Opinion

LETTERS: Government contracts explained

Letters for Saturday August 28, 2021

KATA: Contact tracing

THOMAS WYNNE: Separation of power

Simply put, be it our church and state, or mataiapo and ariki, the separation between the two needs careful examination and understood not just by what we see today but also by what time has recorded for us to examine, critique and to reason. writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

LETTERS: Superannuation ‘super slow’

Letters for Friday August 27, 2021

KATA: Royal squabbles

KATA: Covid-19 and government transparency

LETTERS: Pa Enua’s internet ‘subsidy’

Letters for Thursday August 26, 2021

KATA: Tourism's taps turned off

LETTERS: From a Kiwi in the Cook Islands

Letters for Wednesday August 25, 2021

LETTERS: Repatriation flight for Cook Islanders

Letters for August 24, 2021

KATA: Football boss gets red card

OPINION: Keeping Cook Islands Covid-free is a team effort

There is a common saying that goes – when the going gets tough, the tough get going! And this week was a good example of that saying, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

KATA: The busy streets of Raro

OPINION: Be the change you want to see in the world

Count your blessings, stop your bickering, there are people suffering who need your prayers, and your mindfulness to make the world a better place. We can think globally but we need to act locally, writes Ruta Mave.

KATA: Guilty and not guilty

OPINION: The three-legged stool

The strength of our three pillars – our government, our Church and our traditional leaders – and how they interact with our lives affects everyone who calls themselves a Cook Islands Maori, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

OPINION: Learning about ‘fearlesss’ Lulu

In our recent vaka voyage to the Northern Group we were fortunate to see the native seabird Lulu (Masked Booby/ Sula dactylatra) nesting on a couple of the islets along the Seven Sisters in Suwarrow. By Te Ipukarea Society.

KATA: Police fundraising

LETTERS: Call for new blood and leadership

Letters for Friday August 20, 2021

LETTERS: House of Ariki: 'Stay out of our business'

Letters for Thursday August 19, 2021