Opinion
'Withdraw your lies or face the consequences'
Monday 22 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Re – Mark Brown’s letter to the Editor dated 20.09.2014. Mark Brown wrote:
Smokies: Murder of sea creatures?
Monday 22 September 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
A regular television viewer and smoke signaller writes in – With all the fish conservation programmes on TV these past weeks, has CITV not learned anything? Why does it persist in showing Spearing Paara regularly in its ad breaks? The wanton murder of what's left of God's beautiful sea creatures by a couple of men who can barely disguise their glee, is stomach-churning. And just how much fish do they need? It is this kind of greed that will bring the species to near-extinction like rhinos and elephants. Mark my words!A smoke signaller texts in to 188 – Seems Mark Brown is angry at the Demos blaming them for delays in the government getting on with running the country. What a load of BS! It’s more like the petitions have taken time and money away from their much anticipated travel junkets which you can guarantee they have itineraries waiting for approval for more useless trips. Mark Brown will have fixed for the Rugby World Cup next year – ‘mark’ my words! Hot air on extra votersWhat a lot of hot air about the extra voters on Penrhyn, texts in a smoke signaller to 188. They were in a tere party of Penrhyn people who live overseas but were basically stranded while waiting for the next ship. It just so happened that they were still on the island when the nation went to the polls and exercised their civic right to vote. In fact in some countries for example Australia, it is a civic duty and those who fail to vote are liable to be fined! As for all the fuss- what’s the bet that had they voted for Wilkie, there wouldn’t be any of this hullabaloo! It’s time for Wilkie to admit his days as MP are over and for the Demos to accept their turanga as the opposition party.
Nearly half a million dollars on wasted court appeals?
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I think the Cook Islands Party can feel twice vindicated in the High Court rulings of the recent electoral petitions brought against them by the Demo Party.
'Tooth decay is a white man's infliction and fluoride is their poisonous answer'
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,What ever happened about the fluoride debate or more importantly what decisions have been made by the health department?
More support needed for abuse victims
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editorWe would like to support and salute Thomas Wynn's letter in Friday’s paper.
Peace in our hearts, minds – peace begins with me
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the year 2000, PPSEAWA Cook Islands hosted what was then the largest conference held on Rarotonga with 350 participants from the Pacific Rim countries.
'Promote a culture of peace and non-violence'
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Sunday, September 21, is the UN International Day of Peace - “an annual event devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples”.
'Don't blow your trumpet just yet'
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I was somewhat bemused with Willie John’s fib in your story yesterday when he said that “he has opened doors” for my input and he “still awaits a response”.
'Avoiding a lifestyle leading to diabetes'
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,The article showing CITC efforts to bring recycling to schools should be a front page celebration.
Who pays the obese bill?
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
ear Editor,Your story ‘Holiday welcome relief from sugary election’ on September 18 is a very timely article, Editor, from somebody who can see the problems we have here in the Cook Islands.
Demos slam Cooks-El Salvador deal
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,The Democratic Party is concerned and does not condone the secretive way the Secretary of Marine Resources has handled the settlement and deal with the Flag State (El Salvador) over an incident of illegal fishing by an unlicensed foreign purse seine vessel.
Oh flower of Scotland – thoughts from Rarotonga
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Foxshots
I’m FEELING very sorry for the Scots today. I’m sorry that not enough of their people valued freedom and independence ahead of other considerations and scare mongering about the ‘potential downside’ of going it alone.
Peace begins with me
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
When I was a little girl, we sang a song in Sunday School: “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”
Kata: Super fund suspicion...
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Kata
Kata: Hey! thats my pet fish!
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Kata
'The dirty secret that we all know about, but don't talk about'
Friday 19 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor It is so disappointing to read in the newspaper, a defence lawyer in a case as serious as the purported rape of a ten year old girl and by someone she knew, to be dismissed as the imagination of a ten year old girl.
'Cook Islanders not the lost tribe of Israel'
Friday 19 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It's great to see some Maori programmes back on national TV especially since Maori content has declined considerably since government decided to relinquish this asset.
'Cook Islanders and visitors are subject to the same application of our laws'
Thursday 18 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I refer to Mr Norman Sander’s letter published in the Cook Islands News on Monday September 8.
'Go demand your money from the bank if you've been robbed'
Thursday 18 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I respond in kind to the tupapaku calling itself “Time to re-focus”, referring of course to its letter of 17 September headed “Time to focus on the issues”.
Time to focus on the issues
Wednesday 17 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Tim Tepaki, are you still going on the terrorist line, you need to get back on your medication and take a chill pill.
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