Opinion

‘Distorted view’ of travel to the Pa Enua

Tuesday 1 February 2022 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in On the Street, Opinion

I have noticed over the last two years of Covid the parochial mutterings from the Pa Enua to keep their islands closed to those who don’t live or reside there, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.

LETTERS: Covid-19 face mask mandate

Tuesday 1 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, as an experienced qualified personal trainer l am concerned for the safety of my gym clients forced to wear a mask while training yet nightclubs can cram in 200 people without one?

‘Do what you can, with what you have, where you are’

Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in On the Street, Opinion

It interests me how many school drop outs have become nationwide intellects on ‘what to do’ remedies to combat every medical situation in the world because they have a phone, data and uncle google, writes Ruta Mave.

Kata: Clean-Up

Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Cannabis law ‘not fair’

Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I’m going to make this really simple.

Kia Orana to the conscious traveller

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in On the Street, Opinion

Te Ipukarea Society says it’s time to think differently about how and why people travel.

Could Omicron be a good thing?

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in On the Street, Opinion

The reason some authorities view Omicron positively is that it has very high transmissibility (although interestingly not as transmissible as measles) but probably low pathogenicity, writes Associate Prof John Dunn FRACS (Ngati Terei).

LETTERS: We are all in this together?

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, dear Prime Minister, please don’t keep using the phrase “We are all in this together”.

Health vs wealth: ‘We are all in this Vaka together’

Saturday 29 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

The question remains, and one I also have thought long and deeply about, does the health of a country come before the wealth of a country, or does the wealth of a country come before the health of a country and its citizens., writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Kata: Work

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘No place like home’

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, Significant numbers left in the 70s with the opening of the international airport and another mass exodus in 1996 during the reform (Pa Enua population on the decline, January 26).

Kata: Covid-19

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Learning to live with Covid

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, things are getting amped up here on the island, as we prepare for the “Omicron” threat.

Kata: Local Bank

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Prevention is better than cure

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by Sian Solomon | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, when I saw the clip of flights arriving in Raro of the lady working at the airport with a face shield and no mask, it just showed they are definitely not prepared and putting themselves and others at risk.

Alpha then Delta, now Omicron

Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, has fuelled a rapid surge in cases globally. We asked a team of virologists and immunologists Sara Sawyer, Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero and Cody Warren from the University of Colorado Boulder to weigh in on some of the pressing questions that people are asking about the new variant.

Hope for the best – prepare for the worst

Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

The hard work and dedication of all of our teams, combined with Government’s recent investments in climate-resilient infrastructure, has greatly lessened the storm’s impact on our communities, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

LETTERS: As different as chalk and cheese

Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, this is a follow-up to the letter to the editor regarding foreign workers breaching their contracts, upping and heading for New Zealand (‘NZ created labour shortage problem’, January 20).

Kata: Trail of destruction

Monday 24 January 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Heavy downpours and economic shock

Monday 24 January 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

We need a government who would recognise the economic value in easy to reach, easy to manage ourselves, nuggets and nodules of food lying on our ground, not miles under our ocean, writes Ruta Mave.