Opinion

What it takes to become an MP in the Cook Islands

Anyone can become an MP in the Cook Islands, or can they? What does it take to become a politician at the highest level in the Cook Islands?

KATA: NZ covid response

LETTERS: Covid-19 vaccines save lives

Letters for Thursday October 21, 2021

KATA: Sludge disposal

LETTERS: Cook Islands among the most vaccinated in the world

Letters for Wednesday October 20, 2021

KATA: C.A.C vs Puna/Brown

The strength and endurance of our nation’s Christianity

The coming celebrations in Aitutaki are both a time for reflection on the past and a time to look forward to a future world, to honour what our spiritual heritage has given us today and also to consider how that rich and fruitful heritage might help guide our footsteps tomorrow, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

LETTERS: The colonisation of the Southern Cooks

Letters for Tuesday October 19, 2021

LETTERS: The road to riches is deep down

Letters for Monday 18 October, 2021.

OPINION: Protecting all peoples under their care

Covid-19 does not discriminate on race, gender, age, or religion, as shown from statistics across the world but it does show up in higher numbers for those vulnerable by age and health fragility.

KATA: Outer islands facilities

Exercising fairness when addressing key land issues

Greed is as much a problem as is absentee landowners and those that have profited much from turning their kainga into a cash register. If we want to address absentee landowners, and we should, we should also address this issue of land banking and greed at the same time.

‘Muddy buddies’ eco stream walk

For a fun school holiday activity this week, Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) and Muri Environment Care (MEC) invited kids on an eco-walk along Muri’s Aremango stream and the Aroko salt marsh, writes Te Ipukarea Society.

LETTERS: Robust process before vax decision

Letters for Saturday October 16, 2021

KATA: James Bond

LETTERS: No jab, no job policy

Letters for Friday October 15, 2021

LETTERS: Fair and valid questions

Letters for Thursday October 14, 2021

KATA: No jab, no job declaration

PET TALK: What should you be looking for

Just this week, we’ve had two cats brought into the vet clinic with blocked bladders. This is a serious emergency, almost always affecting male cats. Dr Ellen McBryde discusses what you should be looking out for, as well as steps you can take at home to help prevent this condition.

LETTERS: Looking at the alternatives

Letters for Wednesday October 13, 2021