Opinion

Kata - June 16, 2012

Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Kata

Salute to Rangi

Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am so impressed with Moana Moeka’a’s comprehensive coverage of his late father Rangitukua’s story. Intrigued by the man’s history especially when he was being educated on the remote island of Mauke then. Considering the difficulties that he had to put up with in trying to get to Rarotonga to travel to NZ […]

There are jobs

Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I read my friend MP Winton Pickering’s article on people leaving Pa Enua saying ”we got no jobs“. There are immediate jobs for at least 10 workers on Mangaia and 10 on Mauke to work in the maire exports. Earn earn up to $200 per day. You are your own boss. It is […]

What about the survey office?

Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Reading with interest Minister Mark Brown’s sourcing funds to computerise the Ministry of Justice and Police in your paper the other day prompts me to write and offer my 2 cent contribution to your paper about the neglect and demise of a now very small (3 staff) but equally important government institution and […]

Telecom explains work behind outages

Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Recent comments about the adequacy of public notices when Telecom plans outages that affect our services have led us to re-think the way we do this. At the moment we have several important developments on the go and these require us to take parts of the network down for short periods to implement […]

Will purse seiners fish here?

Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes in response to a Tuesday CINews item: ”Regarding that article ‘Extra 20 fishing licences questioned’, how come other countries forbid purse seining and cancel renewing licences because they realised how bad it was for their own resources, and here in the Cook Islands we’re giving away our ocean to pillagers?“ SS: […]

Kata - June 15, 2012

Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Kata

Absolute crap

Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to reply to Meg Perkins of the University of Queensland, published on June 14. I have 12 siblings, five older and seven younger. We have had a great upbringing, you couldn’t ask for a better mum and dad. Both have well-respected jobs, were always there when we needed them, made […]

Are we promoting shark fishing?

Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Last letter I reported that MMR refused to allow me to have a copy of the licences they have issued for exploratory fishing licences. My main objection to the issuing of the exploratory long line licences has always been the increase in the number of licences when I believe the resource is already […]

Shambles in parliament

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, When I read that the Western Australia Parliament had invited several MPs to attend a workshop on how parliamentary business is conducted, I initially thought it was overdoing it. However, in light of this week’s shambles at Parliament, I have changed my mind, and would propose that they ALL attend including the new […]

Tax too much for family of four

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We have just returned from a visit to the Cook Islands. Our 14th in nine years and have noticed quite a few changes on the tourist front, but was dismayed to read about the increased departure tax proposed by the government. Just how much is reasonable? A Boeing 777-200ER carries 304 passengers. At […]

Arrogant, ignorant

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The response from Telecom Cook Islands in relation to the damage caused to the main road in Aroko as a result of a recent project undertaken by TCI to install a new telecommunications tower is insulting to say the least and reeks of a monopoly business that is both arrogant and ignorant. TCI’s […]

Kata - June 14, 2012

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Kata

Who wants cheap fish?

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is a response to Tuesday’s letter to the editor headed ‘Go local, fish local’ signed by Tamariki Kuki Airani. I guess you are one of those people who sit around and whinge all day while the world goes by. You may feel free to use my name when it suits you but […]

Dismayed to see smacking suggested

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I have just opened the Cook Islands News website for June 13 and to my dismay I see smacking suggested as a response to crimes committed by young children. Research has been done all over the world for over 100 years, not only Euro-Western research but non-Western and indigenous research, and the causes […]

Kata - June 13, 2012

Wednesday 13 June 2012 | Published in Kata

Roadside rubbish vegetation piles irk

Tuesday 12 June 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals

”Congratulations to the ‘beautification’ gurus who are using a front end loader to push overgrown weeds, general rubbish and tons of topsoil on sections along the main road into piles a few metres off the road,“ a smoke signaller writes. ”One can almost hear the South Pacific Forum leaders as they pass by in their […]

Go local, fish local

Tuesday 12 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It is a shame to see and read about the new rules and regulations limiting local fisherman to catch fish as they have been taught to. And what makes it even more of a shame is that these rules were suggested by a committee made up of charter operators. These rules obviously are […]

New Aroko tower draws flak

Tuesday 12 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, For about two month or so Telecom Cook Islands has been installing a new telecommunications tower in Aroko, Muri. Some of the work undertaken has involved digging into the side of a slope in order to build a level foundation and platform which anchors the tower and provides adequate room for a small […]

Kata - June 12, 2012

Tuesday 12 June 2012 | Published in Kata