Letters to the Editor
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John M Scott: Reopen borders – but carefully
Sunday June 14, 2020Dear editor,
I think it is timely to remind ourselves that our relationship with New Zealand is a two way street.
Moana Moeka'a: Opposing helmets is about choice
Friday June 12, 2020Kia orana,
I thought the articles on the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, and the Democratic Party's Titikaveka MP in your paper last week, re their respective positions on the motorcycle helmet law, were great.
Nana Taruia: Three important points
Friday June 12, 2020Dear editor,
I believe John Makuru is at fault (“Who Polices the Police,” June 6), causing the motor vehicle accident he was involved in outside Charlie’s café in Titikaveka.
Tuakana Faireka: Meitaki from a returned mama
Wednesday June 10, 2020Dear editor,
With the repatriation of stranded Cook Islanders having been completed successfully, and as a member of the first cohort, I take great pleasure in expressing my sincere gratitude to the following groups of people and organisations that have made it possible for this to happen.
Wilkie Rasmussen: Failure to diversify
Wednesday June 10, 2020Dear editor,
I have said it before several times that this government has failed the Cook Islands people miserably on a number of economic fronts.
John M Scott: Seabed mining v exploration
Wednesday June 10, 2020Dear editor,
Is it not a trifle misleading and disingenuous for the Minister to be placing all the emphasis on the potentially less damaging exploration argument as opposed to mining?
Mark Brown: Cook Islands imports close to $200 million worth of goods from New Zealand
Wednesday June 10, 2020Kia orana editor,
I happened to read the letter from Alan Richardson in yesterday’s paper on the need to reopen borders at both ends. I certainly agree with him on that.
Alan Richardson: Border must go both ways
Tuesday June 09, 2020Dear editor,
As a Kiwi living in the Cooks, I have been watching the situation with border control and opening with interest.
Wilkie Rasmussen: Northern self-reliance
Saturday June 06, 2020Dear editor,
Self-determination in the Northern Group islands is dead. Let's look at the pearl industry.
