Opinion

Kata - September 8, 2011

Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata

No need to apologise

Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Filipino picnic and games on Sunday afternoons do not offend all Cook Islanders. I am saddened that one angry, offended viewpoint, on what they think is permitted on a Sunday afternoon, should be used to condemn and control what happens in our village. I am a local, Christian living in and from Ngatangiia. […]

Letters to the Editor

Air NZ doing Cooks a favour

Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

The perception that the government is doing Air New Zealand a service by underwriting flights is an incorrect one, a smoke signaller writes. Air NZ is doing the Cook Islands government a favour by being prepared to fly unprofitable routes as long as they are underwritten. If Cook Islands Tourism is able to promote effectively […]

Letters to the Editor

Avaiki brand turning into a fiasco

Tuesday 6 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The NZ government has allocated $3 million to assist in the development of the Cook Islands pearl industry. This is very important for the pearl industry and the future of the northern group, and one can only hope that this money will be used wisely and effectively. Unfortunately this has not been the […]

Letters to the Editor

Sabbath obsession

Tuesday 6 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, While I dont object to the Filipinos celebrating on a Sunday as many of them work every other day I do object to SDA in yesterdays newspaper asking Sunday Observer if selling liquor on Sunday desecrates his Sabbath. Where in Sunday Observers letter does he call Sunday his Sabbath? Where in his letter […]

Letters to the Editor

Dont take freedom for granted

Tuesday 6 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, My childhood memories living in Fiji (end of 1969 to 1975) are of attending the first South Pacific Arts Festival, joining USP students protesting the French tests. (If its so safe, do it in your own back yard.) At 11 years old protesting was all a part of the festivities, a fantastic multicultural […]

Letters to the Editor

Whos the minister trying to fool?

Tuesday 6 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Whos the finance minister trying to fool when he says nobody is losing any money from the Brown Tax? a smoke signaller writes. Im losing money. I was getting 100% of the interest on my savings but from now on Ill only be getting 85% while the government steals the rest to pay for its […]

Smoke Signals

What about Saturday Sabbath?

Monday 5 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am wondering if the person complaining about the Filipino community sporting on Sunday knows what he is complaining about. Firstly, there may be Seventh Day Adventists in this group and who is he to complain since he is one who desecrates Gods true Sabbath which is the Saturday? Secondly, Adventists are never […]

Letters to the Editor

Leave Club Philippines Raro alone

Monday 5 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In response to Angry Sunday Observer (Cook Islands News September 3), it infuriates me that someone would give Cook Islands culture, and Cook Islanders, a bad name by saying the abuse of such is affected by the celebration of community. Club Philippines Raro brought together its whanau children, adults and elderly to celebrate […]

Letters to the Editor

Kata - September 5, 2011

Monday 5 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata

Think of the mamas

Monday 5 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

The 20 member rugby rendezvous masquerading as the Forum delegation would be just fine if the chores had been done before the kids go out to play, a smoke signaller writes. For instance, you kids go for your trip after every household in Rarotonga has a 24 hour, seven day a week supply of fresh […]

Smoke Signals

No Sunday sport

Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Sir, I am responding to your news item of Wednesday August 31 2011 headed, Club Philippines celebrates first year. I believe this was held at Nukupure sports field at Muri, Ngatangiia on Sunday August 28 Fine! Except, why on a Sunday? The celebration was fine but definitely not on Sunday as far as I […]

Letters to the Editor

Where is the CIP love?

Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Why is everyone moaning about the MPs travelling to New Zealand with a delegation of 20 or the new interest tax or the money spent on the opening of parliament.We voted them into parliament, didnt we all? We followed their campaign at the elections. Did they deliver? Yes, they did. When you add […]

Letters to the Editor

Sunday Star Times not worth it

Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A greater deterrent than the freight-cost of Sunday Star Times as suggested in Fridays Smoke Signal is the export documentation fee and the slim wholesale discount available. At $4 per copy, Bounty Bookshop was losing more than $100 per week when distribution was taken over by Fairfax Media, with a higher documentation fee. […]

Letters to the Editor

Audit a valuable service

Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I support the work by the Audit Director and his staff. Without this office and leadership by Paul, we would be like PNG, corrupt and down the drain. Sholans ranting is crap…this guy only just finished school and Maoate gave him the top treasury job. Look what financial mismanagement he has left us, […]

Letters to the Editor

Kata - September 3, 2011

Saturday 3 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata

Kata - September 2, 2011

Friday 2 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata

Lost Tribe repeats its plea

Friday 2 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Dear Editor, I wrote a letter to CI News more than a fortnight ago headed Request to PM from Lost Tribe, which related to our PM Henry Punas discussion with John Key recently in New Zealand on the subject of portability of NZ superannuation to deserving local residents. Ive not yet received an answer to […]

Smoke Signals

See what $48,000 could buy for the Cooks

Friday 2 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

No amount of wisdom, logic or outrage is going to stop the travel of the 20 to the Forum, a smoke signaller writes. But before you anointed ones travel offshore, travel to your local primary school and ask the principal for a tour of the worn out fixtures and buildings. Then climb upstairs at the […]

Smoke Signals

Perplexing priorities

Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: Government has been billed as Henrys Travelling Circus, whose members stay home just long enough to enact ill-conceived and unpopular withholding tax legislation to rake in revenue from thrifty savers on the one hand, while on the other, doling out a substantial $48,000 of taxpayers money to fund a grossly outsized […]

Smoke Signals

« Previous  1    545  546  547  548  549  550  551  552  553    661  Next »