Opinion

Ruta Tangiiau Mave: More than just ‘trick or treat’

OPINION: It interests me, why people view the moon negatively, when we use it so often for tides, fishing and planting.

Kata: Mitiaro airstrip

Dr Collin Tukuitonga: NZ-Pacific bubble is the priority

OPINION: Much has been made of the desirability of a ‘trans-Tasman’ bubble with quarantine-free air travel as a priority. There are compelling reasons for this idea and it is politically difficult to ignore.

Norman George: There is honour among thieves

OPINION: The most dishonourable thing that can happen in the underworld of mobsters and gangsters is betrayal, writes Norman George.

Ruta Tangiiau Mavé: Meitaki ma`ata to all our volunteers

OPINION: If you want a lot done for nothing you need a volunteer, writes Ruta Tangiiau Mavé.

Derek Fox: From where I'm sitting, Rarotonga is a very long way away

OPINION: Covid-19 is hitting older people hardest. My friends, my relatives, even I may not survive this pandemic, writes Derek Fox.

Jaewynn McKay: Social distancing might have saved many from past pandemics

I don’t know for sure, but I would almost bet a dollar, that it’s almost impossible – anywhere in the world – to get through the day without hearing, reading or seeing something about Covid-19, the coronavirus that is sweeping the world.

Ruth Mave: Look out for the young ones

A village raises a child, because parents can’t be everywhere, but where is the village when we need them most?

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: 1000 reasons to pay teachers more

OPINION: MPs deserve their pay rise – and by the same measure, so do the teachers who hold our future in their hands.

Alex Herman: Seabed minerals: This is a long game – we have do to it right

OPINION: Deep-sea minerals aren’t all the same, and the tools used to harvest them are very different from one corner of the ocean to another. In Cook Islands, the focus is on environmental and economic sustainability – and that sets it apart from more harmful seabed mining practices, contends new Seabed Minerals Commissioner Alex Herman.

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Sons for the return home

OPINION: Study at home incentives and student loans are a step in the right direction to bring our young people back to fulfil the dream of a Cook Islands filled with our people, their talent and skills.

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Harder, better, faster, stronger

OPINION: From environmental awards to internet speeds, with so much that is fake in the world today, we must take responsibility for ensuring our perceptions reflect reality.

John Turnbull: Satellites will drive digital revolution, undersea cables are too vulnerable

OPINION: Vodafone Cook Islands uses the SES O3b satellite constellation. John Turnbull from SES argues the future for island nations is satellite, not undersea cable.

Jaewynn McKay: Making our own special brand of magic

OPINION: Knowing that you’ve already had the majority of New Years in your lifetime helps to put things in perspective: life is short, be kind to yourself and others.

Norman George: Pondering the imponderable in 2020

OPINION: As a new decade dawns, look for the brightness of the early sunrise with optimism in the air.

Ruth Tangiaau Mavé: Better to wash hands than to wring hands

OPINION: Drastic times call for drastic measures and it often comes in the most, dire of times where there is no other way, no other hope, but to condemn, contain or survive.

Jason Brown: Even now, it's hard to pooh-pooh Scott's work

OPINION: Years of the Pooh-Bah remains a landmark publication decades after it was published. Richly written and sourced, the book casts a clear eye over more than a century of island experiences with colonialism, from early missionary times to self-government.