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).

Personally, it is good to travel and experience life in other countries as I have done for 26 years before returning to the Cooks. I must admit it took a while to adjust back to life here in the Cook, but it’s the best decision made. Yes, we may not have the luxuries, the money and the bright lights, but one thing is for sure this is home, and there is no place like home.

No reira eaa e noo rekareaka ua ite enua o te papaa kopekope mai ei i te enua, me tae te tuatau tei akono ia, oki mai kite ipukarea ine.

Charles Carlson

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That’s what I thought when I left Aitutaki but to be honest, I miss the point. The Cook Islands is one of the best places to live.

We can grow whatever we want, fish, enjoy beautiful weather – one of the best places on earth to bring up a family. But it all comes down to personal choices, and what we call good life.

David Rio

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Ciguatera concern

Ciguatera is most commonly caused by eating barracuda, moray eel, grouper, amberjack, sea bass, sturgeon, parrot fish, surgeonfish, and red snapper, or fish that are high on the food chain. Because fish are shipped around the world, you can get ciguatera anywhere.

The risk is highest in fish from the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific and Indian Oceans. As many as three of every 100 travellers to these areas get ciguatera. The eastern Mediterranean and the western Gulf of Mexico are also areas of risk.

Jean Vaiata Aue

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