Opinion

Editorial: Politicians accountable for salaries and perks

Friday 14 June 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials

There is something uniquely leveling about the government houses of the Cook Islands. They may be occupied by ministers of the Crown. Or they may be occupied by low-income families who cannot afford homes of their own.

Kata June14

Friday 14 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Editorial: Principles of Cooks journalism

Thursday 13 June 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials

Since taking the editor’s chair at the Cook Islands News last week, I’ve met an enormous number of people in this community, who have been – without exception – tremendously welcoming.

Kata June 13

Thursday 13 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Editorial: The humblest Parliament in the world?

Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials

I have sat many, many hours in the Parliament of New Zealand, gazing down at that country’s shiny-domed MPs in their green leather chairs, carving my initials in the rimu press gallery desk alongside those of previous generations of journalists.

Kata June 12

Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata June 11

Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Fighting for the outer islands

Tuesday 11 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The prime minister in Parliament yesterday blamed lawyers in the private sector for the delay in the payment of compensation to landowners in the Northern Group whose lands were taken by warrant by the government to construct the solar power stations.

Government's economic forecasts 'unrealistic'

Monday 10 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Reading CINews' Saturday issue and the Finance minister Mark Brown’s ‘Citizens’ Budget Guide’, I thought I'd add my two cents worth. Deputy prime minister Mark Brown’s self-congratulatory opinion of our country's economy, and without a doubt his unrealistic economic budget forecasts that, as far as he is concerned, were cleverly designed to give us the impression that our economy is going gangbusters. The reality of our true economic position is really so much more alarming and disturbing.

E vaka tatou e ko tatou te vaka

Saturday 8 June 2019 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion

The vaka is us, and we are the vaka.

Kata June 7

Friday 7 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata June 6

Friday 7 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata June 5

Friday 7 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata June 1

Friday 7 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Editorial: Big marlin a victory for little guy

Friday 7 June 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials

Cameron Thorp reckons the landing of the world’s biggest marlin this year has “put our little island on the map”.