Opinion

LETTERS: Learning to live with Covid-19

Letters for Monday September 20, 2021

LETTER: Govt ‘only allowing exploration’

Dear Editor, The recent IUCN call for a moratorium on seabed minerals activities (SBM) highlights the shared concerns of the Government and civil society organisations such as IUCN and Te Ipukarea Society:

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LETTERS: Vaccinated tourists ‘safe option’

Letters for Friday September 17, 2021

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LETTERS: Covid-19 vaccine for children

Letters for Thursday September 16 2021.

PET TALK: Puna Desexing Clinics – what you need to know

Te Are Manu, in conjunction with the Dog Registration and Animal Control Committee (DR-ACC), will be hosting a desexing Clinic in each puna. This is all part of a wider plan to manage the ‘dog problem’ in Rarotonga, through sustainable dog population control and management. Dr Ellen McBryde explains.

LETTERS: ‘Prevent as many impacts of mining as possible’

Letters for Wednesday September 15, 2021

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LETTERS: ‘Do the math, Disgruntled Taxpayer’

Letters for Tuesday September 14, 2021

LETTERS: Questions about Delta variant

Letters for Monday September 13, 2021

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OPINION: ‘Luck is believing you’re lucky’

Your decision can make luck, but luck can’t make your decision so always trust yourself, writes Ruta Mave.

Strong signal sent as conservationists vote to pause deep sea mining

The International Union for Conservation of Nature congress have voted in overwhelming support of a moratorium on deep sea mining, with support from 93 per cent of governments and NGOs part of the international group. This sends a very strong message to world leaders of the global concern around the potential environmental impacts of deep sea mining, writes Te Ipukarea Society.

THOMAS TARURONGO WYNNE: Having the wisdom to find common ground

Nothing at the moment can be more emotionally charged than our personal decisions and feelings around Covid-19, vaccination, vax passports, and our faith and trust in government and institutions, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

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