Opinion
Time to honour our great people
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Many distinguished and outstanding Cook Islanders have passed away without being recognised and acknowledged by the Government.
Keep your hands off our fish
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There is no doubt that John Key will want the New Zealand fishing industry to get their grubby hands on the initial quota package allocated by Pacific nations.
Weed spray kills much-loved pet
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is with great sadness I write to tell you that on Saturday September 5 at 3.30pm, Michelle the head vet from Esther Honey came to my house to euthanise the family’s Alsatian dog Frank.
Te mana henua, land court and politics
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Opinion
What a blooming headache it has become, don’t you think?
Joseph makes the difference
Saturday 19 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Congratulations to Joseph Aoina for breaking through the athletics humdrum to bring an exciting new programme to the sport as organiser for the Prince of Wales schools competition and as organiser for host school Imanuela Akatemia.
Occupation rights misunderstanding
Saturday 19 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the article in CI News on Wednesday, September 16 on the occupation right issue.
Tsunami warnings a disaster
Saturday 19 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am sure we were not the only people that took measures Wednesday night to protect property and guests with management and employees present and on standby at midnight in the event that the tsunami development warranted further urgent action.
Submissions still hard job
Friday 18 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to Valentino Wichman’s reply regarding my letter published on Monday, September 14.
High Commission helps artist visitors
Friday 18 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wanted to thank the Cook Islands High Commissioner Tiki Matapo and his staff in Wellington including Rosie Blake at the consulate office in Auckland for their support in hosting our small delegation of artists who travelled to New Zealand on an exchange programme.
Tax officers decline talkback
Friday 18 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My one-sided radio talkback mentioned by accountant Mike Carr in last Saturday’s CI News certainly lacked spark, variety and depth.
NZ citizenship and the UN
Thursday 17 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding the recent conversations concerning Government’s initiative to explore UN membership and engage directly with other governments to explore aid options to save us.
Occupation rights
Thursday 17 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Wednesday edition of Cook Islands News contains a number of errors.
Need for sex debate
Thursday 17 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Regarding the recent smoke signal in CI News about the need for a “sex debate,” I believe the law does not allow middle-aged men in positions of power to have sex with impressionable 16-year-olds, especially if the young person involved is in a subservient post or working relationship to the older man.
Idea for new HOMs
Thursday 17 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My wife and I have had a wonderful holiday on Rarotonga for the last two weeks.
The case for commercial whale-watching
Wednesday 16 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Whales are protected by international law, so nobody is hunting or killing them (except under the guise of research), nor should they.
Tax protest a matter of principle
Tuesday 15 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Why do Grey Power members keep talking about tax? Why do they keep stubbornly refuse to back down?
Making a mockery of HOM selection
Tuesday 15 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I understand there is an agreed process for finalising the shortlist of candidates for Heads of Ministries positions which has been followed by the PSC.
Case for retaining Secretary of Justice
Tuesday 15 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The wait to see who will be the newly-appointed or reappointed HOMs is excruciating.
Rule of law versus the media
Tuesday 15 September 2015 | Published in Opinion
The Chief Justice is not “omniscient.”
Schooner inquiry a load of bollocks
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The reading public are not deaf, dumb, blind or stupid but according to Cook Islands Party PM Henry Puna, Finance Minister Mark Brown and Fin Sec Richard Neves they certainly think we are. I think the schooner inquiry is a load of bollocks.
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