Opinion
Punish the parents
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I totally agree with “a very angry and disgruntled Cook Islander” regarding our current theft problem. These mostly young and undisciplined thieves are quickly damaging our good reputation which has taken many years and a lot of expense to foster and develop. Fortunately this problem can be quickly and easily solved if the […]
Ministers, live like us
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
The ministers who have resigned should do the honourable thing and return their perks, cars etc and quit their offices immediately, says one signaller. “Relinquish the right and join us and live like us. By hanging around, you guys are contributing to the fiasco that is going on at the moment.” One of our readers […]
Go with the PM
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The consequential move by Dr Maoate to regain government and prime ministership of this country is not only pathetic but shameful. He was sacked because he mismanaged the finances of this country and PM Marurai rightly did the only appropriate thing by getting rid of him. So the question is why is he […]
Norm alert
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would remind all the public of the Cook Islands that an empty vessel makes the most noise. Be very careful over the next few months and watch out for Big Norm as he is gleefully stirring the pot of Government instability. The end result could be a new Attorney General (Big Norm […]
Suspicions confirmed
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The political turmoil over the past few weeks, which now seems to have culminated in the formation of a government, albeit rather shaky, that consists of five MPs, will probably confirm the public’s growing suspicions that a great majority of the politicians of this country are nothing but disloyal, two-faced, self-centered, greedy individuals […]
Fuel 'borrowing' stopped in Aitutaki
Thursday 14 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to the letter from Stunned Aitutakian, which appeared in your January 12 issue, I would like to correct the misinformation provided by the self proclaimed, “not very well educated” writer. In the past, the Aitutaki Power Supply (APS) or EPS Aitutaki, as it was known then, adopted a practice of seeking […]
Back off, let the PM lead
Thursday 14 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is a message to the 19 MPs comprising of Demos and CIPs who are on the rampage to run down the prime minister Jim Marurai and his duly sworn cabinet ministers. Back off all of you, what ever you are planning against the PM. Here’s a word of wisdom for you lot. […]
Time ripe
Thursday 14 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In an attempt to justify the formation of a Demo/CIP coalition ‘caretaker’ government, the president of the Demo Party Makuiti Tongia publicly stated that both parties would be “…putting aside our political differences…”. Can Tongia tell us what these differences are? In any healthy democracy, ideology is the fuel that drives political parties. […]
Police admit failure, act on complaint
Wednesday 13 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to record a major systems failure involving the Police. Yesterday morning (January 12), while on my routine morning walk to the Wigmore waterfall at 6:20am, I came across three young suspects trying to extract some metallic object from the Sheraton Hotel building site. There was loud metallic hammering, they were […]
We've got the people
Wednesday 13 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I note that the Minister of Finance advises that there may be no one available to hold the Financial Secretary reins. I realise he wasn’t around during the economic reform, but there are still a group of high calibre people on the island working and investing and willing to help whichever government if […]
Paradise no more
Wednesday 13 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Stealing from tourists and from the public at large is becoming a major embarrassment. The Cook Islands should be known as Thieves Paradise. Shame on you Cook Islanders who are doing this to our paradise! Stop tip-toeing around thieves and the police should be doing some positive intervention to stop this nonsense. As […]
Out with the old
Wednesday 13 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The rash decision by the Cook Islands Party to team up with the Democratic Party so a caretaker government can be formed with Sir Terepai Maoate as its prime minister, seems to have completely ignored the obvious failings of the former finance minister. Sadly, cobbling a caretaker government with the Demos until the […]
Just get some work done
Wednesday 13 January 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
A smoke signaller lets rip with questions and advice on the current political situation: “Regarding the 19 CIP/Demo coalition. Since when has the CIP and Demo exec been given a mandate to run the country? Does Mac see a trip to Wellington slipping into the mist? Is a saving of 100K not worth having, Nandi? […]
Who profited from the APS fuel?
Tuesday 12 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a not very educated Aitutakian, I was stunned to read your headline on page 7 of the Cook Islands News of November 26, 2009, ‘Borrowing of power fuel discouraged’. Is this not the same as using in an unauthorised manner, taxpayer’s money to help commercial enterprises? It gets even worse, when power […]
Pulling the PM's strings?
Tuesday 12 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Clearing my office of accumulated rubbish I came across the Cook Islands News of Wednesday, July 29 2009 and there was a front page story featuring Wilkie Rasmussen. A quote from the honourable member makes interesting reading now! “I have raised it directly with the prime minister that he should consider stepping down […]
Wanted: sensible decisions
Monday 11 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Here they go again — straight from Toagate to Solargate believing they can legislate everyone’s rights out of existence and create another level of bureaucracy to waste money on consultants, workshops, travel and perks. Six month durability trials? Hello! Solar panels are already proven to last 20 plus years – who got the […]
Bought but not paid for
Monday 11 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Re Cook Islands News, Saturday, January 9 – “Country First: CIP, Demos” should have read “Politicians first and foremost and always”. The spin and misinformation in their media release shows their basic dishonesty. They claim that five MPs have seized cabinet. I remember a minister of finance being asked to step down from […]
Leave things as they are
Monday 11 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We read with interest that MPs from both sides of the aisle have expressed “complete lack of support for cabinet”. In as much as cabinet was only recently appointed, what is the basis for their concern? Three of the new ministers have served in cabinet before. We cannot recall when the Cook Islands […]
Dangerous goods
Monday 11 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Never mind about learning to speak Maori, I think we will have to learn the Indonesian language that is on the labels of goods being ever increasingly imported and sold in the Cook Islands! My wife purchased from a store here what certainly looks like bathroom cleaner. The pictures on the label certainly […]
Which constitution are you referring to?
Monday 11 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I have been asking myself which constitution are some people referring to because in my copy I cannot find anything to support some of the proposals, statements and speculation we are reading about in your newspaper. My understanding of the present situation is this. Like it or not, Jim Marurai is the prime […]
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