Opinion

Celebrating bond between Australia and Cook Islands

This Australia Day, as Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands Dr Chris Watkins gathers with ‘Cozzies’ for a sausage at Vaiana’s, and to sing the national anthem’s new words, he will be celebrating the mateship between Australia and the Cook Islands.

OPINION: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

Is government’s financial assistance and funding going to the right people? Ruta Tangiiau Mave writes.

LETTER: Aboriginals don't mark January 26

"The arrival of large numbers of people from Britain started a catastrophic change for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations that had lived on the land for over 60,000 years; the oldest living culture on planet Earth. "

Kata: Google threatens to withdraw from Oz

"It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day"

Local letter writer welcomes the inauguration of Joe Biden as US President.

Quarantine free travel into NZ welcomed

"The news that entry into NZ from Raro no longer requires quarantine has come just at the right time."

Letter writer takes issue with columnist over critique of Trump presidency

"The fact that President Trump has been banned on many Social Media Platforms speak volumes," a resident writes in response to a CI News opinion column by Ruta Mave.

The state of Cook Islands democracy

"It seems it takes an American insurrection for us to focus on the state of our Cook Islands democracy."

OPINION: ‘It takes courage to disagree with the government’

There is a moving scene from 2020 that struck me deeply. I will carry it with me for a long time, writes Opposition leader Tina Browne.

"Democracy is a fragile commodity"

Letter writer John Scott says we can take some lessons from recent events in the USA.