Opinion

Lust for power puts future in peril

Friday 16 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Recent letters have highlighted the nation’s ‘Catch 22’ of 20-plus years of political party refusal to take the action demanded by the majority of the people of the Cook Islands for serious political reform.

Letters to the Editor

Smokies: What's the word on project CEO?

Friday 16 January 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals

Word has it that the CEO of the Te Mato Vai Project, Mr Latu has resigned and left the Cook Islands....can officials at the ICI confirm or deny this?

Smoke Signals

Nameless critics 'plain gutless'

Thursday 15 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, There are many things to admire about the Cook Islands. But one of the least admirable is the propensity for people to have a tilt at you in the local papers without signing their name.

Letters to the Editor

Government let MP down

Thursday 15 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am offended that Ngatangiia MP Tamaiva Tuavera has the audacity to criticise the former MP for Ngatangiia, Ata Herman, for failing to do anything for his constituency.

Letters to the Editor

Losing sight of issues in voter fly-in scandal

Thursday 15 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It seems that Howard Henry is confused and has lost sight of the real issues in the fly-in voter scandal and then trying to call it a ‘copy-cat’ on the Demo ‘stunt’.

Letters to the Editor

How we got to this point

Thursday 15 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Who remembers how this country has got into the political mess it now finds itself embroiled in?

Letters to the Editor

Grey Power's plea to Minister of Finance

Wednesday 14 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, On behalf of Grey Power members and all Cook Islanders who would support our cause, we would like to publicly express our disappointment and strong resentment if the Minister of Finance proposes to reappoint Richard Neves as Financial Secretary.

Letters to the Editor

Rasmussen comments 'shameful, shocking'

Wednesday 14 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor The recent articles ‘Prime Minister Henry Puna should take a hike’, and ‘A new government should be formed in the New Year’ (December 31), ‘Rasmussen calls out PM on sneak mission to Mangaia’ (January 5) have prompted me to write my second letter to you this year.

Letters to the Editor

Smoke Signals: Inaccurate mathematics, but still a good read

Wednesday 14 January 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals

The rebuttable to the Albert Henry’s fiasco, by way of letter in Friday’s CI News was a good read.

Smoke Signals

Kata: Brych Yard

Tuesday 13 January 2015 | Published in Kata

Kata

Rarotonga still 'magical' place

Tuesday 13 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Thirty years ago, I had a friend who was also a very good travel agent.

Letters to the Editor

Petrol prices stay sky-high

Tuesday 13 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In June last year the price of Brent crude oil was hovering around the $US115 mark per barrel.

Letters to the Editor

Broken graves shock Australian visitors

Tuesday 13 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, My husband and I recently visited your beautiful island paradise for a week-long vacation.

Letters to the Editor

Repair bill goes to ICI

Monday 12 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Due to my terrible driving skills I managed to drive into one of the many umu pits that, collectively joined together, we call our roads.

Letters to the Editor

Albert's 'fly-in' copied Demo Party stunt

Monday 12 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I thank Iaveta Short for his letter to the editor of January 9.

Letters to the Editor

Logic and common sense missing from Demo Party leader's rants

Monday 12 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Wilkie Rasmussen’s rants in Cook Islands News continue to show how thick-skinned some of us can be to the detriment of all logic and common sense.