as to exactly why the Chamber of Commerce has been overseeing the ‘scraping’ of algae from Muri Lagoon.
Sabre-rattler 'irrelevant' to Tongareva
Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
May I remind the sabre-rattling Tongareva absentee Pou A Vaeau who had a letter in CI News on April 4 headed, “Sabres drawn in the battle for Tongareva,” that he ran away from Tongareva and is therefore irrelevant to all things Tongareva.
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