Opinion

CISNOC 'circus' claims answered

Wednesday 28 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor Events at CISNOC (Cook Islands Sport and National Olympic Committee) since the Pacific Mini Games have been nothing short of a circus. This outfit seems to have turned into a defacto office for former CIP hacks and has-beens. The grandstanding President is now off to Europe for another junket being a world conference […]

Kata - April 27, 2010

Tuesday 27 April 2010 | Published in Kata

Man with a 'beef' let's rip

Tuesday 27 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, John Woods is right, I got a beef! I got a beef with anyone who praises Wilkie Rasmussen or any other member of cabinet, both past and present who would front up in court regarding Toagate, but doesn’t blast them all for agreeing to such a foolish idea in the first place. All […]

'Sheraton' detail refuted

Tuesday 27 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write regarding the letter ‘Sheraton worse than Toagate’ by Jacqui Evans in yesterday’s Cook Islands News. 1. Where on earth did Evans get the b.s. from? 2. I have never been a Minister of Tourism and as a person educated in legal matters would never sign a contract binding Cabinet or the […]

Kata - April 26, 2010

Monday 26 April 2010 | Published in Kata

2 faces of Tangaroa

Monday 26 April 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

The logo for the new Rules of Attraction reality dating show (above) is neat: it can be seen as two Tangaroa faces looking at each other – in keeping with the theme – but stare at it a while and it could be a single Tangaroa face looking straight at you. Cook Islands Tourism has […]

Our hopes are dashed

Monday 26 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Tight Five have been in control for four and a half months. How hopeful some of us were when they took over. How wrong. Except for replacing the Secretary of Finance with a competent person, what have they achieved? They have turned the future of our back-bone industry over to one resort […]

Why the barrage?

Monday 26 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I, like many people with an interest in tourism, went to the public meeting held by the tourism board. I have to admit that when I went in, I was slightly pessimistic as to the outcome. I am ashamed to say that after reading so much in the news about how bad everything […]

'Sheraton' worse than 'Toagate'

Monday 26 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It’s nonsense that Toagate is the “worst financial blunder that has ever been made by a Cook Island politician since self-government” as claimed by letter-writer “E Tu e Ara e taku Iti tangata”. I don’t condone the actions that lead to the Toagate debacle, but we should never forget what got us into […]

Kata - April 24, 2010

Saturday 24 April 2010 | Published in Kata

Letter writer upset

Saturday 24 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to let your readers know that I have written a letter to your newspaper in order to respond to Wilkie Rasmussen’s last wrongful and false accusations against me, but Cook Islands News refused to print my letter. John Woods, managing editor of the Cook Islands News, said my […]

Clinic backs its work

Saturday 24 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In a recent CI News article the Director of Public Health makes a statement about the findings of Better Health Research Centre calling them “wild statements”. We ask, does the director have access to up-to-date information to justify saying this? Can he prove that illnesses we report do not exist here and that […]

Respect America

Friday 23 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, How sad it is to read and notice straight away the bigoted comments penned by Wilkie Rasmussen in his letter to the editor last Thursday. I was absolutely disgusted that he would stoop so low as to highlight to the whole world, via this medium, Steve Boggs’ country of origin and his relevance […]

Best refs for top games

Friday 23 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In reply to ‘Give credit to the ref’, and his defensive and sheltering of an individual referee, I would like to lend in my support to the writer who was requesting our best referee for top games. Top referees cannot and should not hold centre stage of any match, they should control the […]

Kata - April 23, 2010

Friday 23 April 2010 | Published in Kata

Finish what was started

Friday 23 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This Toagate problem will not be solved, unless someone steps in and picks up the faults and sorts it out without blaming others who did not do their job rightly or did not finish it. Wilkie Rasmussen needs to concentrate on fixing it, because he is the new leader that has been appointed […]

Toagate – worst blunder since self government

Thursday 22 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It saddens me to observe people like Bret and Tony holding the people of the Cook Islands to ransom in terms of what they think is right, that is, for the people of the Cook Islands to pay for not only the stupid and silly mistakes done by former Finance Minister Sir Terepai […]

Glenda must stay as CEO

Thursday 22 April 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: “After reading the exit review from Cook Islands Tourism marketing director Glenda Tuaine in your Wednesday paper, all I can say to Minister of Tourism Robert Wigmore is: Persuade Glenda to return to the office immediately as CEO, invite her to bring her proven team around her, ask her advice on […]

Kata - April 22, 2010

Thursday 22 April 2010 | Published in Kata

Sunspots positive

Wednesday 21 April 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I have been following along the recent changes in the Tourism Corporation and have stood by while reading a variety of negative comments in regards to the recent changes and I feel like I cannot stand by anymore without adding my perspective. I have personally worked with the Tourism Corporation for over 20 […]