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Papa Manavaikai: Cable cost savings
Friday January 24, 2020Kia orana, Mata Puia has a valid view point (“Scepticism about fibre cable cost savings”, Jan 9).
Keith Mokotupu: Building sector is ‘blind leading the blind’
Friday January 24, 2020Dear editor, My letter is a direct complaint aimed towards Infrastructure Cook Islands’ Building Control Inspectors and not Infrastructure Cook Islands’ boss, who no doubt has her own problems dealing with “dry wood” that needs pruning and to be tossed on the heap.
Letters: ‘Inspirational to us as children’
Thursday January 23, 2020Kia orana,
I’d like to thank Norman George for his well-written column on our Cook Islands political history from the 1960s.
Letters: Exporting people
Thursday January 23, 2020Dear editor,
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne’s column (“Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”, Jan 18) was very revealing, but none more so than the information gleaned from the New Zealand Parliamentary Library revealing there were 81,000 Cook Islanders living in New Zealand in 2018.
Letters: Security from criminals
Thursday January 23, 2020Just reading your article regarding Rarotonga protecting visitors trying to enjoy holidays on such a beautiful island (“Protecting Raro, one big resort”, Letters, Jan 21).
Letters: Paradise makes an impression
Wednesday January 22, 2020Dear editor,
I visited the Cooks and had a wonderful time. It certainly left a lifelong impression on me and hope to visit again soon.
Letters: Protecting Raro, one big resort
Tuesday January 21, 2020Dear editor,
In the past month there have been four home invasion crimes committed in accommodation properties that l know of, while tourist are sleeping. l am very concerned for our visitors’ safety.
Letters: Shipping comments ‘insult’ to private sector
Monday January 20, 2020Dear Editor,
Financial secretary Garth Henderson’s opening comments, “The market has failed the people of the Pa Enua” in Thursday January 16 article, “Govt sails to the rescue”, is nothing but an embarrassing cop-out.
Wilkie Rasmussen: New bridge ‘smells of payback’
Friday January 17, 2020Dear editor, As a Cook Islander, I am deeply concerned about the priority status given to the Avatiu Market Bridge replacement project.
