Opinion
Kata - July 11, 2013
Thursday 11 July 2013 | Published in Kata
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Who does secrecy serve?
Thursday 11 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Paul Heckles, commissioner for the offshore tax industry in his comments about an article that I have placed on Matariki FM’s website relating to an interview I had with investigative journalist Nicky Hager is correct about one thing, it is a complicated process to litigate or prove that I have broken the law of the ‘International Companies Act’.
Lagoon Day still needed
Wednesday 10 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A friend commented recently: “But you shouldn’t still be doing Lagoon Day.” Is that so? Will there ever be a day when we won’t need to be educated for the health and wellbeing of our lagoon, ourselves, our future? In the Georgian era many thousands of people died because they didn’t know about basic hygiene.
Alcohol is the killer
Wednesday 10 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In regards to your article ‘Alcohol factor in fatal crash’ of July 9, it is the right time to remind the purists, the fanatics, the lobbyists for wearing crash helmets, that it is not whether or not you wear a crash helmet that kills on our roads.
Grey Power movement will fight on
Wednesday 10 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We, the Cook Islands Grey Power movement have been dormant of late.
High risk vehicles
Wednesday 10 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, First of all, my deepest condolences to those families that have recently just lost loved ones.
Spreading the word about whales
Wednesday 10 July 2013 | Published in Raro on my mind
In Rarotonga, Nan Hauser is a household name.
Thanks Foodland!
Wednesday 10 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to publicly thank Foodland for their ‘pensioner’s specials’ wherein a number of items are offered at a reduced rate to pensioners.
Checkpoints and seatbelts needed
Wednesday 10 July 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals
“This is regarding the accident that happened at Nikao in the weekend,” a smoke signaller texts: “It’s sad to hear the boys lost their lives at such a young age.
No parvovirus in Cooks
Tuesday 9 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read an article in the Cook Island News concerning the donation of Zoetis Parvovirus vaccines for use on Rarotonga at a planned Parvo vaccination clinic this August.
The law on public nuisance
Tuesday 9 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Having read the reasons given by the Public Health officials for not taking legal action against John Scott for the foul odours emanating from his chook farm, I thought perhaps the following information would be helpful.
Mangaia's 'dangerous slipway'
Tuesday 9 July 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals
“I refer to comments made last week about ‘Mangaia prepares for climate change’, taken from Island Business magazine,” a smoke signaller writes.
Kata - July 8, 2013
Monday 8 July 2013 | Published in Kata
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'Faceless' clients do not exist
Monday 8 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to reply to the letter from ‘Time Will Tell’ (Faceless clients and secret structures, July 6).
Nothing wrong with asset protection
Monday 8 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to respond to William Taramai’s letter (Views on tax haven patronizing, July 4).
World-class legislation
Monday 8 July 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read William Taramai’s letter of July 4 with interest, and thank him for his kind words in respect of my involvement in the so called ‘wine box’ affair.
BTIB 'back scratching'
Monday 8 July 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals
A smoke signaller writes: “The controversial political appointment by this Cook Islands Party government of George Pitt as chairman of the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) I believe is a clever way of shutting him up from his continuous barrage of attacks via his independent newspaper.
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