Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: This week our son Joe was turning eight. We’d promised to cook him burgers on the barbecue we’d bought off Rarotonga Buy/Sell/Swap page – but surprise, surprise, when I tried to put it together that afternoon, the barbie’s gas inlet had a left-hand thread, and the gas hose had a right-hand thread.
Monday 24 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Government promises to thoroughly overhaul company taxes including looking at taxing overseas corporate who make their profits here.
Monday 24 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weather
Pacific meteorologists are being criticised for “over-forecasting” the last two tropical cyclones, Vicky and Wasi.
Saturday 22 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
We know what America wants. We think we know what China wants. But do Cook Islands know what we want for ourselves?
Thursday 20 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Cutting the drink-drive limit to 250mcg is a stopgap measure, but the real solutions will come from our homes, families and communities.
Wednesday 19 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Other Sports
Maka Maui came back from injury and a tough singles games in blistering heat to help Cook Islands to a victory in the doubles.
Wednesday 19 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Pictures cast doubt on claim by a Libyan militia group to have sunk a Cook Islands-flagged cargo ship.
Tuesday 18 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: So how close is the COVID-19 coronavirus? With the news of infected sufferers in the Pacific, in Hawai’i and the Philippines, it feels nearer than ever.
Tuesday 18 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weather
School is cancelled on Rarotonga today as tropical disturbance TD08F hits the island. The seawall road, too, has been closed as big waves smash over the top.
Monday 17 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
The recognition of the final resting places of six Cook Islands war dead causes us to consider how we remember them, and indeed, all our loved ones. Jonathan Milne explores the common strands linking the small family burial plots of Cook Islands to the sweeping American lawn cemetery of Hawai’i.
Monday 17 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has accepted the New Zealand Defence Force’s recommendation to add the names of six Cook Islands army privates to their records.
Monday 17 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Health
Call for World Health Organisation to be allowed free movement into Asia-Pacific countries to combat fast-spreading virus.
Saturday 15 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
As disputes over incursions by fishing fleets spread south through the Pacific Ocean, so too the face of maritime patrols is changing. Jonathan Milne reports from Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i.
Saturday 8 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Pat Williams, 64, was once well-known in Cook Islands music circles; now, he is sharing his familiar warm greeting at the security entrance to the US Consulate in Auckland.
Saturday 8 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in National
A New Zealand court has handed down a judgment freezing assets in a Cook Islands trust, in a groundbreaking case.
Saturday 8 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in National
Suspected fraudster Mark Nordlicht and his wife are accused of 'hiding assets' in a Cook Islands trust.
Friday 7 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Western diet and lifestyle ‘threatens Polynesian quality of life’, traditional leader warns. Jonathan Milne reports from New Zealand.
Thursday 6 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
School continues to flout anti-discrimination law despite official warning.
Monday 3 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
A Cook Islands boy had been told by his school he must get his hair cut – even though his haircutting ceremony isn’t meant to be until next year.
Monday 3 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Crime
The Police Service is to target vehicles that aren’t up to scratch – especially those youth riding motorbikes without a muffler.