Opinion

KATA: Tourisms pandoras box

Friday 5 November 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Aitutaki dredging ‘a complete shamble’

Friday 5 November 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Friday November 5, 2021

KATA: Drought

Thursday 4 November 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

‘MPs must be held accountable to the people’

Thursday 4 November 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion

I have been having a go at MPs recently and I think it’s fair to say that many people are not happy with what we are having to put up with, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, the leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.

LETTERS: Opposing current marijuana laws

Thursday 4 November 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Thursday October 4, 2021

KATA: Superfund's investment portfolio

Wednesday 3 November 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘Be a work horse, not a show pony’

Wednesday 3 November 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Wednesday November 3, 2021

KATA: Cannabis plant bust

Tuesday 2 November 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

PM: ‘We are the ones with the most to lose if agreements are not reached and firm action is not decided upon’

Tuesday 2 November 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

You may remember that several columns back I took the opportunity to talk to you all about climate change, its potential impacts here in the Cook Islands, and why it is something we all need to be thinking about, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

LETTERS: Alleged drug dealer denied bail by court

Tuesday 2 November 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Tuesday November 2, 2021

KATA: Lonely planet travel award

Monday 1 November 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

OPINION: A time to remember our loved ones

Monday 1 November 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

I often hear how one wishes they could see their treasured ones for one more hour for comfort, solace, advice or an opportunity to right a wrong.

LETTERS: The benefits of tourism

Monday 1 November 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Monday November 1, 2021

KATA: Halloween party

Saturday 30 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Local nodules research – how long?

Saturday 30 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

There will no nodule mining in the Cook Islands until there has been a public Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). In this article Gerald McCormack of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust discuss some topics that need to be researched, and estimate the total time it could take to obtain enough information to implement a robust EIA to decide if nodule mining impacts would be acceptable or not.

Deep sea mining concerns: We are not alone

Saturday 30 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

For those of us from the Cook Islands who are concerned about deep sea mining, it may be reassuring to learn that we are not alone.

LETTERS: ‘Courage to speak the truth’

Saturday 30 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Saturday October 30, 2021

KATA: Vaccination rates

Friday 29 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Economic impacts of border closures

Friday 29 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Friday October 29, 2021