Articles by Supplied

Putting best foot forward

Monday 28 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

The inaugural sport shoe drive launched by the Cook Islands Sports National and Olympic Committee (CISNOC) last month is gaining momentum.

Rebuild and reimagine our country as true home for Cook Islanders: Pa Ariki

Monday 28 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

A paramount chief is saddened by the continued departure of Cook Islanders choosing to relocate to New Zealand and Australia since the start of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Local pilot soars to new heights

Saturday 26 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Sports

Local pilot Andrew Logan is used to flying high but this week he set himself a new personal achievement soaring to new heights winning his first ever BSP Aitutaki Marathon Pursuit in Paradise race.

Kata: Grinna II

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata

Total commitment to Christ

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in On the Street, Opinion

A person’s attitude is perhaps the hardest of all personal attributes to change.

Kata: Covid-19

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Call for investment to end Tuberculosis

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Health, National

Each year, on March 24, the world comes together to commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.

LETTERS: Govt grant ‘delay frustrating’

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, it seems that one cannot get it right, you have Sole Trader Grant application on a waiting list that has taken more than three weeks to process, when your application was already submitted on the first of the month.

Kata: Isolation

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: NZ ‘essential’ for support

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, with the arrival of Covid-19 to the Cook Islands, and with it the need for our people to quarantine or to isolate in order to protect others, Government is providing financial support to those who cannot work due to infection or resident in the same households.

Covid-19 battle: There is light at the end of the tunnel

Tuesday 22 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in On the Street, Opinion

We cannot predict the future, but as Cook Islanders we can, should and always will hope and plan for the best, working to overcome each new challenge as it arises, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Kata: Soccer tournament

Tuesday 22 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Reduction in welfare packages

Tuesday 22 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, it was disheartening to hear on the radio talk back show on March 18, 2022 from TMO (Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health) staff and other agencies that the welfare packages that was issued to Covid-19 affected homes was reduced by the governing agencies.

Kata: Jury trial

Monday 21 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: 'Reopen Pa Enua borders'

Monday 21 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, why is the rest of the Pa Enua closed except Aitutaki?

Home at last for elderlies

Saturday 19 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

The Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC), in conjunction with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (INTAFF), held the official opening of the new Are Pa Metua building at the Punanga Nui Market yesterday.

LETTERS: Animal rights and welfare

Friday 18 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, following some time of having my neighbour’s piglets digging up my gardens and yard on a daily basis (a yearly event) I approached said neighbour – a good bloke and quietly and politely requested that he please contain his piglets on his own property.

Kata: Cabinet

Friday 18 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata: Cannabis

Thursday 17 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: More than meets the eyes

Thursday 17 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, (As a follow up to the article published in Cook Islands News, Saturday, March 12: “There’s much more to the Cook Islands than meets the eye”).