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Information line hard to reach for some customers

Tuesday 31 October 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

You have to feel sorry for Bluesky in their current predicament following Friday’s fire at the Aroa cell site.

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Minister looks a bit down during television interview

Monday 30 October 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Did anyone else notice that Finance minister Brown looked rather crestfallen during a television interview about the government’s plans to pursue a seat on the United Nations?

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New York her new home?

Monday 23 October 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Congratulations to former Health secretary Elizabeth Iro for scoring such an exalted position. So where will the newly appointed Chief Nurse Officer to the World Health Organization be based? New York? Brisbane? Timbuktu?

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Some taxing questions about outstanding tax

Wednesday 11 October 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

This signaller is wondering where or how the tax department gets their information on past tax that is outstanding.

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No response from police command centre

Monday 9 October 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Last week I saw a Facebook alert by police about a runaway and read that this guy was likely to commit more crimes while on the run.

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It's time to be honest about obesity problems

Thursday 5 October 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

In his most recent Saturday column Thomas Wynne only seems to have woken up now after a test and has realised he is obese. But people don’t need to be tested to see if they are obese, because it’s usually blindingly obvious.

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A close encounter of the worst kind

Thursday 28 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Driver of the Week: The local person behind the wheel of a newish silver Suzuki 4WD who passed another car outside The Beachcomber Building on Monday at around 10.30 and came very close to running me over as I walked alongside the building – well off the road.

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We can still do it

Tuesday 26 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

It’s not too late to change our gluttonous habit-causing non-communicable diseases. Fifty years ago our parents got us into the habit of raking rubbish before or after school. We ate home-cooked meals and exercised our bodies by growing fruits and veges in the garden. Why not bring back the rake, for our children of today?

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New JPs raise the bar

Monday 25 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

The government of the day has to be congratulated for selecting highly intelligent, educated and capable people to be our new Justices of the Peace. They will certainly raise the bar (no pun intended) in the court rooms.

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Aitutaki misses out

Friday 22 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

It is very disappointing to hear that the Aitutaki Ports Authority wasn’t authorised to exempt the port charge for the donated timber used in the playground that’s being built for the children of Aitutaki.

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Toxic fires continue, despite obvious danger to health

Friday 15 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

It seems the message about burning tyres, and all sorts of other dangerous materials isn’t getting through at all.

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A matter of cost

Thursday 14 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Bluesky has reinstated CITV and Vaka to Aitutaki subscribers, but have halved the total number of programmes available. There’s no reduction of monthly fees though! They claim this is a result of costs to get signals to Araura Enua. Does this mean our phone and internet charges will also double?

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'Response' a disgrace

Monday 11 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

For no-one to be attending any of those emergency response phone lines when the tsunami warning came, is just a national disgrace!

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Aitutaki television-watchers left in the dark again

Monday 11 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Last week a smoke signaller commented on the absence of the CI Herald from the island for the last few months.

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Missing luggage no advertisement for service

Thursday 7 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

“I see Jetstar is celebrating 14 years of ‘service’,” a smoke signaller says.

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Health ministers' meeting a non-stop food fest

Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

We are the most obese nation in the world and one in three of our people have diabetes or heart problems.

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Trees better option

Wednesday 30 August 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

While the nice smooth surface at the Punanga Nui market is nice to stroll down on a cold winter Saturday morning and visitors can get a bit of warmth from the solar heat-collecting black tar, what’s it going to be like in mid-summer?

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Stink from sewage truck spoiled our lunch

Monday 28 August 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Thanks to the driver of the yellow sewage truck for spilling the stinky contents of your tanker truck along the Maraerenga main road last Thursday and spoiling lunch for evcryone who was eating outdoors. Talk about “dumping” in the wrong place.

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Tourists at risk from our road conditions

Friday 18 August 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Why are the police picking on tourists and making out they are trying to protect them from harm with all these ridiculous rules on helmets and licences?

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Super celebration

Tuesday 15 August 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Well done to all the performers, dancers, singers and drummers who took part in Te Maeva Nui this year. It was a wonderful celebration and every night my expectations were far exceeded. This is why I love the Cook Islands:

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