Editorials
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.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: We cannot live in fear, we must not allow fear to grip our hearts
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Coronavirus reminds us that good leaders will make the right decision, not always the popular decision.
Jonathan Milne: Staying untouched by virus
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: I pulled up, took off my motorbike helmet and stepped through the door of Tupapa health clinic’s admin block yesterday afternoon.
Dr Colin Tukuitonga : 'Coronavirus pandemic is likely to get worse before it gets better'
Friday 6 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
As Covid-19 continues to cause considerable concern globally, it is encouraging that New Zealand has provided some assistance to Cook Islands and other realm nations, writes Dr Colin Tukuitonga from the University of Auckland.
Jaewynn McKay: Leaders will step up in this time of crisis
Wednesday 4 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Now is not the time for political point-scoring. The threat of coronavirus is the time to come together as a people, as a nation.
Norman George: Our hospital is a UN of good health professionals
Tuesday 3 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: As our hospital treats four sick passengers from the cruise liner MSC Magnifica, we pay tribute to the generations of brave doctors and nurses who have served our people.
Glass half empty or half full?
Monday 2 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Coming up with other options for our economy is important.
Jonathan Milne: Sweat equity counts for little
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: I know Rarotonga designer Mark Serito. He works long hours, tough hours, to support his partner and young son.
Thomas Wynne: Prosperity or profit?
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Sir Albert Henry’s call went out that no one in the tribe should be left behind, did that mean that everyone share in our prosperity? Or just a few politicians and business leaders?
Jonathan Milne: Going beyond the call of duty
Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: This week our son Joe was turning eight. We’d promised to cook him burgers on the barbecue we’d bought off Rarotonga Buy/Sell/Swap page – but surprise, surprise, when I tried to put it together that afternoon, the barbie’s gas inlet had a left-hand thread, and the gas hose had a right-hand thread.
John Dunn: Helmets really are a no-brainer
Thursday 27 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
OPINION: After working in hospital emergency wards, surgeon John Dunn knows well the cost of not wearing helmets. Mamas, papas and mokopuna are just as vulnerable to serious brain damage as drunk speedsters, he says.
Jaewynn McKAY: Cook Islands' great leap of faith
Wednesday 26 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Unless you are particularly fond of your son’s current partner/girlfriend, it might pay to lock him up this Saturday!
