Opinion
Kata: Immigration fee
Friday 12 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: Lift breakdown
Friday 12 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Airport’s ‘bragging’ rings hollow
Thursday 11 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, We write to you after reading the story published 9th January with the headline, 'Giving back to our people', the account of the upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations of the opening of Rarotonga International Airport, controlled by the Airport Authority Board.
Kata: Staycations
Wednesday 10 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Staycations
Wednesday 10 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Without being too technical and splitting hairs.
Kata: Immigration line up
Tuesday 9 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Quit relying on tourism
Tuesday 9 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, While the people of the Cook Islands witnessed firsthand the devastation that the Covid-19 pandemic had on the economy, the business sector of our nation and the community alike told Prime Minister Mark Brown to get moving on plans to diversify the economy and quit just relying on tourism to drive growth.
Kata: League 9's champs
Monday 8 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Ruta Mave: The silent struggle for morality in the Cook Islands
Monday 8 January 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The silent acceptance of constant abuses of power by those in leadership roles from corruption, theft, fraud, assault on women and drink driving is frankly despicable, writes Ruta Mave.
Letter: Flag addition raises eyebrows
Monday 8 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Interesting to read that the PM is “suggesting” a flag rethink (Cook Islands News, December 14, 2023, changing the current national flag back to the original flag design from Papa Arapati’s day.
Kata: Vote by proxy
Saturday 6 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Virtues in Paradise: What are your intentions for 2024
Saturday 6 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise
“Looking forward, looking back. I’ve come a long way down the track,” sings Australian country singer Slim Dusty. It’s a great song for the New Year, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: 2024: Ditch the ‘same old, same old’ and spark a real growth
Saturday 6 January 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
It’s now six days into the new year and little has changed since the festivities of almost a week ago. Apart from a few sore heads and way too much food to eat, for most of us, 2024 will continue much like 2023 and 2022, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Kata: Tuna
Friday 5 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Taps run wild
Thursday 4 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Perhaps To Tatou Vai (TTV) management is so busy that they’ve not read the comments in letters to this newspaper about the unrelenting wastage of treated drinking water by some of our farmers.
Letter: Prioritise health and education
Thursday 4 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Most infrastructure projects can create significant economic stimulus that can benefit everyone in the economy. But that is not the case in the Cook Islands.
Kata: Happy New Year
Wednesday 3 January 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Ruta Mave: Beyond midnight: Embracing a new year with meaning, not mandates
Wednesday 3 January 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We need to protect our culture from becoming boring, beige bromeliads and insist on remaining bright colourful Cook Islanders, writes Ruta Mave.
Kata: National Environment Service
Saturday 30 December 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Thomas Wynne : Beyond the reef: Living, breathing and contributing to the enua we love
Saturday 30 December 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Nestled against the backdrop of an aqua blue lagoon, gleaming from the noon day sun, as clear blue radiant skies stream across the horizon and the summer breeze billows across the Islands, so many of us will be enjoy the coming together of families and friends, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.