Opinion
Doing right thing with Chinese machines
Saturday 31 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, “Do the Right Thing” asked an important question in yesterday’s CI News regarding Members of Parliament and the quads gifted from China.
Unit title could solve major land issue
Saturday 31 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Catching up on conversations regarding occupation right, it seems to me we got our knickers in a twist over some eminent judge from New Zealand pointing out that “occupation right” speaks for itself: that the right to occupy land is for lifetime only, meaning when we die so does our occupation right.
Opening yourself to grace a wise move
Saturday 31 October 2015 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
My friend Larry says, “You can’t hear yes if you don’t ask.”
Animal care needs awareness campaign
Friday 30 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to the recent stories about deliberate animal cruelty, I agree totally with the writer, of the smoke signal who said: “Another thing that is really disturbing is the total lack of reaction from anyone on the island, apart from the person who was angry enough to write the letter to CI News.”
Quad bikes questioned
Friday 30 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There’s really no use for quad bikes on our small islands with their small farm allotments (of sometimes no more than an acre).
More on Cook Islands Maori greeting
Friday 30 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thanks to Tuma Mataiti (October 27) for his explanation of the correct way (according to him), to pronounce, or write, that famous modern Maori greeting, “kia ora ana (na),” but he is still wrong.
Demos appeal to PM for answers
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Demos are trying to be as polite as possible, but at the same time to fulfill our mandate as the opposition … to act as the people’s watchdog.
The facts on Pa Ariki land controversy
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write as Pa Ariki’s legal adviser.
Political scene has certain smell
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Mata-Atua McNair’s links with Cook Islands politics go back to 1978 when she flew to Rarotonga from Wellington, New Zealand with a family group of “fly-in voters.” In this article the island resident looks back at the days when Albert Henry ran the country and compares it with the current state of political affairs in this country.
Chinese tractors not the right answer
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the Minister of Agriculture: I read the story in CI News about the Chinese tractors which have been given to the Cook Islands to help the farmers of the Pa Enua.
Muri lagoon a waiting time bomb
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Muri lagoon problem was always a time bomb waiting to happen.
Check the Bible for facts about greeting
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am the person who wrote the letter to the editor on October 2, headlined, “They’re taking the ‘n’ out of Kia Orana.” I was writing about how some Cook Islanders have got into the habit of using the New Zealand Maori greeting, “Kia Ora.”
Island reminders in chilly British Columbia
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
On our journey overseas, we have travelled by ferry to Cormorant Island on Alert Bay in the Pacific. It is located in British Columbia on the west coast of Canada.
Maintenance not just our problem
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was passing Constitution Park on my way to Lagoon Day on Thursday when I saw a whole lot of Chinese tractors.
Machine handover a sad day
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The noisy commotion at the Constitution Park on Thursday, made by a bunch of Opposition and government MPs over the Chinese government’s gift of more tractors and machines, was unbelievable.
Lagoon problems need action
Friday 23 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The people of Ngatangiia have been the victims of rapid, irresponsible and ill-planned development at Muri beach, resulting in the pollution of Muri lagoon.
Scary vehicles on our roads
Friday 23 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Today I saw a very scary sight: A large truck with its chassis pumped up high above its wheels like it was trying to be a monster truck, sitting in the car park at CITC.
Aitutaki Hospital does great job
Friday 23 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My husband and I can think of no better way to express our thanks and gratitude for the wonderful care given to us at the Aitutaki Hospital than to write a letter to your newspaper, so that many people can read it.
Piggery operators act above the law
Thursday 22 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reverend Aitau is quoted in Wednesday’s Cook Island’s News in a story regarding the illegal piggery which has been polluting a stream and the lagoon, as saying that he did not think the piggery reflected badly on the church.
Problem sites share owner
Thursday 22 October 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Has anyone else noticed that the two large eyesores and trouble spots with rubbish and piggeries are situated on land owned by the same person who is receiving lease money on both?
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