Opinion

Letter: Checks and balances

In his first statement since the result of the court case in which Robert Tapaitau, Nga Puna and Puna’s wife, Diane Charlie-Puna, the former secretary of Infrastructure Cook Islands, were found guilty of fraud, Prime Minister Mark Brown said “no person is above the law”.

Letter: Looking for a slim waistline

Dear Editor, Ministry of Health Secretary Bob Williams comes out swinging, downgrading the world health report to being the same trend as previous years, meaning nothing has changed and they have not improved matters.

Kata: Cannabis charge

Kata: Expensive paradise

Letter: More questions for Immigration

Kia Orana Editor, During the Covid lockdowns we lost 15 foreign workers to New Zealand poachers as soon as we opened our borders to New Zealand.

Kata: Road sealing

Ruta Mave: What goes around comes around

Last week I was looking for some positivity to write about, after realising corruption featured as the common theme in my articles last year, writes Ruta Mave.

Kata: Mates

Virtues in Paradise: What is love?

I recently came down with the dreaded flu – part of a wave of viral illness that, along with Covid-19, is surging in many parts of the world, including here in paradise., writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Kata: Electric cars

Kata: Medicinal Cannabis

Kata: Turtle Tour Saga Continues

Kata: Tapaitau

Letter: Game of knives and nooses

Dear Editor, We finally hear and read that the High Court has found DPM Robert Tapaitau and his companions (Nga Puna and Diane Charlie-Puna) guilty of the crimes of fraud. I assure you that the Penrhyn MP is devastated as would be his family and supporters.

Kata: Immigration

Letter: Are the taxpayers getting value for money?

Dear Editor, The Prime Minister and his government are proposing to increase the number of Ministers from six to eight.

Letter: Fainted children?

Can someone tell me if it is true that hundreds of kids had to stand in the hot searing sun on Friday rehearsing cultural dances while being yelled at and not allowed to drink any water?

Kata: Immigration policy

Letter: Too many snouts in the trough

Dear Editor, Last week I heard the Prime Minister (Mark Brown) and Pukapuka MP Tingika Elikana justify the need to increase the number of Ministers from six to eight. The increase could be Ministers elected from the CIP MPs.

Kata: Young robbers