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Articles by Losirene Lacanivalu
Ciguatera toxin strikes again
Monday 29 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Te Are Manu Vet Clinic are receiving a large number of fish poisoning cases due to the increased number of reef fish being consumed on the island.
Rutaki kids in full voice
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
Singing is back, and it's never sounded so good.
Kelvin Passfield: Why do foreign mining companies advise on our seabeds law?
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: Changes to the Seabed Minerals regime should not be passed without further scrutiny.
Alex Herman: Checks and balances for seabed minerals
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: The Seabed Minerals Authority consultation was led by Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown, Commissioner Alex Herman and Seabed Minerals Advisor Chris Brown.
Teanaroa Worthington: Little more mana tiaki than Avatea
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
The debate over changing the name of our country will continue unabated until it is resolved.
Help needed to save Raro dogs
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
With fewer vets and barely any money, Te Are Manu vet clinic needs local help to keep operating.
Justine Flanagan; Parliament is like our utu tree
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Outside Takitumu school stands a grand utu tree. For generations this tree has acted as signpost, shelter, gathering point, and climbing frame.
Cecile Marten: Vaka is safe
Friday 26 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana, On behalf of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society I would like to express our disappointment at the Kata Cartoon on Saturday 20th June 2020, depicting the Prime Minister Henry Puna “abandoning ship”.
Ruth Tangiiau Mavé: Allowances debate hits sore spot
Friday 26 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Yes, the Spouse Allowance was discussed in Parliament, and understandably the Members of Parliament are upset with the reporting, because now the public know it exists and will continue to exist in the 2021 Budget, despite the financial destitution taxpayers are facing, and they’re not happy.
John Scott: 'Parliament is a cowboy operation'
Friday 26 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: In its race to repair the perceived damage to Members' integrity and punish a Cook Islands News reporter, Parliament once again has shown that when it comes to procedure it is still something of a cowboy operation down there.
'Calamitous effects' of three store arsons
Friday 26 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Arsonist David Tonorio’s appeal against his conviction and sentencing has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
Submissions on mining the seabed close
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Pacific churches voice opposition to seabed mining.
Cooks receive Covid-19 grant from Japan
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
A grant of approximately $1.3m intended to assist the country for Covid-19 preparedness and the procurement of medical equipment for Rarotonga Hospital has been provided by the Embassy of Japan.
Chief Uri Mataiapo Danny Mataroa : Reflections on Hereiti File's vaka journey
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Well written Hereiti. I'm sorry that you had to be shocked into your culture by being called a plastic Cook Islander but it worked, so really I'm glad it made you angry! (“What if we travelled north by vaka, not by plane?” June 14)
Daphne Marsters: Journalist banned
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana and thank you Cook Islands News. A great boss once said to me, “you may not like the person, but always respect their title whilst they are in their working position. Because they are elected to be the best person for the job at the time.”
Terry Rangi: Parliamentary audit inquiry into conflict
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
I refer to your article (“Killer in political conflict probe”, June 20) regarding a possible conflict of interest in my hiring inmate Ngaa Taria last year.
Bruno Salvatore Briante: Helmets for pedestrians too?
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
When a law is finalised, don’t you think it should cover all aspects of why this is created and implemented?
Ananish Chaudhur, Simon Thornley, Michael Jackson: Bizarre that NZ border remains closed to Cook Islands
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The recent fiasco that allowed people to leave New Zealand quarantine without testing, risking spread of Covid-19, highlights how nebulous that government’s claim of total elimination always was.
Samuel Samuel : Cook Islander debate
Wednesday 24 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
I was born in the 1940s in Rarotonga. I came to school in New Zealand when I was 17 and for several reasons and my health I am still here.
A life of service to God
Wednesday 24 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Sister Teresa Momoyalewa was the epitome of good morals and great leadership.
