Opinion

Where are our players?

Tuesday 2 April 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

“Let’s all get on the bandwagon and revert to the age-old and worldwide response when a team doesn’t perform as we all had hoped they would – SACK the coach,” a smoke signaller writes.

Taxing NZ pensioners

Tuesday 2 April 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This letter follows MFEM’s announcement to media, to tax all New Zealand pensioners/superannuates residing in the Cook Islands, who receive portable pensions.

Pukapuka students explore careers

Sunday 31 March 2013 | Published in Return to Pukapuka

Dr Amelia Hokule’a Borofsky, who grew up in Pukapuka and Hawaii, has returned to the atoll to live, listen, learn and write.

Taking a curious puff

Saturday 30 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The summary expulsion of teenage students from our so-called top college for the heinous crime of being curious about something that they see hundreds of times over in the movies that play in our theatre and on our TVs is a black mark on the Cook Islands.

Kata - March 30, 2013

Saturday 30 March 2013 | Published in Kata

How do they keep track?

Saturday 30 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Sent someone up to the lofty heights of immigration to get the permanent resident stamp in my new passport -- took old passport to show the stamp but that was not good enough.

'The buck stops with CIRU'

Saturday 30 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am disgusted at the president of CIRU Chris McKinley for putting our locally-based players down in the media, implying they are not interested in representing their country at the international level.

Raui poaching a problem

Thursday 28 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We would like to express our sadness about the poaching that’s going on in Rarotonga lagoon.

Opposition's take on tax review

Thursday 28 March 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

As Leader of the Opposition I want to categorically say that I and the Democratic Party members of parliament support the tax review.

An 'annual requirement'

Thursday 28 March 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

“It was great to read that the two lawyers on the front of Saturday’s paper, during their admission to the bar, “promised to conduct themselves honestly”,” a smoke signaller writes.

Kata - March 28, 2013

Thursday 28 March 2013 | Published in Kata

Reset the Manihiki pearl industry

Thursday 28 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Peter Williams’ letter of March 25 ‘A plea for Manihiki lagoon’ called for spring clean of the lagoon to help pearl farmers something does need to be done urgently and I would like to offer some perspectives for your readers to consider.

Running water in Nikao please

Thursday 28 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my disappointment in the way the system works for water supply in Tereora, Nikao.

The true value of sport

Wednesday 27 March 2013 | Published in Raro on my mind

Sport is about more than fitness, than statistics, than victory, even.

Kata - March 26, 2013

Tuesday 26 March 2013 | Published in Kata

Sensible sentencing

Tuesday 26 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write this letter in response to the CI News article “Man jailed for underage sex” on Saturday March 23.

Personal ties

Tuesday 26 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,Regarding the Public Account Committee to conduct an investigation into the Colagate scandal, I trust that committee member Matavera MP Kiriau Turepu will be excusing himself from that particular case in view of his personal ties with the owners of CITC?Good governance(Name and address supplied)

Dust eaters get brief break

Tuesday 26 March 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

As the project to lay new water pipes along and across the main road in Avarua continues, a smoke signaller dusts off their keyboard to write: “On Friday morning last, just before rush hour, a water truck wet down the dry dirt on the road in Tupapa and all the homeowners, merchants, cafe and restaurant operators breathed a big sigh of relief thinking, ‘Someone really does give a sh*t’.

Kata - March 25, 2013

Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Kata

A plea for Manihiki lagoon

Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is a plea to The NZ High Commissioner.