Opinion
Kata: Gee Jacinda
Wednesday 10 June 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata
Regina Scheyvens & Apisalome Movono: The promise and peril of a Pacific tourism bubble
Tuesday 9 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Pacific nations have largely avoided the worst health effects of Covid-19, but its economic impact has been devastating. With the tourism tap turned off, unemployment has soared while GDP has plummeted.
Alan Richardson: Border must go both ways
Tuesday 9 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, As a Kiwi living in the Cooks, I have been watching the situation with border control and opening with interest.
Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: All lives matter
Monday 8 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Racism, like Covid-19, is a pandemic we have to be careful not to let it spread.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Life or death decision: Who should give way?
Saturday 6 June 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The helmet law is just one example of the intersections we face as a community.
John M Scott: Real cost of big public sector
Saturday 6 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, A couple of observations on recent matters. An interesting story (“Cooks burgeoning public service back where it started,” June 4) again raises the question, what is the size and annual cost of our public service?
Wilkie Rasmussen: Northern self-reliance
Saturday 6 June 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Self-determination in the Northern Group islands is dead. Let's look at the pearl industry.
Richard Thomson: Flu jabs for all
Friday 5 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, As a permanent taxpaying resident of 44 years, and a long-term New Zealand Aotearoa citizen and Cook Islands family resident, plus taxpaying New Zealand pensioner, here in Aitutaki/Araura Enua, I have the right to comment about the (as yet limited) government-approved health ministry Te Marae Ora Rarotonga-only influenza vaccinations.
Gerald McCormack: Mangaia's age claim challenged
Thursday 4 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: For 10 years, Mangaia has marketed itself to tourists as the older island in the Pacific on the strength of its volcanic rock – but Gerald McCormack says islands in Micronesia may be five times older.
Vaine Wichman: Understanding economics
Thursday 4 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the current global recession, most responsible Governments’ have initiated or brought forward infrastructure and capital development programs besides social and unemployment programs, for two reasons.
Mark Brown: Seabeds law 'safeguards' our oceans
Thursday 4 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana editor, I write in response to a number of claims made by Jacqui Evans (Letters, May 30).
Maara Tetava: 'Cop v cop' refuted
Thursday 4 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, In the matter of an article you published May 27 headlined “Cop v cop”, this letter is being forwarded to put the record straight over criticisms aimed at the Police Service.
Norman George: Our islands of opportunities and potential
Wednesday 3 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: It’s time to think locally but act globally.
Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: If you want to protest, protest teen suicide
Tuesday 2 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Making young people wear helmets won’t save lives.
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