Opinion

LETTERS: Time to look at what’s best for country

Wednesday 4 May 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, in response to your article published in Cook Islands News on Thursday, 28 April 2022 titled “PR application rules slammed ‘discriminatory’: Fiji NGO head”.

LETTERS: Calls to raise the minimum wage

Tuesday 3 May 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, at the end of the day you need an economy of scale to support development.

Kata: Inflation

Tuesday 3 May 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata: Cost of living

Tuesday 3 May 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

OPINION: No one wants to believe the evidence in our statistics

Monday 2 May 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

A lawyer friend of mine swapped from prosecuting criminals to defending them.

LETTERS: ‘Don’t delay your promise’

Monday 2 May 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Mr Editor, the writer resides in the electorate of The Action Man, George Maggie.

Ridge to Reef expedition a celebration of Earth Day

Saturday 30 April 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

Wow, talk about adventure! As soon as we arrived at the Avana stream, the good times started flowing, there were smiles all around. What a day. Nothing like celebrating our earth by sharing its beauty with our youth.

Financial Secretary responds to Crocombe

Saturday 30 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Financial Secretary, Garth Henderson has responded to comments made by prominent businessman Tata Crocombe, who questioned the integrity of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2022 Asian Development Outlook which revealed the extent of economic downfall in the Cook Islands due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kata: Parking space

Friday 29 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘There is no logic at all or for that matter, any humanity in this policy’

Friday 29 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, I concur with the writer of "Perplexed with the Fuzzy Logic" in regards to the PR rules applied to non -New Zealand spouses.

Kata: Human rights

Thursday 28 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘I’m in pain’

Thursday 28 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, this letter is about isolation, but it could be about medication, but it could also be about noise control and care facilities.

Kata: Community service

Wednesday 27 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: 'I want my CITV'

Wednesday 27 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, since its establishment probably 20 years ago I have watched with great enjoyment and satisfaction many local and non-local programmes shown on Cook Islands Television (CITV) over the years.

The pride of the ANZAC alliance

Tuesday 26 April 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

ANZAC represents Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula on April 25, 1915.

Kata: Liberation

Tuesday 26 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘Perplexed with the fuzzy logic’

Tuesday 26 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, I’m truly perplexed by some of the fuzzy logic ascribed to recent government policies.

Kata: Not drunk

Saturday 23 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

The Takitumu Conservation Area

Saturday 23 April 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

Cleaning up around the office this past week we came across a fact sheet from around 1997 for the Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA).