Editorials
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!
Norman George: A tribute to famed explosive experts and top educators
Tuesday 25 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
OPINION: There is gloomy melancholy when remembering past contributors and nation builders. They are the quiet ones who shun publicity and praise. Norman George remembers those who left a giant impact on this nation.
Ruth Mave: One-hit wonder diets not the answer
Monday 24 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
OPINION: From eating kangaroos to eating cookies, Google offers 59 million diet solutions – but none is the real answer to our obesity problem.
Thomas Wynne: 'I so miss saying hello to everyone on the way to work...
Saturday 22 February 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: I have seen wellbeing in Cook Islands.
Moana Moeka'a: Everything begins at home: take the keys from your kids
Friday 21 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Decrease the blood alcohol limit to zero. People can still have a good time. It's just that you can't drive afterwards.
Jaewynn McKay: Helmet law scope gives me headache
Wednesday 19 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Flimsy helmets for sale locally would offer very little protection when falling off a motorbike travelling at speed.
Jonathan Milne: Isolation is not answer to virus
Tuesday 18 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: So how close is the COVID-19 coronavirus? With the news of infected sufferers in the Pacific, in Hawai’i and the Philippines, it feels nearer than ever.
Ruth Mave: Cutting hair removes the strength and mana of a child
Monday 17 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Children are special, unique and deserve respect. These aspects should rate higher in importance than their hairstyle, writes Ruth Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Helmet law: The time is now
Saturday 15 February 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: If ever there was a time for the government to make the right decision regarding the helmet law then it is now.
Jaewynn McKay: We might be getting there'
Wednesday 12 February 2020 | Published in Editorials
I don’t often get down to New Zealand, and in the eight years or so we’ve been living here in Tupapa, seldom for more than a few days. But this last summer I went twice, once just after Christmas when we as a family spent time on the east coast of the north island; where my husband hails from, and where we have a family home.
