Opinion

Kata: Drink driving and name suppression

Friday 23 May 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


Pearl farm either dormant or not

Friday 23 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, How can Henry Puna still claim that there is no conflict of interest when he himself admitted that he has not been operating his farm since 2010?

Letters to the Editor


Binge drinking and name suppression

Friday 23 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

It was with great interest that I read JP Tui Short’s (an ex teacher and top Government official) decision to grant name suppression to an ‘elderly’ man who was in court because of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Letters to the Editor

Smokies: Plenty of jobs

Friday 23 May 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller can’t understand what yesterday’s Mr Pruner and other pollies are going on about when they say there needs to be more jobs created in the Cook Islands.

Smoke Signals


Smokies: Diplomacy lessons needed

Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

During the presentation of credentials ceremony at Government House yesterday there was an exchange of gifts between Korean ambassador Yong Kyu Park and Queens Representative Tom Marsters.

Smoke Signals


Aurora photos sought

Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A colleague of mine from the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ) is trying to track down any photographs of an aurora which was seen from the Cook Islands in 1958 and which was caused by atmospheric nuclear testing at Johnson Atoll.

Letters to the Editor


Kata: Diplomacy lessons needed

Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


Smokies: Election campaigns and promises

Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

Smoke signals are back in business!

Smoke Signals


Vehicle disposal not Minister's decision

Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I respond to Dismayed Voter’s letter regarding two government vehicles at Minister Turepu’s possession.

Letters to the Editor


Democracy – ensure fair representation

Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Every democratic country undertakes political reform on a regular basis.

Letters to the Editor


Punanga Nui plan needs local input

Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Has there been any real public consultation on the use of the new public property created by the filling in of the lagoon adjacent to Punanga Nui?

Letters to the Editor


Respect golden oldies - they vote!

Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Congratulations to our netballers and the profound generosity of Mark Brown, our Sports Minister and CIP tactician.

Letters to the Editor

Hold a national election poll

Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, With our general elections about seven weeks away it seems to me that it would be an appropriate time to run a national public opinion poll.

Letters to the Editor


Smoke Signals back in business

Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

Get those Smokies rolling in again!

Smoke Signals


Electoral reform must be driven by Cook Islanders

Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I find Tim Arnold’s letter of Saturday May 17 simply insulting to Cook Islanders.

Letters to the Editor

More public input needed before mining

Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We should all seriously consider the SPC’s Chief Geoscientist Dr Kifle Kahsai’s warning about seabed mining.

Letters to the Editor


No need for two vehicles

Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Kiriau Turepu’s public explanation a few weeks back endeavoured to justify why he is entitled to the full use of two taxpayer’s vehicles.

Letters to the Editor


Cooks are the 'gateway to paradise'

Saturday 17 May 2014 | Published in Virtues in Paradise

Do you realise that Cook Islanders are guardians of the gateway to Paradise?

Virtues in Paradise


Wrong time to give away public money

Saturday 17 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Mark Brown’s Government sponsorship of netball is highly questionable at this time from a political angle as it smacks of double standards.

Letters to the Editor


Political reform has been moved forward

Saturday 17 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I think the editorial comment below Kata’s excellent cartoon in Friday's newspaper, on the subject of political reform, was a little unfair to our politicians.

Letters to the Editor

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