Opinion

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Shovel, digital or travel

Saturday 8 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials

OPINION: The lesson of the coronavirus is the danger of relying on just one revenue stream. Now we must decide whether our future is in seabed mining, online development, tourism, or all three.

Editorials

Kata: Medals on special occassions

Thursday 6 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Banking on travel bubble

Thursday 6 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

Australian Opinion: The time may be right for the carefully managed return of travel between Cook Islands and New Zealand.

Editorials

Norman George: Treat Constitution Day with respect

Thursday 6 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, Constitution Day, August 4, touches all our lives in a personal, patriotic and emotional manner.

Letters to the Editor

Kata: National Sustainability Plan

Wednesday 5 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Winnie Yeh: Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains – but should they?

Wednesday 5 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: Cook Islands Government argues undersea mining is an environmentally-friendly source of minerals for rechargeable batteries. Is this a good solution?

Editorials

Emile Andrae Kimiora Kairua: 'Pay your share for water'

Wednesday 5 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, It is with great sadness I read all the abusive words used against the Government accusing them of creating a stupid Law on the usage of water, as to be charged.

Letters to the Editor

Kata: Quarantine free airbridge

Monday 3 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Ruth Tangiiau Mave: Public consultation on water bill 'is a farce'

Monday 3 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: By not creating local business we’re beggars wanting a hand out.

Editorials

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Sometimes water, sometimes cocoa

Saturday 1 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials

OPINION: It is difficult to make a good clean decision using a murky process.

Editorials

Eliza Puna: Te au reo o te Kūki 'Āirani will survive

Saturday 1 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: It is not often that I lend my voice to a more formal public forum than the kitchen table conversations I would have with family and friends.

Editorials

Te Tuhi Kelly: Is your Covid-19 app safe

Thursday 30 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: The coronavirus tracking apps are now raising their head around the world and they can pose a threat to people’s privacy.

Editorials

John Scott: PM succession 'subject to broader, more inclusive procedure'

Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: When the Prime Minister Henry Puna resigns from that position, which September intention he has announced, he takes the entire Cabinet with him.

Editorials

Kata: Cricket in winter

Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Wilkie Rasmussen: Charter flights

Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In my last letter to your newspaper I pointed out abuse by the Government and by the Minister Robert Tapaitau of public funds to pay for charter flights primarily for personal enjoyment and political benefit.

Letters to the Editor

John Dunn: Now is our time in the sun

Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, The tardiness of the New Zealand government in reinstating risk-free travel to the Cook Islands, a realm country, is inexplicable. While they dither, businesses, jobs and livelihoods are being lost.

Letters to the Editor