Opinion

A much bigger step forward

Tuesday 29 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It has been thought-provoking to read robust ideas over the current tax review.

'Again, good luck' on the Sheraton site

Tuesday 29 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to Sam Napa’s letter of Saturday October 26 headed “You had your turn”, which was clearly emotive and had no relevance to my letter of Monday October 21 headed “Good luck on the Sheraton project”, in which I wished them luck and pointed out issues on Vaimaanga to help them.

Kata - October 29, 2013

Tuesday 29 October 2013 | Published in Kata

Sokattak defeat Tupapa

Tuesday 29 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

The Nikao Sokattak premier men’s team defeated Tupapa Maraerenga in Saturday’s main Lotto Premiership match by one goal to nil at Victoria Park.

'You had your turn'

Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Tim Tepaki you had your turn.

Taxpayer funds for league ?

Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We learn from Cook Islands News that the government has given the national rugby league team $60,000 of taxpayer’s money to enable them to attend the World Cup in the UK.

'They want to know how much you care'

Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I want to say thank you to MP Mark Brown for being the “face” of the Puna government.

Seeing through 'the MMR sales pitch'

Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I was encouraged by cabinet’s direction to Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) before it made a decision on MMR’s latest purse seining proposal, to carry out further public consultation.

Time for a designated fire service

Saturday 26 October 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: “It is time a designated fire service is set up for Rarotonga, with the support of local leaders in each vaka, and I agree with Nga [Jessie, Rescue Fire Service chief].

'Ask for help' if you're unsure about taxation

Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I see some members of the community are trying to say that they should not pay tax while others in the same situation are paying tax.

'I always put food on the table'

Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Ian and Jackie Sanderson’s letter to the editor (‘We do not want NZ union stirrers’, October 17) in part reads, “we do not want NZ Union stirrers over here telling us what we should be doing”.

'Smoke and mirrors' at MMR consult

Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As a frequent visitor to the Cook Islands with the welfare of your people at heart, I attended the consultative meeting called by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) in regard to the purse seine proposal.

Kata - October 25, 2013

Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Kata

Well done to tourism awards finalists

Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Kia Orana to all the 47 tourism businesses who entered the third Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards this year.

No need for designated fire station

Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The last sentence in the CINews article on Monday 21 on the Nukutere College fire says it is time a designated fire fighting station is set up on Rarotonga, as Rescue Fire Service’s first priority is aviation safety.

Kata - October 24, 2013

Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Kata

Brown losing the battle?

Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

Dear Editor, Minister Mark Brown must be suffering from a mad rush of adrenalin.

Building the Cook Islands

Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes in response to yesterday’s letter to the editor ‘We are the Grey Power of today’: “To your letter writer Cook Islands New Zealand Pensioner, every time someone writes about a ‘sacrificial journey’ to New Zealand and Australia to pay taxes there to rescue the Cook Islands it makes me ask, really? To put it in perspective, unless you successfully marched with banners down Lambton Quay to the Inland Revenue head office in Wellington to demand that ALL your taxes be paid to the Cook Islands while you worked there (which of course they would have ignored, by law), then your contribution is as a New Zealand taxpayer collectively sending say $15 million of much appreciated aid to the Cooks a year, or about $3.30 per person in NZ.

Waiting for work to start on hotel

Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As Pa Ariki, landowner of the Vaimaanga hotel site, I was very surprised to read about my land and the hotel development on the front page of last week’s newspaper (Sheraton project to be resumed, October 18).

'We are the Grey Power of today'

Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I feel obliged to voice my opinion and question the very short-sighted memory of some of our people in the Cook Islands who are condemning the activities of the Cook Islands Grey Power movement.