Opinion

Kata - September 26, 2011

Monday 26 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Round Raro plastic glass trail

Monday 26 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

What a shame that for the Round Raro Road Race, the water bearers gave out water in hard plastic glasses, a smoke signaller writes. Many hundreds, perhaps thousands, of these have been dumped by participants right around the island in an ugly trail along the roadside. What an environmental eyesore. Who is supposed to pick […]

Whats in a name?

Saturday 24 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We are writing in reference to the article regarding the name game which quotes Sir Geoffrey Henry. We agree with Sir Geoffrey that it is timely for the discussion for a name change to occur for the following reasons: On August 4, 1965, our indigenous nation celebrated our independence from New Zealand, essentially […]

Kuki Kukupa, you missed the vaka

Saturday 24 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Im sorry to say to Kuki Kukupa: you missed the vaka, even the vaka Mata Atua. The question with the name Mata Atua is which Atua? Tangaroa? Rongo? Career? 4WD? Sports? Title? Taonga? Land? I did not jump on the band wagon of the historically oppressed indigenous people of Ao Tea Roa They […]

Kata - September 24, 2011

Saturday 24 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Reading between the road lines

Saturday 24 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: Reading about the Aitutakian as a word in your signals, one thing that came to mind is why is it that the government is only helping pay for the Aitutakian team to the Manea Games in Mangaia what about the Atiuans, Maukeans, Mitiaroans? What is this? Dont tell me that what […]

Stick to Kuki Airani

Friday 23 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Danny Mataroa needs to do research into his reo and not be so quick to jump on the bandwagon of the historically oppressed indigenous people of Aotearoa. New Zealand Maori have had a much more difficult past than we and they are now a minority in their own country. We, on the other […]

Be part of the team that cares about Muri

Friday 23 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter titled Muri community not duly consulted (19/9). It is really sickening to read negative comments that are written by gutless people who dont put their name to their letters to the editor. In that case I will refer to the letter writer as Casper. Casper, […]

Kata - September 23, 2011

Friday 23 September 2011 | Published in Kata

White powder holds up Wallabies training Wallabies rugby practise was delayed nearly two hours yesterday after a player reported an unknown white powdery substance on the practise field. Coach Robbie Deans immediately suspended practise while police were

Friday 23 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Our rugby poet puts her pen to the Wales vs Samoa World Cup Rugby game that the Welsh won 17-10. Wales and Samoa that was a great game to watch Yet another upset, Welsh discipline Samoa could not touch What a choice try Shane Williams your mum would be so proud Telling all who will […]

Kata - September 22, 2011

Thursday 22 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Business or cattle, decisions decisions

Thursday 22 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

This IS a Kata joke without a picture! writes a smoke signaller. Finance minister Mark Brown was reported in CI News last week as saying that there is nothing stopping a Member of Parliament or minister from opting to fly economy class on an official trip, or using AirPoints accrued through other official travel. Honestly, […]

Where are the whoppers?

Wednesday 21 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I got up at 5am this morning and went for a boat ride (I dont call it going fishing anymore). Working my way through the swell as the sun broke out of the sea, I got to thinking about Katas cartoon and remembered my dad coming back from fishing out from Kerikeri when […]

Kata - September 21, 2011

Wednesday 21 September 2011 | Published in Kata

Alternative suppliers of grid power

Wednesday 21 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

I was interested to read the story about wind generators in Saturdays CINews, but thought Id mention my experience with solar, a smoke signaller writes. Ive just had a 3.4kW system put in at a cost similar to that of the 5kW wind unit mentioned in the article and last month it generated over $300-worth […]

Travel real reason for tax

Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Nobody but an idiot can have been taken by surprise by the Toa and Air New Zealand payments that were supposedly the reason for the Brown Tax [withholding tax on savings interest], a smoke signaller writes. It has now become clear that the unexpected expenses were actually a civil list blowout due to excessive travel. […]

Google overfishing and see for yourself

Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Google overfishing and you will see many articles, fact sheets, etc on environmental concerns clearly highlighted. Where is the local environment service and Natural Heritage in the debate? Keep up the good work, Reuben Tylor and Kata. My credentials? As a geography teacher of many years standing I have taught about the resource […]

How much more do I have to suffer?

Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Recently, surrounding the circumstance of my being charged by the police, I trusted our judicial system enough to plead guilty of my charges. I also accepted the hefty fine but much more importantly, my personal remorse and embarrassment to myself and also to my family name. However, I was under the impression that […]

Immigration says reports sensational

Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, On reading your sensational headlines Rasmussen supports foreign workers and Job conditions border slavery: lawyer in Fridays CINews, one would assume that the matters referred to are serious enough to have been brought to the proper authorities for attention and addressed appropriately. This is not the case as far as Immigration is concerned […]

Red carpet in Raro!

Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Your writer of Saturday invites Cook Islands to be peacemakers and invite the Fiji PM to the 2012 South Pacific Forum in Rarotonga. And most Cook Islanders would agree that the man should be welcome here. That is AFTER he has done his time in prison for treason and terrorism, after he has […]