Opinion

Dr Collin Tukuitonga: Cook Islanders at increased risk in Auckland outbreak

Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: Kia orana and greetings, Unlike the first wave of Covid-19 cases reported in New Zealand, the latest cluster of cases has occurred in Auckland with the initial cases reported in a Pacific family.

Editorials

Kata: Donald Trump claim of Covid cases in New Zealand

Wednesday 19 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Kata: Dengue eradicated

Tuesday 18 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Kata: Police and traffic

Monday 17 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: 'Hard times will require hard decisions'

Monday 17 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: Covid-19 is redefining what is important in life and for me, ego and pride is not.

Editorials

Wisdom from beyond the grave

Saturday 15 August 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials

OPINION: We must make sure we are listening to the silent voices of our old and vulnerable, in deciding whether to open the border.

Editorials

Kata: Air NZ flight destination

Saturday 15 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Kata: Vegan ice cream

Friday 14 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Temu N George: Te mata o te mate mutukore

Friday 14 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, Kia Orana ite aroa maata o te Atua. Te akameitaki nei au ite Kaumaiti no tana akakitekiteanga tuatua, te akatapuanga o te marae ou, te 49 mataiti ote uipaanga a te Are Ariki e te akararangianga o te arataki o te pa enua Kuki Airani ia Enere Puna.

Letters to the Editor

Barbara Dreaver: Should we identify NZ-based Covid family as Pasifika? Yes

Friday 14 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: There has been much debate over whether it was wrong to identify the family at the centre of this Covid-cluster as a Pasifika family.

Editorials

Kata: Sick of Covid

Thursday 13 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Papa Ingoa: Have sympathy for Pa Metua

Thursday 13 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, As a pensioner over 60 and not 70 for a few years more, after having discussions with others in the same situation as I am, we are having to support our mokopuna, pay the power bills, and in some cases rental and other inconveniences that occur from time to time.

Letters to the Editor

Kata: Air-bubble

Wednesday 12 August 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Kata

Prof Michael Baker: Three steps to New Zealand air-bridge: elimination, surveillance and borders

Tuesday 11 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

NZ OPINION: Epidemiologist Michael Baker says quarantine-free travel between Cook Islands and New Zealand will real and symbolic importance in moves to reconnect with the rest of the world.

Editorials

Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: Delay means a safer travel corridor

Monday 10 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials

OPINION: I have three brothers. As the older sister I was often left in charge when our parents went out.

Editorials

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.