Dear Editor, I am struggling to comprehend the rationale behind the recent list of prohibited dog breeds released to the public by the Police department.
Dear Editor, Last Sunday I went to Church, the Avarua Christian Church, a usual practice that I’ve done over many years growing up as a child from the village of Tupapa. As I approached the front steps of the Church, I noticed that the front had been upgraded and looked good. There were the usual men greeting arrivals and we exchanged pleasantries warmly.
In his first statement since the result of the court case in which Robert Tapaitau, Nga Puna and Puna’s wife, Diane Charlie-Puna, the former secretary of Infrastructure Cook Islands, were found guilty of fraud, Prime Minister Mark Brown said “no person is above the law”.
Dear Editor, Ministry of Health Secretary Bob Williams comes out swinging, downgrading the world health report to being the same trend as previous years, meaning nothing has changed and they have not improved matters.
Kia Orana Editor, During the Covid lockdowns we lost 15 foreign workers to New Zealand poachers as soon as we opened our borders to New Zealand.
Last week I was looking for some positivity to write about, after realising corruption featured as the common theme in my articles last year, writes Ruta Mave.
I recently came down with the dreaded flu – part of a wave of viral illness that, along with Covid-19, is surging in many parts of the world, including here in paradise., writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Dear Editor, We finally hear and read that the High Court has found DPM Robert Tapaitau and his companions (Nga Puna and Diane Charlie-Puna) guilty of the crimes of fraud. I assure you that the Penrhyn MP is devastated as would be his family and supporters.
Dear Editor, The Prime Minister and his government are proposing to increase the number of Ministers from six to eight.
Can someone tell me if it is true that hundreds of kids had to stand in the hot searing sun on Friday rehearsing cultural dances while being yelled at and not allowed to drink any water?
Dear Editor, Last week I heard the Prime Minister (Mark Brown) and Pukapuka MP Tingika Elikana justify the need to increase the number of Ministers from six to eight. The increase could be Ministers elected from the CIP MPs.
Dear Editor, The CI News Saturday edition page 2 under “Court News”, your paper reported on the conviction of Agnes Rameka by Justice of the Peace Vania Kenning of drink driving while more than four times over the legal alcohol limit.
After four years of writing a weekly opinion column there comes a time that you wonder what can be written that is different. For inspiration I looked at what I had written this time last year and not surprisingly, I found the same problems by the same people in the news, corruption and lack of health have not changed.