Opinion
Something seems fishy
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I may be naive but does it seem strange to anyone else that a Cook Islands-flagged ship gets attacked by a Libyan military jet not once, but twice?
Did PM's wife need to travel?
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am all for women in politics but is it really necessary for Mrs Puna to be accompanying her travelling gypsy husband on official business to Japan and Thailand at the cost of us taxpayers?
Tell us more about WOFs
Monday 25 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Anything that can be done to improve road safety in this country has to be commended.
Wilkie news sad reading
Monday 25 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was saddened reading the CINews story on Saturday, May 23, about Wilkie Rasmussen and Cook Islands Veterinary Services Inc (CIVSI) Wilkie's comments about Esther Honey were unpleasant and unnecessary.
Upgrade unsafe
Monday 25 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In support of the road upgrade outside my home on the Takuvaine back road, I would like to highlight an issue of safety that has surfaced after the application of the coarse surface.
Get into the clean beach habit
Friday 22 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor There have been many smoke signals lately about people leaving rubbish like disposable nappies and broken glass on our beaches and I suspect the writer of these smoke signals knows who is doing the littering.
Ocean health and purse seining
Friday 22 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A friend wondered recently why so many were unaware of the extent of human impact upon the ocean.
Planning should start at home
Friday 22 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I see in CI News that Mark Brown has taken a free trip to Korea to promote and speak on education as it stands here in the Cook Islands.
The truth about Manihiki's pearl revitalisation project
Thursday 21 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My name is Tina Weier. I am a marine biologist who worked for the Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) from June 2012 – October 2014.
Reminder of old rubbish dump
Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor It has been awhile since I have written in on the rubbish situation in Raro and although life goes on, the rubbish remains deep in our soil and our souls.
Doing utmost for island animals
Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Unfortunately a lovely dog recently escaped from the control of an Esther Honey Foundation Clinic volunteer while being pre-medicated in preparation for a de-sexing surgery.
Simple purse seine solution
Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Having been staying in Rarotonga for the past two months we have been following with interest the ongoing debate on the ban of purse seine fishing. Two issues are apparent.
All abuse should be addressed
Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We at Rotaianga Men's Support Centre totally agree with Debi Futter-Puati's letter to the editor in Monday’s CI News and totally support the comment, ‘How about we begin teaching young (and old) men to know how to function respectfully in their relationships, and to know how to ask for help should they need it’.
Support for MMR people
Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am mindful of the difficult position that many Ministry of Marine Resources staff find themselves in with the current campaign against purse seine fishing.
Tuna price for water pipes?
Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I want to agree with the Smoke Signaller who wrote in telling the outer islands to live with their voting for the Cook Islands Party and their decisions affecting purse seining.
PACIFIC BRIEFS
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Return to Pukapuka
China to offer more AID T0 Vanuatu VANUATU – The Chargé d’affaires of the Chinese embassy in Vanuatu says further aid from China is likely as the country’s rebuild gets into full swing in the wake of Cyclone Pam.
Child abuse needs real action now
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Having a known sexual offender in our midst is concerning.
Time to stem flow of departing talent
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, During last year's Christmas and New Year's festive season I deliberately caught up with Cook Islanders who, over the past 10 years or so, have migrated to Australia, taking advantage of the booming mining sector, particularly in Western Australia.
Check flight figures first
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There has been a great deal of hype and exaggeration from both sides of the ‘Sunday flights to Aitutaki’ debate: a downturn in tourists, massive job losses, cuts, emigration etc.
Bad driving is plain scary
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the driver who sped off in a white double cab truck with the name of the company stamped right across the back of it, please slow down before you kill someone.
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