Letters to the Editor
Seeing the light
Thursday 24 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In the article on mercury poisoning no mention was made of the money saving new light bulbs being foisted upon the world. One elderly lady broke one here in the States, called the Environmental Protection Agency and it cost her US$2500 to have one broken mercury “good for 2000 hours” light bulb that […]
Crime idea
Thursday 24 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For a while now there has been evidence that a few opportunist thieves are sabotaging our tourism industry. No lateral thinking on ideas to combat this seem to be apparent. Here’s one idea that could be adapted and might make a significant difference. It’s well known that when experts in a profession have […]
Promises, promises
Thursday 24 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Perhaps people need to ask what the new Demo candidate for Mauke has done since leaving his post as councillor for Manukau City in NZ. One must wonder, what happened to the promises he made to everyone during his campaign for councillor in NZ? Must admit Mr Ka from Melbourne is not far […]
Rasmussen's tax plan unpopular
Tuesday 22 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was astounded to read in Cook Islands News on Monday that Minister Rasmussen in addition to intervening in tax matters is planning on giving a policy to banks which will ‘protect people who are struggling to pay their mortgages’. Who does he think he is? The sole shareholder of Westpac and ANZ? […]
CIP meeting call
Monday 21 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I have no wish to debate Cook Islands Party (CIP) matters for the RAPPA puna anywhere else but in a meeting of the puna. Again all CIP supporters in the RAPPA electorate are cordially invited to come to the meeting this Tuesday evening in front of Mama Uritaua’s home. That’s where we will […]
Hospital service praised
Monday 21 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Having just returned from a holiday in the Cook Islands, I should like to compliment the doctor and nurses who attended to me at the Rarotonga Hospital. The service I received was excellent from both Dr Voi Solomone and the treatment nurses. I can’t speak too highly of the care from the staff […]
Aito usage questioned
Monday 21 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor What’s wrong with using the Maori language of Rarotonga? While it’s good to see young Cook Islanders getting fit through paddling, can someone please explain the relevance of the term aito to this water sport? Aito in the Maori language of Rarotonga is either an eagle or a nuisance. In Mangaia aitoa means […]
Graham questioned
Monday 21 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If Mr Graham has to go back and check his previous articles, then he may realise that I was only raising issues that he has openly deemed to have quoted in the Cook Islands News. I am not going to entertain Mr Graham by reminding him what he said in his previous articles, […]
Worried about dog hit by bus
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I had an absolute great time at the island recently and loved your wonderful country. However on the shuttle to the airport from Vara’s I experienced a very sad and awful event. I have inquired about the follow up with Cathy Sue (at Esther Honey), but just wanted to inform you about this […]
Telecom responds on Aitutaki mobile gripe
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to your smoke signal of June 18, I agree that Aitutaki mobile services are currently not fine (but I don’t recall us claiming that they were). We have had sub-standard mobile services on Aitutaki for some considerable time, and this was made worse by the damage caused by Cyclone Pat in […]
Robbing and stealing
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Te akama iteia tu,te keia nei rai tatou i te iti tangata,te tangi,ka peke kite papaa kare o tatou enua akaou,te ta akama nei kotou ite ipukarea e te itingata So ashamed, we are still robbing/stealing our own people. So embarrassed, the papaa will be in possession of our lands again. We are […]
Interference not appreciated
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, What is Temu Okotai trying to prove? Temu Okotai has been interfering with several CIP constituencies on Rarotonga in recent months. What he is doing? Some of the CIP executives are following in the footsteps of what is happening in the Demo camps. For RAPA Cook Islands Party constituency, do not meddle and […]
Tav's tax and the minister
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor This week’s revelation that a supposedly successful business called Tav Ltd owes tax and is in the process of being sold up by the Inland Revenue Department (CI News June16 and 18) is interesting for two reasons. The first is that the position is not told from the tax department’s viewpoint. The second […]
Thanks from salsa teachers
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor We are Ismael and Merce, the Spanish salsa teachers. We were in your country for a few weeks and we want to give to the people of Rarotonga our best . We have visited other islands of the pacific, like Fiji, Tonga and Tahiti, and in all places the people were so friendly […]
Airport board asked to explain
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Could the airport CEO or airport Board please explain why a former board member and a very minor land owner at that, is being brought over from NZ at Airport expense i.e. is being paid return air tickets for herself and a chaperone to travel from Auckland to Raro and back to open […]
Whatever happened to political reform Mr PM?
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Whatever happened to the political reform that the PM was promoting in January of this year? After the PM’s world came crashing down on him with the Toagate scandal and the resignation of the majority of Democrats, the PM needed to take away the public’s attention from his competence. For six years the […]
Very sad situation
Friday 18 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I like reading your news as I live in New Zealand. What’s happening at home is very sad. Why don’t the people elect a government that can do a better job for the Cooks? Somebody mention before, why did the Prime Minister ask the QR the right for a snap election? He’s the […]
You can make a big difference
Friday 18 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor I want to point to an opportunity, right now, for each of us personally to take actions that will begin political reform in the Cook Islands. I recently heard Rarotonga defined as “a scandal surrounded by water”. While this made me laugh, it was ultimately sobering: the fit is just a little “too”good. […]
Great news to hear
Thursday 17 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was lovely to hear when I woke up this morning on Australian national radio in Melbourne that the Cook Islands are cleaning up their marine life and much more marine life has returned to the local waters. As we have travelled to Cook Island for our honeymoon in 2006, I thought it […]
Questions on web access
Thursday 17 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Telecom seems to receive almost weekly criticism of its ‘services’ to the public. I’ve got one more to add: why is it that whenever I try to access a news site such as the UK Sunday Times, I get a bounced back message from IE saying “unable to access the webpage”, or words […]
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