Opinion

Good team wins

Saturday 4 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Kia Orana te iti tangata. The elections are done, a good team has won. The people have spoken, much more to be done, the players, all assembled, selections to come. I’m no poet, just mortals the team. Give them a chance, things are never as they seem. Yes, te iti tangata, you have […]

Great to see balanced cabinet

Saturday 4 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Firstly I would like to offer my sincere acknowledgement to the Prime Minister for the manner in which he carefully selected his cabinet ministers. One of the most balanced cabinets I have experienced for a long time. Why, they have the theoretical and the practical experience amongst them e.g. Teariki Heather (the action […]

In support of George

Saturday 4 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write this letter with a very sad and heavy heart. I write in support of my father-in-law and my children’s papa Norman George. I am very disappointed at the CIP for what they have done. I recall the by election in Mangaia where there was a fund raiser at the punanga nui […]

Good choice

Saturday 4 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, CIP is back. Congratulations to the people of the Cooks, we’ve got a new government – good to see young blood Mark Brown in to steer the young ones in. Cheers to the main man Mr Teariki Heather. Henry/Masters, you’ve got a choice team there. Good Luck! AJ Taripo

Kata - December 3, 2010

Friday 3 December 2010 | Published in Kata

Disgraceful supporters

Friday 3 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to express my opinion and humiliation about a soccer match that was held on November 27 between Takuvaine and Nikao Premier Men. This was a main match to end the second round of the game, but then this was stopped by the referee due to some players fighting. From the […]

Hold on, what about the basics?

Friday 3 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The chairman of the tourism board seems to think that doubling numbers is the way to go and I am sure that with broad sweeping statements such as that one he will have every single tourism operator and new MP agreeing with him dreaming of fuller bank accounts. After all we all want […]

Kata - December 2, 2010

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Kata

Maggie's skills needed

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I want to congratulate George Maggie on his election success. Building quality homes within time and money budgets has no doubt provided Mr Maggie with a skill set much needed in government for the promotion of fiscal responsibility. I hope to see more successful businessmen join government in future. Steve Kurker USA

No to 7

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Firstly, congratulations to you Henry Puna for being sworn in as Prime Minister for the next four years. Reading this morning’s newspaper (1/12/10) there is a suggestion that an extra minister is to be appointed. My plea to the CIP is to think about it again. We are in a financial chaos and […]

Listen and learn

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Please look at the numbers of voters that did not vote in every electorate, in some cases the results are clear, people did not want to vote. I wonder why? Let’s hope the CIP does better putting the resources into key areas like infrastructure, transport, education, health and the likes. There is not […]

Leave Norman George alone

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In yesterday’s (Wednesday) newspaper I see that Norman George is not “encouraged” as he feels that he will miss out on a Cabinet post. I am glad he is not encouraged. I hope he does not get a position in Cabinet. History has so clearly demonstrated that every team in which Norman has […]

Not another minister!

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

Kata - December 1, 2010

Wednesday 1 December 2010 | Published in Kata

Kata - November 30, 2010

Tuesday 30 November 2010 | Published in Kata

Coffee business 'is' local

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We refer to the letter by ‘A local coffee lover’ in Friday’s Cook Islands News. The mobile coffee van business is 70 per cent owned by a Cook Islander. The foreign ownership being 30 per cent, does not command one third (33.3 per cent) or more of the required threshold for the business […]

Hard to get

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, With so much interest in Steig Larsson’s books and recent comment in your newspaper, I must explain to disappointed customers of the Bounty Bookshop that we are finding it difficult to obtain these books. Ordered on August 1, re-ordered in September, inquired about in November, they are meant to be ‘still coming’ – […]

Quality road work required

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Cook Islands Party’s landslide victory in this election is a great relief for our Cook Islands people living at home, and abroad as well. Congratulations to Henry and your team. The result is an emphatic victory, stemmed from a smart old fashion approach, and I am so delighted to see the change […]

CITV addresses reception quality

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Through your good paper may I ask CITV to please do something urgently to improve the overall quality of the picture and sound received on our TV sets. Although I’m not a huge fan of CITV’s programmes, I must say that it is very, very frustrating watching local TV when the picture quality […]

Another Cook Islands win!

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

Amazing, the pageant titles just keep on coming for another of our beautiful, intelligent Cook Islands women – maybe there’s something special in the air here? A big congrats and welcome back home to the newly-crowned Miss South Pacific, Joyana Meyer, for her win over the weekend in the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby. […]