Opinion
Norman George: The plight of Maori medicine and treatment
Monday 4 November 2019 | Published in Opinion
Pause for a moment and ask yourself, how did our ancestors survive when they got sick? Don’t say they never got sick, they did. How were they treated?
Letters: 'Ridiculous decision'
Monday 4 November 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor How ridiculous! Absolutely atrocious. I’ve always been so proud to call myself a Cook Islander but today I’m extremely disappointed and ashamed. For a country who prides itself on forward thinking we’ve gone back to the dark ages!
Letters: Uproar over same-sex ban
Monday 4 November 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Cook Islands Tourism promote values which they say reflect “our unique and modern way of life”, but there’s nothing modern about the decision reported by Cook Islands News, not only to retain old laws about homosexuality, but extend them to women as well.
Editorial: The law of unintended perversity
Saturday 2 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Sometimes, the law is an ass. Parliament’s select committee has recommended MPs reinstate a criminal ban on “indecent acts” between men, and a ban on sodomy.
Letters: Accept offer of NZ ambulance
Friday 1 November 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
New Zealand wouldn’t spend the money to send over a dud (“Critical care needed for ailing ambulance,” Oct 31).
Kata Nov 1
Friday 1 November 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters: USP teacher training gives back to locals
Thursday 31 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Thanks USP for offering this option.
Letters: The ants know everything!
Thursday 31 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Like the majority of Cook Islanders didn't predict this would happen!
Kata October 31
Thursday 31 October 2019 | Published in Kata
Letter: 'No future for pearl farmers'
Wednesday 30 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On Thursday, October 10, I and other current and former Manihikian pearl farmers as well as the retail/wholesale stakeholders attended a Pearl Industry Forum. The Forum was jointly held by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR), at the Sinai Hall.
Norman George: Around town and the islands
Tuesday 29 October 2019 | Published in Opinion
The Cook Islands Christian Church’s National Conference was held in Atiu. Hundreds descended on the island.
Letters: Ban dangerous use of plant sprays
Tuesday 29 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I am writing to ask that the Department of Agriculture ban the abhorrent use of pesticides and herbicides by market growers in Rarotonga.
Thomas Wynne: Going out on a limb, taking risks Voyaging is in our blood
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
Our people have not all fared well in their voyaging to Aotearoa and to Australia – but now things are beginning to change.
Letters: Doctors and healers alike bring insight
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara O'Neill for the first time earlier this year (“Banned healer breaks silence to protest her innocence”, Oct 22) and communicated with her after that to bring her back again in September this year.
Letters: Restructuring consulate
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
What we need here in New Zealand for our Cook Islands families is a strong social service with qualified and passionate people who are able to assist and support in all areas whether it be health, housing, work and income, police.
Editorial: Independent – of whom?
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Business argues for a bigger say in who regulates a fledgling phone and internet freemarket. They demand assurance the new authority will be independent of government.
Editorial: Chinese strings, woodwinds and pipes
Friday 25 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
This evening, families are invited to a free concert at the National Auditorium to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
Letters: Clutching at straws
Friday 25 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Government’s obvious United Nations aspirations leading to loss of New Zealand citizenship for all Cook Islanders here and abroad ... for what real and tangible benefits?
Kata October 25
Friday 25 October 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters: Meitaki ma'ata to Te Are Manu for caring for our furry companions
Thursday 24 October 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, It was a proverbial dark and stormy night when we heard a pitiful mewling. There under the hibiscus bush near the back door was a bedraggled kitten.
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