Opinion
Elect new team the old-fashioned way
Tuesday 19 January 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
“The infamous Gang of 19 now want a judge to sack a legal government and hand the power over to them instead,” writes a signaller. “Is this the same lot that was calling for stability? Can someone please remind Henry Puna that September is not that far off. If he and his CIPs want to […]
Who's kidding who?
Tuesday 19 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There are many who are quick to jump and criticise PM Marurai for lacking political leadership qualities. This same group is also happy to back Sir Terepai as the country’s preferred political leader. When one really has a good think about it, wasn’t Sir Terepai and not Marurai the one who had full […]
Karere ki te au upoko akatere o te patireia
Tuesday 19 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Ki te Etita, “No roto i te ngai oonu toku kapikianga atu ia koe, e Iehova. E taku Atu, e akarongo mai i toku reo, e ariu mai to taringa i taku e pati nei. Naringa koe e Iehova e akairo ana i te au ara nei, koai te ka mou?” Salamo 130:1-3. Kia orana […]
Open letter to new Minister
Monday 18 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Tepuka’s road looks like a riverbed. Could the new Minister of Works please make fixing it one of the priorities in his new portfolio, please? The road was made worse when work took place on it last year around the same time the stadium was being built; afterwards nothing happened with returning it […]
Shame on 19 MPs
Monday 18 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m appalled and absolutely stunned by the 19 members of parliament who seem to have rallied around former DPM Maoate. How can this be possible in a supposedly Constitutional Democracy? It’s unbelievable in this day and age given the central cause of all this debacle. If this happened in any other country such […]
5 ministers can do it
Monday 18 January 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
Leave the government alone, says one signaller. “It will prove that we only need up to five people to manage the country – good for a political reform trial run.” And on the opposition thinking about jumping into bed with the Demos to form a coalition, the person says, “Fancy that, it’s monstrous and total […]
Good work – bad eggs gone
Monday 18 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I applaud our prime minister and cabinet for the political reform plans they have put in place. Only 16 days into their administration, this “Group of 5” is showing real change. Cutting back on MP travel and getting the Aitutaki overdue referendum is fantastic. I am sure the people of Aitutaki will be […]
Just the facts
Monday 18 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Amid all the political commotion going on, and while many get carried away, I think it is necessary that we go back to the plain, simple facts. All this turmoil began when the prime minister admitted to being pressured by persons outside of government (his words) to sack Sir Terepai Maoate as the […]
It saddens me
Monday 18 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It saddens me to read about the island struggles when it’s the government that can’t get their act together, continuously blaming each other. Maybe it is time for a change – out with the old and in with the new. Maybe it’s time to bring in new faces, youthful ideas. Surely we have […]
Rugby heads should quit
Saturday 16 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The current Cook Islands Rugby Union executives should all resign from their positions. Over the last decade, the IRB has invested so much money in training and development and using various overseas players and coaches for our National 15 and National Sevens team. Last year we were beaten by PNG and Niue in […]
Real reform deserves a knighthood
Saturday 16 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Should PM Marurai really be congratulated for putting political reform on the urgent list of things to do before the general elections? If he is genuinely committed to carrying out much needed political reform, then the guy deserves a knighthood. But if his putting political reform on the agenda merely as a strategy […]
Faint praise
Saturday 16 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Ex-Public Servant’s letter (Friday January 15) is damning with faint praise. Just like his “good old friend” Don Silk, he has no idea what the point of his letter is. Let me spell it out for both of them: Richard Chapman has nothing to do with this generation of poorly performing public servants. […]
No clues on dumpings
Saturday 16 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Public health and environmental officers are still in the dark as to the persons responsible for incidents reported to the agencies this week. On Tuesday morning raw chicken pieces and vegetables apparently came off a vehicle and ended up on the road at Harley Street corner. Then on Wednesday a couple of decaying dogs and […]
Is God too busy?
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Although the rambling religious letter from “The Messenger” (CINews January) is no doubt well-meaning, it’s probably a futile plea, because if there is a God (whether He be Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu or any other deity), His priorities would focus on monitoring the major tragic world events such as the killing fields of […]
Morals must be back in education
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I want to thank and encourage that keen student who is going on to university to study. Yes 13 years of schooling before heading to university is a great amount of time in life that should have been made to make someone a better person. The amount of hours given to education in […]
Not that Dick
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I hasten to come to the aid of Ms Mason re her letter in Saturday’s edition of CINews regarding the top position of Dick Chapman as the “most hated public servant ever”, as graded by my good old friend Don Silk. Surely, the top position should go to another Dick who worked for […]
Porcelain Cleaner speaks for itself
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My friend Neil Mitchell of Aitutaki describes most things about the product he purchased in Aitutaki that damaged his shower, BUT not all things. He writes that it is labelled in Bahasa Indonesian and that the ‘use’ instructions are all in Bahasa Indonesian. He says that the product has pictures for directions of […]
Good work, Maara
Friday 15 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I note with interest Mr George’s complaint about the Police lack of response on January 12. I totally agree with Maara Tetava and congratulate him on his response. The system I set up and had operating did not involve first line response matters being ‘duck shoved’ to the CIB, as it is a […]
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 […]
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