Opinion
Police abuse of power 'sickening'
Saturday 1 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have to share this experience with the public after many years of dealings with the Cook Islands Police. A serious accident occurred 15 days ago.
Bingo budget?
Saturday 1 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I am watching the local news on TV and a very scruffy, trying to grow a moustache before Movember Finance Minister Mark Brown is telling us how many millions we have in hand to put towards all sorts of projects!
TMV claims 'simply untrue': Kupa
Saturday 1 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
‘I am confident that the standard of work will more than meet New Zealand and Australian accepted standards’
Virtues: The fruits of a good life
Saturday 1 November 2014 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
Devotion is whole-hearted commitment and a passionate focus on our beliefs and our purpose.
Is there anybody home at the National Environment Service?
Friday 31 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,The recent shocking pictures in the CINews of the accumulation of rubbish in streams and other public places...
Smokie: No surprises
Friday 31 October 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
Regular users of the "free" Chinese courthouse certainly won't be surprised at the allegations of shoddy workmanship on the water ring mains now being installed.
Stop TMV 'until all work is brought up to standard'
Thursday 30 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I refer to your front page story on Wednesday, October 29 Te Mato Vai work not up to international standards.
Time to pay back pensioners
Thursday 30 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Last week the Secretary of Finance Richards Neves, wrote a letter to the Editor to explain how the CIP government will reimburse the NZ pensioners of the back tax.
The path to financial disaster?
Thursday 30 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I read Government is predicting a small surplus in the 2014/15 budget but wonder if all this prediction is a result of poor budgeting or false reporting.
CCECC work below par?
Thursday 30 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,It should come as no surprise to anyone in the Cook Islands that the work of CCECC is below par.
Stop the pollution, remove the rubbish
Thursday 30 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear EditorNot long ago I wrote ‘Island Time’ about living in Rarotonga, in Paradise.
Smokies: Stopping like it use to
Wednesday 29 October 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
I HAPPENED to read that OB3 now has all 8 satellites in orbit.
'Racist outburst has no place in our small Island community'
Wednesday 29 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I would like to comment on the letter from Thomas Wynn on October 24.
'Such bigotry is neither just nor warranted'
Wednesday 29 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Before settling in the Cook Islands I used to think that papa’a was a term of endearment used when referring to the non-indigenous population of the Cook Islands.
Kata: Cop stops...
Tuesday 28 October 2014 | Published in Kata
Marama would be proud
Saturday 25 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the kind and helpful people that have assisted me with the discovery of "our friend" Marama.
'Government still bullying'
Saturday 25 October 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,It is with sadness once again that this so called Government is still bullying us NZ pensioners – te akaroa i teia tu.
Smoker and Doc offloaded
Saturday 25 October 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
A MAN about to depart Rarotonga for Auckland for medical reasons was caught smoking in a rear toilet of the aircraft and was offloaded with his bags along with a doctor who was travelling with him.
It takes little to bring joy to a child
Saturday 25 October 2014 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
My HUSBAND Dan and I have fallen in love. Yes with each other, but now there is someone new in our hearts.
Kata: Preferential treatment for MPs?
Friday 24 October 2014 | Published in Kata
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