Opinion
WOF change won't fix bad driving
Monday 27 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I agree with many of the reader comments regarding the new warrant of fitness regulations not being enough to make our roads safer.
It's not about the people
Saturday 25 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Member of Parliament Selina Napa, relatively new to the game, can be forgiven for her naivety in suggesting that those with the purse strings for this multi-million dollar blowout give a flying finger about the plight of the Pa Enua being caught up in viral sickness.
Poor state of our roads the burning issue here
Saturday 25 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Warrants of fitness do not make our roads safe they make our vehicles safe.
Rarotonga the source of illnesses
Friday 24 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We take great exception to Tuesday’s front page article suggesting that outer islanders from the northern group have brought sickness to Rarotonga and the public should take ‘precautions to keep themselves from getting sick too’.
Soccer story misunderstood
Friday 24 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Liz Harmon, in her letter to the editor published on July 21, clearly failed to understand the article by Rashneel Kumar in CI News on July 18.
Maggie singing a bit out of tune
Friday 24 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, George Maggie’s singing is getting a bit out of tune and boring.
Five make debut at big launch
Friday 24 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Five stunning young woman made their debut at the MCIPA Miss Cook Islands 2015 launch on Wednesday night.
Car cash better spent on school rebuild
Friday 24 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the public outcry to the ‘frivolous’ spending by Government on the purchase of 20 VIP vehicles to be used during the celebration of our 50th anniversary of self-government.
Programme unfair to Palmerston team
Wednesday 22 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor We have finally got the programme for this year’s Te Maeva Nui.
Signs of desperation
Wednesday 22 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s becoming clearer now that Henry Puna and his band of cabinet ministers are getting really desperate to hold on to power and will go to great lengths to get what they want.
Cold protection needed
Wednesday 22 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Would the organisors of the Te Maeva Nui events at the Auditorium please see if they can have some kind of wind sheets behind the seating at the auditorium.
'Tau affair' raises cultural questions
Tuesday 21 July 2015 | Published in Opinion
Columnist Derek Fox discusses an incident where in NZ, Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau was caught smuggling protected kereru or wood pigeons. Hunting kereru carries a penalty of up to $100,000 fine or up to six months in jail. There is also a rahui on hunting kereru across much of Northland.
OPC conference a credit to all
Tuesday 21 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you so much to the organisers of the Oceanic Performance Conference, held on Rarotonga recently.
Bastille Day is nothing to celebrate
Tuesday 21 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your brief article last week about celebrating Bastille Day at Muri, was in my view quite distasteful.
'Lone Ranger' MP a national treasure
Tuesday 21 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Despite his lack of a formal education, one can only admire Tupapa's Action Man George Maggie for his in-depth knowledge and understanding of national issues and standing up to the CIP-led government whenever they step out of line.
Advisor should let the PM do his job
Tuesday 21 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Trevor Pitt is the PM’s advisor, but has anyone else apart from this paper told him that he is an un-elected official and has no business making Government policy statements?
Thank you, Paddy Walker
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In addition to your tribute to Eleitino Paddy Walker on Friday July 10, I wish to add my own please.
Go fishing and double our GDP
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The other day I read the comment by a smoke signaller who asked if I was being paradoxical about my suggestion that we can fish our national waters.
Roads 'shocking'
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a regular visitor to Rarotonga, it saddens me to see the shocking state of the roads, large potholes have become craters, especially the back the back roads and side roads.
Smoking laws up for debate
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a non-smoker and am an advocate of anti-smoking laws.
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