Opinion
Justine Flanagan; Parliament is like our utu tree
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Outside Takitumu school stands a grand utu tree. For generations this tree has acted as signpost, shelter, gathering point, and climbing frame.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Our people have been through the wringer
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: We are a people of adaptation and not a colony.
Cecile Marten: Vaka is safe
Friday 26 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana, On behalf of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society I would like to express our disappointment at the Kata Cartoon on Saturday 20th June 2020, depicting the Prime Minister Henry Puna “abandoning ship”.
Ruth Tangiiau Mavé: Allowances debate hits sore spot
Friday 26 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Yes, the Spouse Allowance was discussed in Parliament, and understandably the Members of Parliament are upset with the reporting, because now the public know it exists and will continue to exist in the 2021 Budget, despite the financial destitution taxpayers are facing, and they’re not happy.
John Scott: 'Parliament is a cowboy operation'
Friday 26 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: In its race to repair the perceived damage to Members' integrity and punish a Cook Islands News reporter, Parliament once again has shown that when it comes to procedure it is still something of a cowboy operation down there.
Chief Uri Mataiapo Danny Mataroa : Reflections on Hereiti File's vaka journey
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Well written Hereiti. I'm sorry that you had to be shocked into your culture by being called a plastic Cook Islander but it worked, so really I'm glad it made you angry! (“What if we travelled north by vaka, not by plane?” June 14)
Daphne Marsters: Journalist banned
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia Orana and thank you Cook Islands News. A great boss once said to me, “you may not like the person, but always respect their title whilst they are in their working position. Because they are elected to be the best person for the job at the time.”
Terry Rangi: Parliamentary audit inquiry into conflict
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
I refer to your article (“Killer in political conflict probe”, June 20) regarding a possible conflict of interest in my hiring inmate Ngaa Taria last year.
Bruno Salvatore Briante: Helmets for pedestrians too?
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
When a law is finalised, don’t you think it should cover all aspects of why this is created and implemented?
Ananish Chaudhur, Simon Thornley, Michael Jackson: Bizarre that NZ border remains closed to Cook Islands
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The recent fiasco that allowed people to leave New Zealand quarantine without testing, risking spread of Covid-19, highlights how nebulous that government’s claim of total elimination always was.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: The responsibility of free speech
Wednesday 24 June 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s a responsibility to write, and to have those words published; in fact it is a privilege. Opinion pieces, don’t need always allow for academic scrutiny, though one would expect that opinion is measured, thoughtful, reflective, and pointed, addressing the issue rather than the person or persons.
Samuel Samuel : Cook Islander debate
Wednesday 24 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
I was born in the 1940s in Rarotonga. I came to school in New Zealand when I was 17 and for several reasons and my health I am still here.
Jonathan Milne: MPs are all in this together
Tuesday 23 June 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: For the past few months, our Parliamentarians have said repeatedly, “we’re all in this together”. Last night, they demonstrated that newfound unity.
Ruta Tangiiau Mavé : When PM leaves his job, he won't be destitute
Monday 22 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Our leaders pocket increased salaries and allowances, while cancelling $6m in pay rises for nurses and teachers.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Law doesn't define what what it means to be Maori
Saturday 20 June 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: We should not cut off our akapapa any more than we should cut down our tupuna trees.
Kevin Barr: Open borders or risk exodus
Saturday 20 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Both Niue and Cook Islands have New Zealand passports and extensive links with that warrant some form of exemption to allow travel from New Zealand.
Jonathan Milne: Pray that Brown's optimism is warranted
Saturday 20 June 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: Cook Islands has dug deep into its rainy day fund set aside for devastating cyclones. That money runs out by September, and then we turn to the overseas banks to bail us out.
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