Opinion
It pays to do your homework first
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Please allow me to comment on a letter written by someone who called themselves Matakite, that was printed in CINews on Friday, February 19.
Lost Tribe's issue with local pension
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A recent letter from ‘Old Timer’ letter in CINews cites ‘Les Priest and his group of superannuitants’.
Horses in need of some care too
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is with pleasure we see that the director of sales and marketing for the Rarotongan Beach Resort and Spa supports Esther Honey and SPCA efforts at improving animal welfare on Rarotonga.
Keeping Puaikura safe for everybody
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in reponse to a letter in the Cook Islands News on Friday, February 19 signed by ‘Matakite’.
TCI share sale raises questions
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Minister Brown’s misconstruction of the TCI share sale (CINews February 21) must be corrected.
Local zone to protect fishing
Monday 2 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The traditional leaders in the House of Ariki and Koutu Nui note with interest last Thursday’s front page story entitled ‘Marae Moana gathers momentum’ and we would like to briefly explain the 50 mile + 50 mile marine zones around each island of the Cook Islands.
Lotto blues
Monday 2 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Nothing irks me more than the monotonous and oft-repeated ad on TV about the TattsLotto.
Too soon to say what TCI sale means
Sunday 1 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s now a done deal – the 60 per cent shareholding in Telecom Cook Islands (TCI)has been sold by Spark (formerly Telecom New Zealand) for $NZ23 million (about $US17.3 million) to a new company to be known as Teleraro Ltd.
Zones aim to protect local fishing
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for coverage of Marae Moana in yesterday’s paper.
Expensive tuna
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is a follow-up up to the recent articles and letters about tuna fishing in CINews.
Smoke siganls
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals
CIP executives in bit of a spin What a lot of spin doctors the CIP executives have turned out to be.
Tanker visits would pose new hazards
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am responding to the front page article in Wednesday’s Cook Islands News, in which Glenn Armstrong was quoted extensively.
Minister's comments 'odd and irrelevant'
Friday 27 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mark Brown’s comments in Wednesday’s paper concerning Spark New Zealand’s sale of its shares in Telecom Cook Islands, is rather odd and irrelevant in my view.
Another side of Petrocean proposal
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In his comments in Wednesday’s paper concerning Triad’s objection to the Petrocean proposal, Glenn Armstrong referred to Triad’s commercial interest in this matter.
Catch reduction fails
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Based on his recent letter (CI News February 21), it is good to see that Ben Ponia and I agree on several key points in regards to the purse seine fishery.
Ponia case needs some perspective
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In regard to the letter from ‘Appalled’ (February 23), a bit of perspective is required in relation to the Auckland ‘incident’ involving Ben Ponia.
PM still quiet on 'super' tax
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, PM Puna seems to be riding on the back of all the good work that Les Priest and his group of New Zealand superannuitants have done.
Dump issues need answers
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It has been a month now since Infrastructure Cook Islands told us that Rarotonga’s dump is full.
Time to name and shame
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In your line of business, I understand the need to respect people’s privacy due to the possibility of litigation and other issues.
Incident could harm country's image
Monday 23 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The recent, late-night drama that unfolded in Auckland city involving the Secretary for Marine Resources, Ben Ponia, is most alarming and highlights the need for authorities to keep in check the behaviour of senior government officials whenever they travel abroad representing the country.
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