Opinion

Pukapuka women demonstrate traditional skills

Thursday 24 July 2014 | Published in Return to Pukapuka

While the lopa finish a traditional Pukapukan vaka under the palm trees at Niua, a few tamawine spend their afternoons sewing tivaivai.

Return to Pukapuka


Kata: Puna's flock

Thursday 24 July 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


Results show urgent need for reform

Thursday 24 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am a regular visitor to the Cook Islands and enjoy the country immensely.

Letters to the Editor


Flight fares under question

Wednesday 23 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, My wife and I want to go to Dunedin to spend Christmas with my daughter, then on to Auckland to see friends.

Letters to the Editor


Kata: CIP wins election majority

Wednesday 23 July 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


QR, please 'take time for a cuppa'

Tuesday 22 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Queen’s Representative has some discretion about whether he is prepared to swear in the Cook Islands Party as the new Government, and one hopes he will exercise it.

Letters to the Editor


Smokies: No-one else to blame

Tuesday 22 July 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

Suffer again for another four years? To those who voted CIP give yourself a pat on the back.

Smoke Signals


Kata: Political games

Tuesday 22 July 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


Election: It's all in God's hands

Monday 21 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Seeing the CIP put all in God’s hands while the Demos criticised them and promised the world to voters in a shock-and-awe presidential-style campaign, one could be excused for thinking the Demos would bury the CIP.

Letters to the Editor


Dogs an 'incredible bonus' in Raro

Monday 21 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We have just returned home to New Zealand after the most magical time in Rarotonga.

Letters to the Editor


The political dilemma: A poem

Monday 21 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

A poem about political reform and the outcome of the recent election:

Letters to the Editor


'No intention to mislead customers'

Saturday 19 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Hands up those who were sucked in by the newspaper advertisement of a certain mega store on its opening day?

Letters to the Editor


Election: Walk with integrity

Saturday 19 July 2014 | Published in Virtues in Paradise

There is one virtue for which people are crying out, especially around election time. It is bound up in hope and leads to trust – the virtue of integrity.

Virtues in Paradise


Kata: Election recount

Saturday 19 July 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


Kata: Door knocking

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


Grow the economy first

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to John Scott’s letter of 17 July 2014 headed “Let’s hope political reforms finally happen”.

Letters to the Editor


Let's hope political reform happens

Thursday 17 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Some brief observations on the post-election landscape. I leave others to do the detailed analyses.

Letters to the Editor


Matavera not starting the petition war

Thursday 17 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Today’s front page bold headline of a possible court battle in Matavera is nothing more than a thrill-seeking marketing forecast that purposely prey on imminent national disruptions that the media has traditionalised as occurring after every General Election.

Letters to the Editor


Netball court request not sighted

Thursday 17 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write to correct an inaccuracy with a statement published in your Smokies regarding the “Two views on netball” and the matter of the netball grand finals held last weekend.

Letters to the Editor


Kata: Chilly weather

Thursday 17 July 2014 | Published in Kata

Kata


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