Opinion

Kata - January 13, 2012

Friday 13 January 2012 | Published in Kata

Follow Singapores car system

Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals

Imposing restrictions on vehicle imports would be easy, a smoke signaller writes. Do it as Singapore does. If anybody wants to import a car into Singapore, they require a licence to import a car into the island. To get this licence you have to prove to the authorities, by way of an official certificate that […]

Selective legislation?

Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Can someone in government please enlighten the public why appropriate legislation exists in this country to stop someone from being a public nuisance if that person blasts his stereo all night but inappropriate legislation when it comes to the authorities stopping that same person from being a public nuisance if he/she decides to […]

Plea to support new airline

Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A few years back, when Air Rarotonga out of the blue increased its northern group fare by a whopping 70%, northern group residents and pearl farmers alike rallied and went to the Air Raro and the then PM as well as the Minister of Aviation. The response was the same: A A commission […]

TIS should fight fishing, not cars

Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, TIS would better serve a great many more people in the Cook Islands if it were to do something about government issuing licences to the Chinese, rather than trying to curb the personal choices and freedoms of the car-driving population of Rarotonga (January 10). Good on Tapi Taio and Reuben Tylor for keeping […]

Kata - January 12, 2012

Thursday 12 January 2012 | Published in Kata

Auraka e irinaki ua i te kavamani

Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Ki te Etita Te ariki nei au ma te turu pakari i te manako ta te Minita Ngateitei Nandie Glassie e akakite ra i roto i te nuti pepa kia tutaki te kopu tangata i tetai tuanga o te patete o te au Maki e apaina ia nei ki Nutireni me kare mei te au […]

In trouble

Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I can concur with Mr Tylors reading of the state of the Tuna Fishery on Rarotonga. My records show for the months of October, November and December 2010, I caught 1500kg of tuna, and for the same period last year 2011, only 30kg of tuna was caught. This clearly demonstrates there is something […]

Happy returnees!

Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to submit a response to Mr Ron Heckmans letter that was published on Thursday 29 December 2011. Mr Heckman says that he and his wife have made three trips to the Cook Islands and that number three will be their last due to unscrupulous businesses, predatory practices and a fall […]

Threat to curb free press worrying

Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It is a very worrying time for this country when we see a number of people justifiably criticising this government and cabinet ministers through your newspaper for lack of action and for one of these ministers to respond by threatening to curb the powers of free press. A case in point was Nandi […]

Kata - January 11, 2012

Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Kata

Survey Nikao's pooey issue

Wednesday 11 January 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals

A concerned resident writes to Public Health about the green Enviroflow septic system next to Tereora College: Now that the initiative has been taken for Muri to have its health and environment survey, wouldnt the next step be to have one in Tereora? This pooey issue in Nikao has been long ongoing; it also was […]

Ministers prayer

Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As health minister, I live in a haze, playing my endless games, My kingdoms won, my will be done Well wasn’t I voted in. Give me this day my daily bread. As if I really cared, for my surgeons needs, Give me this day my own twisted way. Lead me not into political […]

Kata - January 10, 2012

Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in Kata

Yellowfin tuna resource has collapsed

Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The weather wasnt too bad for fishing over the Xmas period, mostly offshore on Avana side. However fishing was once again very disappointing. I went out seven times, each time for between one and two hours, and caught a total of six skipjack, none of them bigger than 2kg. So I pulled out […]

Looking beyond the market

Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is not in direct response to Vaine Wichmans letter but Part 3 and a continuation of my critique of capitalism in indigenous societies. Restructuring adjustments in many countries have shown some improvement in financial performance, accountability and productivity depending on political will. On the other hand, there is evidence that poverty gaps […]

Kata - January 9, 2012

Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Kata

Nuttiest statement

Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Its time for your disgruntled tourist to wake up and realise that there are other hotels/motels apart from the ones at Muri and have nice beaches, granted the sand may not be as fine or have a sweeping lagoon area. As for the drumming at 9pm and couldn’t it be done during the […]

Security breach

Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing in reference to your article on January 4 headed Xmas in Afghanistan. I am a 100% Cook Islander and a sergeant in the Australian Army and about to be deployed to Afghanistan. It is good to see one of our own serving overseas however as a serving member I would […]

Chickenhearted

Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Its understandable that the anonymous correspondents who are kicking up a stink about a stink, i.e. the foul (fowl?) aroma from John Scotts chicken farm, are angry about the effluvium assaulting their nostrils. Its obviously not just a paltry affair, but a rather serious poultry matter, which is making them quite irritable and […]