Opinion
Kata: Petition time...
Wednesday 10 September 2014 | Published in Kata
'We are not at liberty to disclose the details'
Wednesday 10 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I refer to your front page article “Anger over non-disclosure of fishing fine” dated August 18, 2014 - in respect of our media release of the same dated 16th August 2014.
Community service for crimes is a joke
Wednesday 10 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Community service a leisurely stroll down the beach smokingjoke
'Old people don't do stunts'
Wednesday 10 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,With both party leader’s heads on the chopping block together with 5 others awaiting a high court decision to determine their future in politics the Justice Department is clogged up with petitions to deal with and working feverishly to untangle an inevitable boo-boo that always crop up when things are not done properly and done in a hurry.
'We must build up rather than tear down'
Tuesday 9 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I was delighted to read the letter from "Enua" in your September 5 issue. For those who don't know the circumstances, I'd written a short piece in the Herald wondering if we might not want to set aside party politics, individual egos, and narrow points of view to work together to tackle the problems our nation faces. A growing number of Cook Islanders believe many of the problems that were critical at our founding are still without satisfactory resolution after 50 years of self-government. The letter in the Herald was a call "to set aside our egos and, through vigorous and honest debate, arrive at a national consensus on a new path". Like many of your readers, I think we can do much, much better. Enua's letter to you was a response to that Herald piece.I confess that when I wrote my Herald letter I had wanted to put examples in it to show how opportunism, illogical attacks, big-man politics, irrational thinking and emotional appeals have impaired all of us. In the end, I decided not to do that: I didn't want the letter to be about any person or party or event, but rather to be a strictly-neutral call for collaboration and new energy. But I needn't have worried whether or not people could find an immediate example.You see, Enua's letter is perfect: a perfect example of the failure to rise above personalities, narrow interests, and political parties, and above all a failure to put the welfare of the people and nation first. If we are to meet to our potential as a people, we must do precisely the opposite of what Enua has written. Each of us must reach within for positive, logical contributions we can make. We must reach for ways to be creative, intelligent, collaborative problem-solvers. We must work together. We must build up rather than tear down. As I said, we owe Enua a debt of thanks. Every time we get all cocky and start to think we have our problems solved, let's ask him to write another letter.Yours with amusement, James Beer
'Stop marching on parliament to draw attention'
Tuesday 9 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Firstly, may I respond to the letter of 5 September by the tupapaku calling himself C.I.A. and headed “How can you quote being Christian-minded?”
Paranoiac leadership issues within government, CIP Caucus?
Tuesday 9 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,The political fiasco and petty squabbling behaviour prevalent within the Cook Islands Government in the months prior to the 2014 General Election, was primarily due to paranoiac leadership issues within not only Government, but also the Cook Islands Party Caucus, as well as Governments relentless and aggressive drive to implement unpopular policies which eventually led to its downfall.
Kata Te Marae Ora (Ministry of health) lauch smoke free homes initiative...
Tuesday 9 September 2014 | Published in Kata
No good with Maori either!
Monday 8 September 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
A smoke signaller says that whoever is responsible for putting words on the new digital police sign is no good with English and no good with Maori either. We road users are addressed as “E mea ma”. Also seen the other day: Auraka e akaoro viviki, ka u kia ne? Can someone enlighten us as […]
'We will never visit again'
Monday 8 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,We have just flown home from our sixth visit to the Cook Islands.
Kata: Oldie but a goodie
Monday 8 September 2014 | Published in Kata
Determination can keep you going
Saturday 6 September 2014 | Published in Virtues in Paradise
Have you ever had a dream and wished it could come true?
Muri night market traffic issues more of a concern
Saturday 6 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,‘Traffic Watch’ needs to look more carefully before putting pen to paper to criticise local restaurant owners re parking.
Our Nation deserves better
Saturday 6 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I am so thankful that the MP of Murienua is choosing not to publish in your paper his views which contain garbage, full of air about nothing and find so disgusting, hypocritical, promoting propaganda and terror in the minds of those who have come very far to work hard, dedicated to the course for the better good of our country, well educated and highly qualified true Cook Islanders.
Kata: Funding for schools?
Saturday 6 September 2014 | Published in Kata
'People are hurting out there...some have been pushed to breaking poin
Saturday 6 September 2014 | Published in Foxshots
‘People are hurting out there, and such is their desperation some have been pushed to breaking point’. The New Zealand election is approaching.
Liko Manu bring back childhood memories
Saturday 6 September 2014 | Published in Return to Pukapuka
As the juice of the roasted lakia ran down my fingers, I’m flashed back to a childhood memory of roasting a black kotawa on the beach.
Rising from the ashes but still no car parks?
Friday 5 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Mr Editor,Turoa Bakery is rising from the ashes, to include the burned out cafe that was so good at packing in the tourists.
'Get rid of digital sign!'
Friday 5 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Another reason to get rid of the digital sign: our police officers cannot spell. Somebody lend the police at Arorangi an English dictionary so we don't have to look like uneducated fools to our overseas visitors. Yesterday, there in giant digital letters in front of the Arorangi police station: "Beware of thiefs and burglars. Lock up".Can someone please tell the police the plural of thief is thieves. And so near a primary school too.Maybe they should ask one of the 6 year olds next door how to spell the word. Stop Visual Pollution (Name and address supplied)
Who pays for spouse travel cost?
Friday 5 September 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We all know that the Cook Islands Party is the caretaker government of the country at this point in time with Henry Puna acting in the capacity of the caretaker Prime Minister. What I would like to obtain clarification from the FINSEC is whether as caretaker PM Henry Puna is entitled to get his wife's travel costs for her to accompany him on his many travel jaunts covered under the civil list? I have a strong feeling that spouses of caretaker PM or caretaker Cabinet ministers do not qualify for funding under the civil list for spouses travel costs when there is a caretaker government in place. sad but classic example of what Ms Olivia Heather highlighted in her recent letter to the editor relating to continual wasteful spending by CIP government on specific items which add zero value to the long term betterment of this small country of ours. Toke toke enua (Name and address supplied)
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