Editorials
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Exchanging ambition for service, humility and grace
Saturday 29 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Ariki take their seats by right, but politics is different. Politicians must not convince themselves they are there by entitlement.
Iaveta Short: Building a Parliament fit for purpose
Thursday 27 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Cook Islands needs a smaller, less adversarial political system – not one that encourages special treatment for family and political supporters.
Philip Duncan: NZ and Cook Islands open a weather- bridge
Tuesday 25 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
WEATHER: The travel bubble between New Zealand and Cook Islands hasn’t happened yet – so Mother Nature has stepped in to help, bringing balmy Cook Islands weather to New Zealand.
Ruta Tangiiau Mavé : Winter is coming? Winter is here
Monday 24 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: We should have planned for the future. Is it now too late?
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Finding trust between nations
Saturday 22 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The appointment of New Zealand’s High Commissioner Tui Dewes shows the two countries trust each other more than they did.
Dr Collin Tukuitonga: Cook Islanders at increased risk in Auckland outbreak
Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Kia orana and greetings, Unlike the first wave of Covid-19 cases reported in New Zealand, the latest cluster of cases has occurred in Auckland with the initial cases reported in a Pacific family.
Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: 'Hard times will require hard decisions'
Monday 17 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Covid-19 is redefining what is important in life and for me, ego and pride is not.
Wisdom from beyond the grave
Saturday 15 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: We must make sure we are listening to the silent voices of our old and vulnerable, in deciding whether to open the border.
Barbara Dreaver: Should we identify NZ-based Covid family as Pasifika? Yes
Friday 14 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: There has been much debate over whether it was wrong to identify the family at the centre of this Covid-cluster as a Pasifika family.
Prof Michael Baker: Three steps to New Zealand air-bridge: elimination, surveillance and borders
Tuesday 11 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
NZ OPINION: Epidemiologist Michael Baker says quarantine-free travel between Cook Islands and New Zealand will real and symbolic importance in moves to reconnect with the rest of the world.
Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: Delay means a safer travel corridor
Monday 10 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: I have three brothers. As the older sister I was often left in charge when our parents went out.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Shovel, digital or travel
Saturday 8 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The lesson of the coronavirus is the danger of relying on just one revenue stream. Now we must decide whether our future is in seabed mining, online development, tourism, or all three.
Banking on travel bubble
Thursday 6 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
Australian Opinion: The time may be right for the carefully managed return of travel between Cook Islands and New Zealand.
Winnie Yeh: Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains – but should they?
Wednesday 5 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Cook Islands Government argues undersea mining is an environmentally-friendly source of minerals for rechargeable batteries. Is this a good solution?
Ruth Tangiiau Mave: Public consultation on water bill 'is a farce'
Monday 3 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: By not creating local business we’re beggars wanting a hand out.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Sometimes water, sometimes cocoa
Saturday 1 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: It is difficult to make a good clean decision using a murky process.
Eliza Puna: Te au reo o te Kūki 'Āirani will survive
Saturday 1 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: It is not often that I lend my voice to a more formal public forum than the kitchen table conversations I would have with family and friends.
Te Tuhi Kelly: Is your Covid-19 app safe
Thursday 30 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The coronavirus tracking apps are now raising their head around the world and they can pose a threat to people’s privacy.
John Scott: PM succession 'subject to broader, more inclusive procedure'
Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: When the Prime Minister Henry Puna resigns from that position, which September intention he has announced, he takes the entire Cabinet with him.
Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: Some friends leave footprints in our hearts
Monday 27 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: A drawback of tropical island living is the transience, and waving goodbye to friends. But family is always there for you.
