Opinion

Thanks, we loved it

Monday 11 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Our holiday is winding down. Every year my wife and I discuss taking a holiday somewhere else besides the Cook Islands. Within a few days of our arrival in Raro, we are planning next year’s return. Rarotonga is such a special place, we have to come back. We have already booked our stay […]

Buy local produce always

Monday 11 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As a supporter of buying local produce ahead of the imported kind, I encourage all consumers to buy locally produced eggs and not the imported ones. Government and its agencies inaction or ignorance on how to create the right environment for real economic growth is one indication that the wrong people are running […]

More on baptism debate

Monday 11 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is in response to the the Great Bible baptism debate letter (CI News Saturday). The eye of the needle keeps getting smaller and smaller for those contemplating a tryout for the Kingdom of Heaven. Your correspondents debate leaves us less informed individuals with many questions, not all of which, relate to the […]

Mistaken identity of medicinal plant

Monday 11 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The CI News (October 8) reported that Pa Teuruaa uses juice extracted from “fresh deadly nightshade (atropa belladonna)” to cure dengue fever. The inclusion of its Latin name will allow your readers to readily find more information about this plant. When they Google Atropa belladonna they might be surprised to find that it […]

Kata - October 9, 2010

Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Kata

Faith is the only means of salvation

Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, A reply to Tutai Pere’s comments regarding the article I wrote a couple of weeks ago. As a mention, I also support the response from Brian Chitty in your paper. Faith is the only means of salvation. That is given to us by God – it is His gift by His grace (Ephesians […]

The great Bible baptism debate

Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I do not wish to debate any more on this issue regarding the One and Only Bible Baptism that is recorded in Holy Scripture. No one ever conducted any baptism after the Great Commission of Jesus recorded in Mathew 28:19, Mark 16:16 and Luke 24:47 until the 120 believers received the Promise of […]

Please fix our roads

Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, For about the hundredth time can government please, please, please do something about those areas around Rarotonga’s mains roads where the water collects and floods the roads every time it rains? Some of these roads, to name a few, include in front of Ngatangiia church, across from Te Uki Ou school in Turangi, […]

Lawyers not taking over

Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I read the letter of Punctillius in Thursday’s paper with interest. The letter made some interesting points on the legislative process but did not accurately represent either my thoughts or my statements. First, there is no doubt we need more Cook Islanders to work as lawyers in private practice in the Cook Islands. […]

Eat healthy, vote longer

Saturday 9 October 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

The Democratic Party has found a way to get more votes in future – make sure supporters live longer. As part of its campaign to promote healthy eating habits and longevity of Cook Islanders, the party made sure there wasn’t any heavy food on the menu at the launch of its national election campaign on […]

Kata - October 8, 2010

Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Kata

Wilkie on Carr's departure

Friday 8 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Kevin Carr’s explanation about his departure from office of Acting Financial Secretary in his letter to the editor is fair comment in some respects. But to say that I am afraid to discuss issues with him is untrue. Early in his appointment he pronounced what he would do, but arrogantly stated that the […]

Delhi underbelly – don't forget to look behind facade

Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

“I hope the Cook Islands group at the Commonwealth Games will look behind the faade in Delhi to see how the REAL world has to survive, in the pits hidden from view,” writes a smoke signaller. He also asks: “How many public servants are on ‘national representation leave’ to attend the Delhi Games? That is, […]

Kata - October 7, 2010

Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Kata

Disgraceful Raro taxi service

Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, While having lunch last Sunday, my family and I noticed a taxi driver stop outside our place and drop off a family of tourists. While this could be normal because there is an accommodation place next door, it looked strange as the people were reading a map and looking confused. The taxi driver, […]

More lawyers not needed

Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I have to take issue with Tim Arnold’s assertion that we need more lawyers in the Cook Islands and politics. The very nature of the legal profession is adversarial and combative. Do we want more of that in Parliament? Of greater importance concerns the written language of our laws and regulations. They are […]

Attention letter writers

Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

A number of emails sent to the editor@cookislandsnews.com address over the last few days were held up due to technical problems with an email filter, and we only received them yesterday. A number of these emails were letters to the editor. The problem has now been resolved and it appears as if we have received […]

Carr explains his sudden departure

Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter to the Editor on Friday 1st October with the heading “Is Carr’s sacking legal” and would like to clarify the situation. Firstly the Minister did not sack me but rather sent a letter that conveyed his loss of confidence and said that he had conveyed this to the […]

Kata - October 6, 2010

Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Kata

Import substitution – what a joke

Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Democratic Party Government’s position on import substitution is nothing but a joke. CITC is flooding the market with NZ eggs when local production is more than capable of meeting the demand. Attempts by this writer to get government to include in the Fair Trading Act of 2008 a Protection of Local Industry […]