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Articles by Jonathan Milne
Jonathan Milne: Mothers' Day is Mamas' Day
Saturday 9 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
This morning, about 130 returning Cook Islanders will awake in their home country, for the first time in weeks and sometimes months.
Quarantine Quiz: PM Puna vs Miss World Cook Islands
Saturday 9 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Do you know what the Prime Minister Henry Puna’s occupation was before entering politics? Be part of today's quiz to find out what was the score.
Quarantine Quiz: helmet rules, fish poisoning
Friday 8 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Under the new mandatory motorbike helmets rule, your helmet must carry a safety certification. Do you know what they are? Be part of today's quiz to find out what was the score.
Quarantine Quiz: Late Sir Albert Henry and his Rarotongan team
Friday 8 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
A team of Rarotongan boys led by the late Sir Albert Henry played the All Black Invincibles on their return from the United Kingdom in 1924.. Be part of today's quiz to find out what was the score.
The man who wants to reinvent tourism
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
Resort owner Tata Crocombe is a polarising business leader – but if he’s right, he may have reimagined the future of tourism in a new era of Covid.
Quarantine Quiz: The Maori name for 'ecosystem'
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Do you know what is the Maori name for ‘ecosystem’? Find out, with today's quiz.
Fatal crash
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Crime
A motorcyclist died last night in the first fatal crash since Covid-19 constraints came into force.
Drunk by lunchtime
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Crime
A “concerned citizen” has seized the keys from a motorbike driver, worried at how drunk he was.
Quarantine Quiz: Throwing stones in glass houses
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
What is critically wrong with this picture - and who shouldn't be throwing stones? Find out, with today's quiz.
Quarantine Quiz: Explorer, missionary and ariki
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
British explorer Captain James Cook came to our islands twice, missionary Rev John Williams also came to the Cook Islands. which Islands did they visit? Find out, with today's quiz.
Sports up in the air; Netball says no
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Sports
Non-contact sports like sailing and golf are up and flying again – but “limited contact” sports are torn about whether to resume.
Police to secure returning Cook Islanders in rooms
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Stranded mamas ‘anxious’ about their reception in Rarotonga, after abuse on social media.
Covid-free status 'not jeopardised' by Nelson woman's diagnosis
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Health
New Zealand’s Director-General of Health says it’s “very unlikely” that a Covid-infected traveller picked up the virus in Cook Islands.
Quarantine Quiz: Alicia Keys vs DJ Kiljoy
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
On May 1, a global landmark opened its doors, which land mark was it? Hint: It inspired an Alicia Keys hit. Find out, with today's quiz.
Jonathan Milne: Thank you to our community
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Editor's Note: It’s been a month now since we explained to readers, in a note on our front page, that we needed to reduce the size of our printed newspaper, to ensure we had enough colour plates and newsprint to get us through the Covid-19 lockdown.
'Thorough health measures' on Flight NZ45
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Health
A newlywed couple have expressed doubt that a woman on the same flight out of Rarotonga could have had Covid-19 at the time.
Quarantine Quiz: Last man on the moon
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Who was the last man on the moon? and which church group first brought Christianity to the Cook islands? Find out, with today's quiz.
Pacific bubble could 'help us get back to business'
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Voices across Pacific propose cross-border bubbles to enable resumption of tourism.
Praying for sunshine and tourists
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Growers are replanting their summer crops in the hope of drier weather – and the return of the tourists.
Covid-19 turns Budget plans 'on their head'
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Some government agencies will have to tighten their belts in order to pay for $76 million in Covid-19 economic stimulus and health responses.