Opinion

Kata - December 22, 2011

Thursday 22 December 2011 | Published in Kata

Sack the lot of them

Thursday 22 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, After all the bad and shocking news contained in your article in yesterdays paper (December 21) your report states: It remains unclear whether the executive board will resign. I say, sack the lot of them power hungry and, in many peoples minds, dishonest individuals. Enough is enough. They have had their hands in […]

Too quick to offer support

Thursday 22 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A few years ago CISNOC had at least $160,000 on term deposit plus other bank accounts, perhaps they had $200,000. Now they are in a massive deficit. They treated the Pacific Mini Games money as their own, and have received thousands of dollars in grants. This means they have spent hundreds of thousands […]

A disgrace!

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Well people what a political disgrace it was The quiet President and the noisy people and the Rosie They said they had taken the money of the sports and they wont pay it back The Olympic people are supporting the people who took the money The Government said they would pay the bailout […]

New supplier, higher price

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: I walked into CITC stoked to see my Dove Energise soap was back on the shelf and was then horrified to see that CITC has increased its price to $6.40 from $3.90 for the two-pack. How on earth do you justify that kind of price increase, CITC? Going from a very […]

CISNOC what a financial disaster!

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The long awaited financial report from CISNOC has finally been prepared and shows a deficit of $140,143 before government loans, and a deficit of $306,143 taking into account the amounts owed to government. In other words CISNOC owes $306,143 more than it has. What a financial disaster! Furthermore the term deposit of $160,000 […]

Hoping the harbour is solid as a rock

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am sure I, like many on the island, have been wondering what the contractor for the Avatiu wharf is going to do with all the rocks they are stockpiling at the western end of the port. I have been told that this part of about a third of the harbour front is […]

Why are we reforming again?

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is my appeal to the Government of the Cook Islands to reconsider the public sector reform currently being ushered through by ADB. This is not the first time that the Cook Islands have undergone economic reform. We vividly remember the 1995/6 reform which forced many Cook Islands families out of their islands […]

Questions for lawyer and police

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, After reading the article Jury acquits convicted criminal in your edition of Thursday December 15, and if the article is in fact correct, I am concerned about justice for the victim and the safety of the community at large. As a member of the general public I do have questions about this particular […]

Inform people of risks and benefits

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write in regards to this weeks article on Henry Puna, Kevin Iro, Abu Dhabi and a clown fish named Nemo. Last time I checked lobbyists like Kevin Iro usually wine and dine government officials with lunch and drinks but I suppose when youve got personal business interests, contractual aspirations for yourself and […]

Stench a national issue

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to join others in conveying dismay and utter disgust in regards to the awful smell permeating from Scotts farm all these years and getting worse as time goes by. A special congratulations to Mann Short who has the courage and conviction to be proactive in getting this stench problem addressed. […]

Too offensive to overlook

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We have returned to your beautiful island every year since 1997 for very obvious reasons. Its beauty, the gentle and friendly people, the amazing blue lagoon keep pulling us back. Although we have encountered this problem on many of our previous visits, we now feel compelled to comment on the overpowering stench of […]

Kata - December 21, 2011

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Kata

It's for aristocracy

Wednesday 21 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It’s ironic a minister of an elected government should consider it important to set aside a day for the aristocracy in this country, ie Ui Ariki Day. These are people who are born to their positions: an anomaly in any democracy. These people aren’t elected by the public of this country, so why […]

Kata - December 20, 2011

Tuesday 20 December 2011 | Published in Kata

Globetrotting attitude change needed

Tuesday 20 December 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: I see many good programmes on CITV sponsored by the Prime Ministers Department, many being about climate change and renewable energy. The Iti tangata of the Cook Islands can learn a lot from these programmes its just a real pity that the Prime Minister himself is never here to watch and […]

Someone should put a match to it

Tuesday 20 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This chicken farm thing, someone should simply put a match to it! Obviously no action has happened, is happening, or is going to happen. Ever! I had to re-locate my business due to the sickening evil smell. A smell like somebody has died and been left to rot. When I came back to […]

Thank you, Rarotonga, for an amazing Vaka Eiva

Tuesday 20 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is overdue as we have had to take time to stop shivering upon returning to Canada and a chilly winter! The Jericho Outrigger paddlers, from Vancouver BC, wanted to thank everyone on Rarotonga for the amazing event of Vaka Eiva. There are far too many people to name individuals (starting with Victoria […]

Kata - December 19, 2011

Monday 19 December 2011 | Published in Kata

Chasing the solar rainbow

Monday 19 December 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

The power utility Te Aponga Uira says Solar, its the way to go, a smoke signaller writes. Then TAU says, we can only handle so much solar. Then TAU buys all kinds of solar for government buildings. Then TAU says, Sorry people, you cant put up any more solar. You have to continue to pay […]