Opinion

OPINION: Protecting all peoples under their care

Monday 18 October 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

Covid-19 does not discriminate on race, gender, age, or religion, as shown from statistics across the world but it does show up in higher numbers for those vulnerable by age and health fragility.

Opinion

KATA: Outer islands facilities

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Exercising fairness when addressing key land issues

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion

Greed is as much a problem as is absentee landowners and those that have profited much from turning their kainga into a cash register. If we want to address absentee landowners, and we should, we should also address this issue of land banking and greed at the same time.

Opinion

‘Muddy buddies’ eco stream walk

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

For a fun school holiday activity this week, Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) and Muri Environment Care (MEC) invited kids on an eco-walk along Muri’s Aremango stream and the Aroko salt marsh, writes Te Ipukarea Society.

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LETTERS: Robust process before vax decision

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

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KATA: James Bond

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

LETTERS: No jab, no job policy

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

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LETTERS: Fair and valid questions

Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

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KATA: No jab, no job declaration

Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

PET TALK: What should you be looking for

Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by Dr. Ellen McBryde | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk

Just this week, we’ve had two cats brought into the vet clinic with blocked bladders. This is a serious emergency, almost always affecting male cats. Dr Ellen McBryde discusses what you should be looking out for, as well as steps you can take at home to help prevent this condition.

Opinion

LETTERS: Looking at the alternatives

Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

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LETTERS: Conflicts of interest

Tuesday 12 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

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KATA: Youth vaccinations

Monday 11 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

OPINION: We should try to forgive but not forget

Monday 11 October 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

Once the news hits, the result is the flooding of messages to social media supporting the accused and giving them support saying they don’t believe the charges, that they are still the honest, truthful beings they grew up with, or associated with.

Opinion

LETTERS: Spread love and kindness

Monday 11 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

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Preparing our hearts and minds for Covid

Saturday 9 October 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion

We must learn to live with this virus, like we do with the hurricane season, and equip and prepare our health response and our bodies, but more our hearts and minds because it is there we will truly win this battle, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.