Articles by Supplied

LETTERS: Covid-19 face mask mandate

Tuesday 1 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, as an experienced qualified personal trainer l am concerned for the safety of my gym clients forced to wear a mask while training yet nightclubs can cram in 200 people without one?

Touch season all set to start

Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Sports, Touch Rugby

The Cook Islands Touch Association will kick off their 2022 season this afternoon at The Swamp in Avatiu.

Kata: Clean-Up

Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Cannabis law ‘not fair’

Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I’m going to make this really simple.

Could Omicron be a good thing?

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in On the Street, Opinion

The reason some authorities view Omicron positively is that it has very high transmissibility (although interestingly not as transmissible as measles) but probably low pathogenicity, writes Associate Prof John Dunn FRACS (Ngati Terei).

LETTERS: We are all in this together?

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, dear Prime Minister, please don’t keep using the phrase “We are all in this together”.

Cook Islands earns direct entry to FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

Cook Islands has earned a direct entry into the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament in Qatar in March after Tonga pulled out following the large volcanic eruption and tsunami which struck the island nation on January 15.

Dive centre ready for adventure

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, Weekend

Rarotonga-based Adventure Cook Islands have started welcoming divers back once again following a long break due Covid-19 related border closure.

Health vs wealth: ‘We are all in this Vaka together’

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

The question remains, and one I also have thought long and deeply about, does the health of a country come before the wealth of a country, or does the wealth of a country come before the health of a country and its citizens., writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Kata: Work

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kids Athletics programme recognised

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Athletics, Sports

Photos from the local Kids Athletics holiday programmes have been selected for the World Athletics’ showcase website and training manuals.

LETTERS: ‘No place like home’

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, Significant numbers left in the 70s with the opening of the international airport and another mass exodus in 1996 during the reform (Pa Enua population on the decline, January 26).

Kata: Covid-19

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Learning to live with Covid

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, things are getting amped up here on the island, as we prepare for the “Omicron” threat.

Kata: Local Bank

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Mave appointed Oceania Masters head

Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Athletics, Sports

Athletics Cook Islands Federation secretary Ruth Mave was appointed president for the Oceania Masters Athletics on Wednesday evening via Zoom.

Alpha then Delta, now Omicron

Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, has fuelled a rapid surge in cases globally. We asked a team of virologists and immunologists Sara Sawyer, Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero and Cody Warren from the University of Colorado Boulder to weigh in on some of the pressing questions that people are asking about the new variant.

Hope for the best – prepare for the worst

Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

The hard work and dedication of all of our teams, combined with Government’s recent investments in climate-resilient infrastructure, has greatly lessened the storm’s impact on our communities, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

LETTERS: As different as chalk and cheese

Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, this is a follow-up to the letter to the editor regarding foreign workers breaching their contracts, upping and heading for New Zealand (‘NZ created labour shortage problem’, January 20).

New police patrol boat launched

Saturday 22 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

Police Commissioner James Keenan has welcomed Thursday’s launch of Te Kukupa II in Australia, expressing gratitude to Australia for the significant work and assistance with completing the new Guardian Patrol Boat.