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Outer islands fall by the wayside

Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

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Outer islands fall by the wayside
School children on Pukapuka are all smiles in this photo, but the realities of life in the remote outer islands are grim compared to what's offered on Rarotonga, a letter writer says. 18082021

Dear Editor, Nooroa Tuoro (CINews August 20), thinks he is smart or brave for putting his name and blood groups in the newspaper for all to see but really all he is doing is showing off about his heritage and his good fortune for having been born on the right side of the blanket in the Cook Islands.

Dear Editor, Nooroa Tuoro (CINews August 20), thinks he is smart or brave for putting his name and blood groups in the newspaper for all to see but really all he is doing is showing off about his heritage and his good fortune for having been born on the right side of the blanket in the Cook Islands.


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