Opinion
'Stop this facade and give us the real financial and economic situation'
Tuesday 4 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Minister Mark Brown and his sidekick Neves should be given a medal for the best pretenders and masters of not disclosing the truth in launching their $224 million spending budget last Friday.
Has your constituency got the right person?
Tuesday 4 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Do we get it right? That is the very question(s) or one of the silly questions asked by one MP as I was listening in whilst working in my workshop.
'I am one of those tax payers, so I expect it to work'
Tuesday 4 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in regards to the letter titled ‘Whistle Blower just making mischief’ on page three in the paper on Monday November 3.
'We are spending more than we are earning under Mark Brown's watch'
Tuesday 4 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Mark Brown’s letter to the editor yesterday was symptomatic of a political brute but his latest pitiful attempt at denigrating the Democratic Party must not go unanswered.
Smokies: Henry dynasty?
Monday 3 November 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
“THE CONTINUATION and blatant misuse of government vehicles by some senior officials I believe is theft of government property through the misuse of fuel and transport,”
Tupapaku jealous of boyish good looks?
Monday 3 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is only fair that I respond to the anonymous character assassination on behalf of my MP Mark Brown.
Whistle blower making mischief?
Monday 3 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I refer to your lead article on Thursday 30 October headed ‘Lower testing standards for Te Mato Vai’ and related letters in the same issue.
Demos have no faith in "Cook Islanders to make decisions for ourselves'
Monday 3 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Democratic Party, through its Finance and Economic spokesman, James Beer have now outlined their vision of a Cook Islands future.
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.
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