Opinion
Letters; Island stood still for our uncle
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, kia orana, My email is in response to the article titled “An island mourns” (August 10).
Letter: Safety Data Sheet for Anolyte
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, The Safety Data Sheet for Anolyte, from Radical Waters Ltd, South Africa, says it is an oxidising disinfectant and a weak acid. It says: “No hazards expected under normal conditions of use.”
Letters: Anolyte safe for drinking and farming
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, In my interview (“Anolyte champion in last-ditch bid”, July 27) I concentrated on options for water sanitation.
Kata August 13
Tuesday 13 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Norman George: Roller-coaster ride to Cooks' modern self-reliant economy
Monday 12 August 2019 | Published in Opinion
In 1978 when Sir Thomas Davis’ Democratic Party took over government, there were some odd government structures that remained under New Zealand government control. The hairy hands of colonialism had to be amputated.
Letters: Why we oppose fishing transfer
Monday 12 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Your paper's story on trans-shipment plans at Tongareva/Penrhyn Island (“Chinese company is told, go fish,” August 10) failed to mention why such a plan was opposed.
Letters: Anolyte for organic farms
Monday 12 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, In my interview (“Anolyte champion in last-ditch bid”, July 27) I concentrated on options for water sanitation.
Letters: Enamoured but cautious of Raro hospitality
Monday 12 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I wish to write and thank the Cook Islands Tourism Marketing Corporation for intervening on our behalf, when I received a deeply shocking and unprofessional email from the owner of private rental accommodation following our stay in Matavera.
TIS: Feeding fish can harm them
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Opinion
Fish viewing is a popular component of tourism in many locations around the world. It increases interaction and interest between people and marine life, can increase visitor numbers to local areas and can be an enjoyable experience for.
Letters: Let's learn from a past water supply tragedy
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
When the last section of our public water supply pipeline was commissioned in the early 1960s, many people became sick after drinking water from the new reticulated system, and this contributed to three deaths.
Editorial: The canary in the Pacific mine
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Opinion
The idea of placing a canary in a mine to detect carbon monoxide was first proposed by oxygen specialist John Scott Haldane, about 1913.
Kata August 10
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters: Rugby comms breakdown
Friday 9 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I note with amusement the reference in a sports story (“Cooks rugby chief resigns”, August 7) to me being “requested” to get onboard with the Cook Islands Rugby Union following the resignation of the president Sean Smith.
Editorial: Welcoming our visitors at 2am
Friday 9 August 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Opinion
I flew back in on a Jetstar flight from Auckland, early yesterday morning. There was a light drizzle, and I had my raincoat ready as I made my way down the steps and across the tarmac to the arrivals terminal.
Kata August 9
Friday 9 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters: Be careful what you wish for
Thursday 8 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, I write in support of Papa Williams’ letter in yesterday’s edition of Cook Islands News.
Kata August 8
Thursday 8 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Kata August 7
Wednesday 7 August 2019 | Published in Kata
Letters: Causing more harm than good
Wednesday 7 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, My heart goes out to our hardworking agricultural farmers who are trying to institute a neweconomic income stream method of growing foods that has taken the world by storm.
TNorman George: The early pains of self-governance
Tuesday 6 August 2019 | Published in Opinion
The easiest thing in the world is to accept what we have now without reference to how we got here. It is so easy and cozy to ignore the rough beginnings. I will make commentary about the three phases of self-government right up to now.
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