Letters to the Editor
How green are eco-bikes?
Wednesday 9 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Think about this statement I read last week in the esteemed but often maligned CI News “The electric bike is faster and less physically demanding than a pushbike, but cheaper to run and creates less pollution than a motorbike. It’s a happy medium.” I sat there thinking Rarotonga must have secretly been working […]
Happy, happy
Wednesday 9 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kia Orana te Iti tangata. Joy, joy, joy, happy, happy, happy, what a surprise! In fact, more surprised there were any votes against the change, should’ve been 48-nil. Just goes to show. In spite of all the dumb stuff that happened, there are still idiots out there who will vote for them. The […]
Licence renewal idea
Wednesday 9 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, An idea: In order to cut down on the long lines and waiting times to get a Cook Islands driver’s licence, how about having the capability for those of us with prior Cook Islands licences to renew them over the internet and have a new one mailed to our home address? We could […]
Unavailable
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I noticed with surprise that my name was printed in the Cook Islands News dated 3 June 2010 as the Assistant Treasurer for the Democratic Party. As I advised the conference organisers prior to the conference, I was not available to attend the conference and take up any post as I am obligated […]
Govt should ignore court decision
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor What’s going on in paradise? Not another court fiasco? The effect of the Toa saga should have been uppermost in the court’s mind and the people are already squirming at the thought of giving away millions of dollars over the next 10 years for nothing. The next government of the Cook Islands should […]
How high do I jump, sir?
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor In response to the letter from ‘Sickening’ in your newspaper on June 3: Sickening, the moon is green. Yes! Minister Wilkie, Yes! PM, Yes! QR, the moon is green Sickening, the sun is purple. Yes! Minister Wilkie, Yes! PM, Yes! QR, the sun is purple. Sickening, we command you to follow our instructions. […]
Jibba jabba
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Now is a good time to think seriously about harvesting those precious nodules sitting on the seabed now the Cook Islands people are in big debt. I don’t think that I will be coming back to my home country sooner with all this saga and jibba jabba going on. Concerned citizen (Name and […]
Lost the plot
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor It is clear now that my Democratic Party does not care much for loyalty and dedication. Its decision to elect Wilkie Rasmussen as Deputy Leader over Aunty Mau bears this out. A simple comparison of the history of the two names over the recent past will show what I mean. Aunty Mau has […]
Make the call for the country
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Is the Cook Island’s Government not embarrassed yet? What is it going to take before they wake up and realise that our Country is a joke and its all due to the people running it? I was once a proud Cook Islander, now I’m embarrassed to say I even once belonged. We elect […]
Questions to think about
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Did you know that in the world Cook Islanders can make it through the recession with no worries? Did you know that unlike building labourers overseas, Cook Island labourers can build a house from footing foundation to finishing no sweat? Did you know that non-working Cook Islanders can work together, take computer courses […]
Good luck at Vaimaanga
Wednesday 2 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor It is comforting to know that the latest entry in the ‘finish the Vaimaanga before 2050 sweepstakes’ does not intend to hang his hat on the expired building permits and expired EIA but will begin anew. Just a note to the gentlemen involved, the last EIA was in essence a ‘blank cheque’ that […]
Manarangi responds to template view
Wednesday 2 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter “Kevin Carr explains Toa Template” which was published in Monday’s CI News. In general I agree with the views expressed by Mr Carr but there is one passage in his letter that requires a response in order that the observation made by Mr Carr is seen in its […]
What's different?
Tuesday 1 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Here’s a good one for your readers. The mighty Jimmy says he was advised against a snap election because he did not have the numbers. But wait just a minute, same PM, same QR back in 2006, they did not have the numbers then, but still called an election. What’s the difference now, […]
Stop the performance
Tuesday 1 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Nobody is buying the latest scene of the two leading performers in the Jim and Fred con game act. In scene 1; 2006, the PM didn’t have a majority in parliament to call a snap election but that didn’t stop the two conmen from calling a snap election at the time. In scene […]
Great paper, but bad news
Tuesday 1 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thank you for the Cook Islands News. I like reading what’s happening to Government it’s sad. I hope they will elect a strong leader to run the county. And another thing I want to ask is why the fare to Aitutaki on Air Raro is so steep? It’s just only 45 minute to […]
'Outsider' comments on tourism
Tuesday 1 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I hope you will accept my ‘outsider’ comments on tourism to the Cook Islands, based simply on our strong desire to visit but finding considerable practical reasons to be unable to fulfill our dream. My wife and I live in Britain, and will be in Melbourne in December and January. We had planned […]
Tourism's very big ask
Monday 31 May 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
A New Zealand Herald article says: “Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand will between them invest about $130 million in the United States market during the next four years, with a target to increase annual visitor numbers from 200,000 to 300,000 over five years,” writes Stephen Lyon. He asks: “If it will take $130 […]
Little wonder
Monday 31 May 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read the CI News online every Friday and I’m very grateful to have updates on the political scandal going on! I am disgusted at your government’s treatment of the local people who gracefully casts their votes for you liars to represent our paradise. I suggest that you all get the hell out […]
No sharks in the lagoon!
Monday 31 May 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is comforting as a returning visitor to Raro, that you can roll out of bed, grab your bathing suit (snorkel optional) and hit the FANTASTIC beaches in Muri. Meeting a Stonefish is rare, and a puffer may be less rare (but sort of harmless), and there are no sharks (that I’ve seen). […]
Less for more
Monday 31 May 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Cook Islands’ financial situation is fragile, with budget cuts necessary and a reduction in reserves coupled with a rise in debt that is degrading our economy. So far this year tourism has been on the decline with Tata Crocombe being in charge since August last year. The tourism board wants more money, […]
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