Opinion

CISNOC meeting was a disgrace

Monday 22 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Last Wednesdays meeting at the CISNOC offices called as a Special General Meeting but cancelled when Sir Geoff Henry walked in was a disgrace. What was a greater disgrace was Sir Geoffreys attempt to not let people ask questions. This was shameful in the extreme. However, there were other disgraces. 1) The information […]

Kata - August 22, 2011

Monday 22 August 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata te CIP!

Monday 22 August 2011 | Published in Kata

Dear Editor, The letter from True Demo confirms that our Demo caucus is not only talking to each other but also talking past each other. Second, the leader of the party is being openly challenged from within caucus. Caucus is divided and there is no unity, in other words you cannot ask the party rank […]

Hes the best watchdog there is

Saturday 20 August 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Why would the Public Service Commission reduce the qualifications for Audit director when we need the best we can have? a smoke signaller asks. Is it another government attempt to mould the qualifications to suit someone they want to hire, I wonder? Are we going to have another CIP boychick foisted on us that will […]

Kata - August 20, 2011

Saturday 20 August 2011 | Published in Kata

No one will be held accountable

Friday 19 August 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

No one is ever punished for incompetence in the Cook Islands, even if it costs the country, an irate smoke signaller writes. Nothing has changed. Quit trying to pull the wool over our eyes. CISNOC officials knew of the pending financial shortfall and were counting on Government to bail them out. To date they have […]

Kata - August 19, 2011

Friday 19 August 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata - August 18, 2011

Thursday 18 August 2011 | Published in Kata

Do not bail out CISNOC

Wednesday 17 August 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Dear Sir, How is it that the president of CISNOC pleads ignorance to its financial problems? According to CISNOC the problem is that the government budget didnt allocate them enough cash. That budget was passed six weeks ago, and the president of CISNOC was sitting in the house of parliament as the budget was passed. […]

CISNOC crisis: who really knew?

Wednesday 17 August 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Its hard to believe Sir Geoffrey, as the hands-on president of CISNOC, is not familiarised with the financial affairs of his organisation, as reported in Wednesdays Cook Islands News, a smoke signaller writes. Its also hard to believe the Cook Islands Party hierarchy did not know about the mess at CISNOC until they were informed […]

Kata - August 17, 2011

Wednesday 17 August 2011 | Published in Kata

Praise for new whale centre

Wednesday 17 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Recently my partner and I went to the whale museum in Atupa. This facility had only been open for a couple of weeks after a refurbishment. We were very impressed with the way the exhibits were shown and could only guess at the amount of work which had been done by an obviously […]

Will we keep our people here?

Tuesday 16 August 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

It was exciting to see our hospitality students being glorified of their achievements at the recent Nestle Toque dOr Junior Chefs competition in New Zealand, a smoke signaller writes. But it is disappointing to hear that one the contestants applied for a job in one of our boutique hotels and guess how much the person […]

Kata - August 15, 2011

Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Kata

Rallying call

Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Prime Ministers song fest on constitution day had a positive ripple effect on the six oclock TV and radio news that evening. It reverberated throughout the national and international airwaves reminding me of the first premier of the country. He too sang Maori songs at every public opportunity, to communicate his government […]

Auditorium criticism answered

Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am replying to your Smoke Signallers on July 28 referring to Gospel Day and on July 30 titled Sound Feedback. I thought its time I also answer and share my thoughts in your column to your smoke signallers harsh comments in regards to the use of my name, the Ministry of Cultural […]

Request to PM from Lost Tribe

Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It was reported in CINews that during Mr Punas current travels he intends to raise the issue of NZ superannuation portability with John Key in New Zealand. Since I was prevented by some bureaucratic minion in our NZ High Commission Office from personally joining the press conference held with Mr McCully last month, […]

Depopulation remarks clarified

Monday 15 August 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I want to clarify my comments about Tongareva people leaving the island for overseas. Of those that had come over on board the Lady Naomi to the Maeva Nui celebrations who are going to New Zealand or Australia have all indicated that they will return to the island. One young couple and their […]

Kata - August 13, 2011

Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata - August 12, 2011

Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in Kata