Opinion

Kata - March 19, 2011

Saturday 19 March 2011 | Published in Kata

Meitaki ranuinui e te anau tamaine Avarua girls brigade company no ta kotou tauturu

Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, May I kindly seek your permission through our CINews to warmly convey my very sincere appreciation to all the leaders and girls of the Avarua Girls Brigade Company, who participated in our church outreach welfare programme held on Monday March 14 at 5pm to the home of an elderly man residing in the […]

Request to audit and PERCA

Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I, like everyone else, am mindful of the damage done to the trees along the road. However, the tree trimming session is not one to be really concerned about, as they will look beautiful and lush again once the leaves grow back, My biggest concern here is the contracting of T&M Heather to […]

Back on the menu

Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I applaud Josh Mitchell’s stance in regards to the MMR allowing more aggressive methods of fishing here. I therefore also agree with abandoning the “moral high ground” for an estimated $7 million at the small expense to the environment. He is correct in that tuna and other fish don’t respect our EEZ borders […]

Stay steadfast

Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A returning of the old guard through the back door is the only way one could describe the current appointment of Speaker of the House. Times have moved on, but I see the old ways creeping back in. I say to the CINews stay steadfast in keeping this person and his cohorts honest. […]

Kata - March 18, 2011

Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Kata

Rewarding the govt for airline loyalty

Thursday 17 March 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

“Air New Zealand is playing semantics,” says a smoke signaller in response to yesterday’s article about the airline not budging from its policy that AirPoints is a reward for individual travellers and not the entity that pays or sponsors the airfare. Numerous Cook Islands governments have unsuccessfully lobbied the airline to allow AirPoints earned from […]

It's 'terrorism'

Thursday 17 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I can’t but agree with recent letters regarding the current ‘pruning’ or should I say, mindless massacring of our trees along Matavera and Tupapa. It’s nothing short of tree terrorism. As I suffered through another extremely hot, dusty and uncomfortable ride into work today, I couldn’t help but shake my head at the […]

Come clean

Thursday 17 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am concerned that the Health Ministry is unhappy with their budget. Before I evaluate more on the issue, I must remind the Government that the Ministry of Health is indeed very important because of the health of the people in the Cook Islands, without proper requirements (financial wise). We will end up […]

Kata - March 17, 2011

Thursday 17 March 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata - March 16, 2011

Wednesday 16 March 2011 | Published in Kata

Scenic beauty spoiled

Wednesday 16 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, For weeks, the Minister’s company’s men and vehicles have been removing limbs and whole trees from the main road verge, most recently along the Tupapa stretch. Picturesque and shady flamboyants, ironwoods, eucalyptus, coconuts, and others have been cut and hauled away and the scenic beauty of the roadway generally despoiled. A tree limb […]

Immigration confirms $60 spouse fee

Wednesday 16 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write in response to the article ‘Time for a fresh start’ that appeared in Saturday’s edition of Cook Islands News. Focusing on what is for Immigration and no doubt most of your readers, the most important point of interest in the above article, may I simply recall that Immigration met with Ms […]

Internet charges 'plain outrageous'

Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In skimming your website I happened across a letter that stated, “What really concerned me about the TCI bill was the fact that almost $400 of this $500 bill related to the usage of the internet by myself and four, school aged children during the past two months.” A following letter stated that […]

Hitches at Mire Atu explained

Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In reply to the letters to the editor on the matter of technical issues at the Mire Atu composters competition, I met with my team who were here for the event to discuss the issues raised, mainly what caused the technical problems leading to these complaints. 1. Feedback – overall this was during […]

Kata - March 14, 2011

Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Kata

Red wine without the alcohol

Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Responding to Saturday’s smoke signal Alcholesterol, CITC Pharmacy manager Shannon Saunders writes: “The Ministry of Health article in Thursday’s paper [page 11] recommended ‘Drink alcohol in small amounts’. I am sure what they meant by this was for people to drink responsibly and consider reducing their alcohol consumption if they have health problems. With regards […]

A tax increase is a bigger threat to the country than Telecom

Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Telecom critic going under ‘Gumboot maniac’ (CI News March 8) is aptly ‘non de plumed’. There is something manic in his approach where he tries to show he’s a good analyst with information few other people have, because he fails to acknowledge other relevant issues. He writes that Telecom is the most loathed […]

Grow up

Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the leadership and members of the Democratic Party for their decision to support the confidence motion in the new Prime Minister and his government. This is an evidence that our new crop of parliamentarians are showing maturity but I’m sad to see that one of our longest serving members of parliament, […]

Bid for Steve Barrett

Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We are dumbfounded, down in the dumps, reeling from shock, to hear that Steve Barrett didn’t win the Island Secretary position for Mauke. Logic told us that as he had been called to represent Mauke at recent meetings planning for the future he must be in. Please tell us this isn’t political. We […]