Opinion
Buffer shrinkage
Monday 11 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Whilst the purse seining debate rages on, for the sake of our future, there are other environmental issues that we, the people of the Cook Islands, need to keep an eye on, lest undesireable deals slip by unnoticed.
Scare tactics
Monday 11 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Saturday’s front page story about the opinion of a few business people is another reminder of the Scare Tactics that a few greedy people are using to frighten the majority of Cook Islands to shut up and give up on what they honestly believe.
Wheres' the scientific argument?
Saturday 9 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reluctant as I am to get into the Great Purse Seine Debate, I’m not sure I can take too much more of the diatribe I am being bombarded with through the media.
What happened to Nemo?
Saturday 9 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With all this talk about fish, what happened to the question about the stealing of our lagoon fish 'Nemo' and selling them overseas to sit in foreign aquariums in foreign office buildings?
Budget-balancing irrelevant to fishing issue
Friday 8 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The key test on the issue whether purse seining on our tuna should be allowed or not, (and if so to what extent), is whether the resource is sustainable.
Neve's ideas on purse seining 'nonsensical'
Friday 8 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor The Financial Secretary, Richard Neves, advances the nonsensical idea (CI New 7 May, 2015) that a ban on purse seine fishing ‘is of limited conservation value’.
Fishing issues not all new...
Wednesday 6 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With a lot of people talking about purse seine fishing I thought it was time to highlight one or two issues.
Let's do it for our children's sake
Wednesday 6 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As you know, I am one of the people behind the petition against purse seining.
Roads pose real danger
Wednesday 6 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can someone please get the Chinese engineering contractors or our local company T&M to fix the road in front of Titikaveka College?
Effectiveness of FAD closures on fishery
Tuesday 5 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to provide clarification and context to certain comments that have been attributed to me in various media in recent weeks regarding the effectiveness of FAD closures in the purse seine fishery.
Fare seems unfair
Tuesday 5 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Air New Zealand has just advertised ‘islands on sale’ from $219. This low fare of course is not available to the Cook Islands, where Air New Zealand’s best fare starts from $279.
Price tribunal is indeed alive and well
Monday 4 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the question on whether the Price Tribunal exists and confirms that the Price Tribunal is operational and responsible for monitoring the prices of those products that are approved for price control.
More at stake than Sunday flights to Aitutaki
Monday 4 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the past week or so, the Cook Island News has printed several articles and letters that are negative towards listening to the will of the people of Aitutaki.
Plan your dreams to come true
Saturday 2 May 2015 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
Everybody needs a dream.
Does the Price Tribunal exist?
Friday 1 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write about the high price of goods in the outer islands.
Living with shady ways
Friday 1 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Aitutaki people are at odds with the Sunday flights but they must understand they voted in a CIP rep who is under investigation and they were swooned into thinking the CIP PM Puna was seriously going to listen to their plight by offering them a referendum at a cost to all us taxpayers, then immediately telling the papers it is not constitutionally binding.
'We can't do anything' attitude a real concern
Thursday 30 April 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was left staggered at the response provided by the FINSEC to the call by Anthony Turua to review cost of living adjustments.
'You cannot turn the clock back'
Thursday 30 April 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
On a recent visit to Rarotonga as well as doing the usual tourists activities (including a fishing charter) and overall enjoying myself I did get to read your local paper most days as I find it has some interesting articles.
Sunday flight brings offerings for church
Wednesday 29 April 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I am writing in regards to the letter titled “Where do we Aitutakians benefit from Sunday flights?” printed on April 27.
Emotion drives action to draw attention
Tuesday 28 April 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On his radio broadcast last Friday 24th April, the Prime Minister made mention that the march against purse seine fishing was an emotional reaction of those people involved.
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