Opinion

Kata: Covid-19 economic impact

Thursday 19 March 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Jaewynn McKay: Don't undermine the doctors and scientists'

Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials

OPINION: In Cook Islands, we trust our health experts to lead the Covid-19 response. Other countries are calling in the army.

Greatest innovations emerge from toughest times

Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials

EDITORIAL: It starts today. Cook Islands’ economy is all but shut down. Tourism has gone from hero to zero in the space of a few hours yesterday, and with it, the revenues that fuel government and all our businesses.

Norman George: Stand on the shoulders of our great growers

Tuesday 17 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials

Opinion: We are to blame for the demise of our agriculture industry – but we can also take responsibility for rebuilding it.

Kata: bars

Tuesday 17 March 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Ruth Mave: Finding new ways in disciplining your child

Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor

Encouraging good behaviour with simple rewards of star charts and stamps or giving time on their phones are strong reinforcers.

Kata: NCD

Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Thomas Wynne: Courage does not stay seated

Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials

Today I stand with the LGBTQ+ community and say if they are good enough to be our brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles and aunties, mothers and fathers and friends, then they are good enough to be equal with us under the law.

Barbara Dreaver: Cowardice of not making a decision

Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials

OPINION: The cowardice of not making a decision until the last minute has left people who can least afford it out of pocket.

Kata: Speaker

Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

David Mitchell: UN's call for smacking ban

Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor

I agree with United Nations, some parents don’t deserve to have children. They are beating them up.

Kata: UN

Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Tajiya Sahay: Miss Oceania bikini photo shoot promises to empower women

Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Letters to the Editor

Kia Orana, meitaki for your concerns (“Be confident in your skin”, March 10).

Kata: dogs

Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Jaewynn McKay: Social distancing might have saved many from past pandemics

Wednesday 11 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Opinion

I don’t know for sure, but I would almost bet a dollar, that it’s almost impossible – anywhere in the world – to get through the day without hearing, reading or seeing something about Covid-19, the coronavirus that is sweeping the world.

Kata: Covid-19 Cruise ship

Wednesday 11 March 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Kata

Norman George: A requiem for fallen heroes

Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials

OPINION: Our public servants have done well; now they can rest well.