Opinion
Threat just silly
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals
Does anyone think the Esther Honey row is getting a bit…petty? They’re doing a great job and a civil servant’s threat to inform the US Embassy about their alleged wrongdoings is not only heavy-handed, it’s downright stupid!
PM braves terrorism to avoid home issues
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Henry Puna has gone off to Paris to face the world despite the very real threat of terrorism in France.
One way to deal with lagoon weed
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding the weed problem at Muri lagoon, in my small town of Tokoroa, New Zealand, where I lived and worked for many years, as the town grew and expanded, the council built near sports grounds, parks and a lake.
Creepy shadows...
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Democratic Party’s “shadow” ministerial portfolio allocations featured on the front page in last Wednesday’s CI News gave me the creeps. These unlicensed, inexperienced drivers (politically speaking), except for James Beer, spell disaster for the Basileia.
Vow renewal raises vexing issues
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read the article about the banning of a same-sex couple renewing their vows in Rarotonga.
Civil defence failure is shameful
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Opinion
By Norman George, Lawyer “Rarotonga, we have a problem.” A spate of recent drownings and what appears to be the systematic failure of the police and other emergency services to react on time is catastrophic, shameful and inexcusable.
Brown aims at the wrong target
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Minister of Finance Mark Brown has been on the radio saying that the anti-purse seining push comes from conservation groups overseas.
Eviction news creates concern
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern that the CIIC is planning to evict the Esther Honey Foundation from its location in Nikao.
Shocked, sad at EHF situation
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to you from the UK to express my shock and sadness at the news that the Esther Honey Foundation may be losing its Nikao premises, and quite possibly its position in the Cook Islands as the premier provider of veterinary services.
Eviction of Honey team is a disgrace
Monday 23 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The decision by CIIC chief executive Tamarii Tutangata to evict the Esther Honey team, their assets and including the communities’ four-legged friends (not theirs) is a total disgrace and an insult to the team of great International volunteers who opted to serve our communities for free.
Something smells fishy around here
Monday 23 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On the subject of government transparency, corruption, and fishing licenses does it sound strange to anyone else that our MMR leaders Puna and Ponia think that selling off our fish at 0.16c per kilogram is good financing?
They get paid to be sitting
Monday 23 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Grey Power this year had 16 meetings, Parliament had eight.
Animal welfare group must be saved
Monday 23 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been a visitor to the Cook Islands for many years, some for work in my role over the years in many and varied publications and other trips as a holiday maker with family and friends.
Watch that speed please
Saturday 21 November 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals
When tourists rent scooters, it seems they’re not being told about speed limits on the island. Combine speed with inexperience and the awful state of our roads, and it’s a dangerous combination.
Take care at roundabouts
Saturday 21 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The best thing that has happened to our town traffic flow system in a number of years is the Avatiu Roundabout.
Animal centre a holiday highlight
Friday 20 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in support both The Esther Honey Foundation and The Cook Islands.
Another side to fisherman search
Friday 20 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to comment on some aspects of the recent police search earlier this month for a missing fisherman who was later found dead.
Govt opts for CI News to communicate
Friday 20 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Why do we even have a government when they never sit in Parliament and only communicate through the letters to the editor column in CI News?
Too soon for trumpet-blowing
Friday 20 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I support and applaud what Minister Nandi Glassie is doing as our Parliamentary GOPAC representative in the region; championing this great cause is indeed a very good initiative.
Investigation starts at home
Thursday 19 November 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals
Can we suggest to top anti-corruption Minister Nandi Glassie that he should investigate a tested truthful proven case of corrupt use of a government vehicle.
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