Opinion

Hold on, what about the basics?

Friday 3 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The chairman of the tourism board seems to think that doubling numbers is the way to go and I am sure that with broad sweeping statements such as that one he will have every single tourism operator and new MP agreeing with him dreaming of fuller bank accounts. After all we all want […]

Kata - December 3, 2010

Friday 3 December 2010 | Published in Kata

Not another minister!

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

Maggie's skills needed

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I want to congratulate George Maggie on his election success. Building quality homes within time and money budgets has no doubt provided Mr Maggie with a skill set much needed in government for the promotion of fiscal responsibility. I hope to see more successful businessmen join government in future. Steve Kurker USA

No to 7

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Firstly, congratulations to you Henry Puna for being sworn in as Prime Minister for the next four years. Reading this morning’s newspaper (1/12/10) there is a suggestion that an extra minister is to be appointed. My plea to the CIP is to think about it again. We are in a financial chaos and […]

Listen and learn

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Please look at the numbers of voters that did not vote in every electorate, in some cases the results are clear, people did not want to vote. I wonder why? Let’s hope the CIP does better putting the resources into key areas like infrastructure, transport, education, health and the likes. There is not […]

Kata - December 2, 2010

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Kata

Leave Norman George alone

Thursday 2 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In yesterday’s (Wednesday) newspaper I see that Norman George is not “encouraged” as he feels that he will miss out on a Cabinet post. I am glad he is not encouraged. I hope he does not get a position in Cabinet. History has so clearly demonstrated that every team in which Norman has […]

Kata - December 1, 2010

Wednesday 1 December 2010 | Published in Kata

Kata - November 30, 2010

Tuesday 30 November 2010 | Published in Kata

Another Cook Islands win!

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

Amazing, the pageant titles just keep on coming for another of our beautiful, intelligent Cook Islands women – maybe there’s something special in the air here? A big congrats and welcome back home to the newly-crowned Miss South Pacific, Joyana Meyer, for her win over the weekend in the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby. […]

Kata - November 29, 2010

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Kata

Coffee business 'is' local

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We refer to the letter by ‘A local coffee lover’ in Friday’s Cook Islands News. The mobile coffee van business is 70 per cent owned by a Cook Islander. The foreign ownership being 30 per cent, does not command one third (33.3 per cent) or more of the required threshold for the business […]

Hard to get

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, With so much interest in Steig Larsson’s books and recent comment in your newspaper, I must explain to disappointed customers of the Bounty Bookshop that we are finding it difficult to obtain these books. Ordered on August 1, re-ordered in September, inquired about in November, they are meant to be ‘still coming’ – […]

Quality road work required

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Cook Islands Party’s landslide victory in this election is a great relief for our Cook Islands people living at home, and abroad as well. Congratulations to Henry and your team. The result is an emphatic victory, stemmed from a smart old fashion approach, and I am so delighted to see the change […]

CITV addresses reception quality

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Through your good paper may I ask CITV to please do something urgently to improve the overall quality of the picture and sound received on our TV sets. Although I’m not a huge fan of CITV’s programmes, I must say that it is very, very frustrating watching local TV when the picture quality […]

Statistics prove anything

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It is said you can prove anything with statistics. Your words ‘Slap in the face for party’ may make a good headline, but are a complete and accurate summation and conclusion of the election results with regard to Te Kura O Te Au Movement. Of the people I have spoken to from CIP […]

Questions unanswered on TCI payments

Monday 29 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write to you and your readers a couple more points in respect of telecommunications and legal advice given to the Minister for Telecommunications, Prime Minister Jim Marurai, by Telecom Cook Islands on behalf of Telecom New Zealand’s legal counsel Rebecca Jacob. The points of interest I take from that advice, “the Minister […]

Kata - November 27, 2010

Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Kata

Questions for MPs

Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Kua oti uakenei to tatou ikianga Kavamani ite ra 17 November 2010. E kua peke ki te CIP 15 nooanga, e 8 ki te DEMO. E (1) kare e papu. Kia akameitakiia te Atua no kotou katoatoa tei oro i teia oroanga, tei autu, e tei kore, praise the Lord. E uianga taku […]