Opinion

Letter: ‘Missiles in Rarotonga’

Monday 17 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

To the Editor, Have you ever looked upward and seen bunches of coconuts hanging over the road?

Letters to the Editor

Te Tuhi Kelly: Looking outside the box to be connected

Saturday 15 July 2023 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Here’s a what if. In the Cook Islands the main internet provider is Vodafone with other ISP’s snapping at the heels and the crumbs left on the table, writes Te Tuhi Kelly.

Editorials

The Kumara does not sing of its own sweetness

Saturday 15 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Driving my aunty around this morning to get forms filled out, and then to do some shopping, I asked her what it was like being a widow here in Rarotonga.

Editorials

Letter: Gone Fishing

Saturday 15 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I seem to recall the learned Mr Tyler advancing very similar theories on fish abundance (or lack thereof) several years, or perhaps even over a decade ago.

Letters to the Editor

Kata:Special Envoy

Friday 14 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Letter: Reuben Tylor: Looking at Cooks fisheries

Friday 14 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Following on from Reuben Tylor’s very informative article in the Cook Islands News on where he highlights the dramatic decline in fish catches around Rarotonga, the voting public needs to remind all Members of Parliament that they are elected by the people to first and foremost look after the interests of the people.

Letters to the Editor

Kata: Fish

Thursday 13 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Letters: Hello academics

Thursday 13 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Kia koe e te Etita, Kua mataora au i te kite i te au aronga katu marama no te au university tuketuke o te pa enua i vao ake ia Rarotonga tei tere mai i teia epetoma i topa ake nei.

Letters to the Editor

Kata: Obsolete notes

Wednesday 12 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Kata: Fukushima Nuclear wasterwater

Tuesday 11 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Letters: Warning signs are still being ignored

Tuesday 11 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the front page story the other day about the dangers of swimming alone at Avaavaroa passage in Takitumu despite the many signs around the beachside.

Letters to the Editor

Reuben Tylor: Looking at Cooks fisheries

Tuesday 11 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Most people in the Cook Islands know there is a problem with our fisheries resource. I want to have a look at this problem in this first article and then in subsequent articles look at some of the reasons this might have happened, as well as identify the social and economic impact on our country, writes Reuben Tylor.

Editorials

Kata: Surfers ignore warnings

Monday 10 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Ruth Mave: The power of any message lies in the singer, not the song

Monday 10 July 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Hallelujah is a song originally penned and sung by Leonard Cohen that has been sung by many singers where some elevate the song greater than others, writes Ruth Mave.