Editorials
Jaewynn McKay: Do the right thing
Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
Opinion: It’s time now to step up, act more responsibly, and get back to some of the old ways, writes Jaewynn McKay.
Norman George: Our community leaders who do not look back
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Not all our nation builders have passed away. Many of those who pioneered our nation into prosperity are still actively punching away to do what they know best: hard work, writes Norman George.
Ruta Tangiiau Mave: Don't let Covid distract us from being vigilant of our oceans
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
Someone asked, what made me become an environmentalist?
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Cream of Cook Islands rises to the top
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: In Cook Islands and around the world, our true community leaders are stepping up to help others.
Evangelene Daniela-Wong: Life on Atiu teaches us to keep well
Tuesday 31 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Sailing into unknown waters naturally creates a sense of anxiety, a sense of fear that for many of us is like a dark shadow circling beneath the waters.
Norman George: My private prosecution of Puna and Brown
Tuesday 31 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Lawyer’s side of the story about the attempt to prosecute the Prime Minister and his deputy for chartering a jet to Penrhyn after the 2018 election.
Ruta Tangiiau Mave: Be present and thankful
Monday 30 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Never has a truer word been spoken.
Jaewynn McKay: Tackling the coronavirus pandemic as one
Wednesday 25 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
In lockdown, especially in Maori and Pasifika households, which tend to have bigger and multigeneration families, new issues arise.
Norman George: Fear of the pandemic
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: It cannot be helped when we all share fear of being infected with this virus. We need to fear it. From first infection contact, it takes eight days to cause death. The growing casualty figures in Italy and Spain need to serves as warning.
Ruta Mave: Righteous anger at Covid-19 response
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Mothers of sons, teach them to control their anger and respect others in these difficult times.
Thomas Wynne: We will weather the storm
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
Opinion: I may not see my wife and parents again this side of Christmas. But I know that our deep faith will help us all weather the storm, like our voyaging forebears.
Our commitment to our community
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by John Woods | Published in Editorials
Cook Islands News has today removed the paywall on its website www.cookislandsnews.com. This is to enable free and unimpeded access to our news and especially, to coronavirus content.
Jaewynn McKay: Don't undermine the doctors and scientists'
Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: In Cook Islands, we trust our health experts to lead the Covid-19 response. Other countries are calling in the army.
Greatest innovations emerge from toughest times
Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: It starts today. Cook Islands’ economy is all but shut down. Tourism has gone from hero to zero in the space of a few hours yesterday, and with it, the revenues that fuel government and all our businesses.
Norman George: Stand on the shoulders of our great growers
Tuesday 17 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
Opinion: We are to blame for the demise of our agriculture industry – but we can also take responsibility for rebuilding it.
Thomas Wynne: Courage does not stay seated
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
Today I stand with the LGBTQ+ community and say if they are good enough to be our brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles and aunties, mothers and fathers and friends, then they are good enough to be equal with us under the law.
Barbara Dreaver: Cowardice of not making a decision
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The cowardice of not making a decision until the last minute has left people who can least afford it out of pocket.
Norman George: A requiem for fallen heroes
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Our public servants have done well; now they can rest well.
Ruta Mave: Feminism changes how we see women's strength
Monday 9 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Women can achieve as much as men – but we do it in high heels.
Lisa Williams: Cook Islands ignores push for equality
Monday 9 March 2020 | Written by Lisa Williams | Published in Editorials
OPINION: From Beijing to Avarua, Lisa Williams reports from New York on how a global promise for gender action made 25 years ago has come full circle.