Opinion
Mehau Zena Tupou: Taio ships safety report
Monday 13 January 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kia orana! Happy New Year to you and your family. We’re Lapana’s family and we’re currently in Rarotonga.
Kilisitina Togia: Freight operator deserves credit
Monday 13 January 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Polynesian Freight is active and has also been registered as well.
Ruth Tangiaau Mavé: Better to wash hands than to wring hands
Monday 13 January 2020 | Published in Opinion
OPINION: Drastic times call for drastic measures and it often comes in the most, dire of times where there is no other way, no other hope, but to condemn, contain or survive.
Kata Jan 13
Monday 13 January 2020 | Published in Kata
Jason Brown: Even now, it's hard to pooh-pooh Scott's work
Sunday 12 January 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Opinion
OPINION: Years of the Pooh-Bah remains a landmark publication decades after it was published. Richly written and sourced, the book casts a clear eye over more than a century of island experiences with colonialism, from early missionary times to self-government.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: The Cable has landed
Sunday 12 January 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
OPINION: Rarotonga and Aitutaki’s fast undersea internet connection will come with new opportunities – and new challenges. We must be vigilant.
Editorial: First priority not taking a No 2
Saturday 11 January 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The notorious editor of The Sun tabloid newspaper once took a phone call from the UK Prime Minister John Major, who was worried about what criticism he might face over his handling of a financial crisis
Kata Jan 11
Saturday 11 January 2020 | Published in Kata
Photos of summer, snapshots of family
Friday 10 January 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
BCI SUMMER IN PARADISE CONTEST: Back at work after three weeks’ holiday, I’m easily distracted, and one thing will do it for sure: photos of my kids enjoying their summer break.
Papa Williams: Ra'ui on chemicals in streams
Friday 10 January 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I commend the efforts of Te Vai Ora Maori leader Anna Rasmussen and her wonderful and diligent team of hard workers, who strive to research for the truth and the science of our serious concerns regarding chlorination of our water in Rarotonga, which has in the main been virtually chemical-free for many thousands of years.
James Graham: Spend on roads, not electric cars
Friday 10 January 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
LETTERS: Dear editor, I'm enjoying reading your paper while on holiday from Sydney. It's a great read, both in terms of events, news and keeping those in power here accountable.
Kata Jan 10
Friday 10 January 2020 | Published in Kata
Debi Futter-Puati: Sex education to protect the young
Thursday 9 January 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
LETTERS: Dear editor, In days gone past it was very difficult for most people to access pornography – you had to be brave enough to buy a magazine from someone face to face, or find an uncle with a Playboy to sneak a peek. Not so these days.
Kata: Jan 9
Thursday 9 January 2020 | Published in Kata
Editorial: Cheaper data would boost economy
Wednesday 8 January 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: I was meeting someone at Rarotonga airport, when I encountered a frustrated American tourist having a bit of a nightmare. Her bank had got the time zones confused (or some such) and hadn’t yet transferred her money orders, so she had no spending cash.
Kata: Climate Change
Wednesday 8 January 2020 | Published in Kata
Pastor Tevai Matapo: Resolving to make a difference in your life
Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Published in Opinion
OPINION: It is that time of the year when people make New Year resolutions. Many of us always have every good intention at the outset, but by the middle of the year, many of those resolutions are no longer in focus.
Papa Williams: Developed challenges
Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Dear editor, This New Year of 2020 heralds in a historic and unprecedented occasion for our Cook Islands paradise – an occasion that without doubt will result in difficult and distressing decisions for business owners, families and individuals.
Wilkie Rasmussen: 'Butt out of Penrhyn disputes'
Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Published in Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Dear editor, I was not surprised by Mark Brown's response to my criticism of his government and of Penrhyn MP Robert Tapaitau’s appalling handling of shipping to the northern islands.
Kata: Puna on Conversation Meet
Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Published in Kata
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