Opinion

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

Letter: Prosecuting bars for over-serving

Dear Editor, The CI News Saturday edition page 2 under “Court News”, your paper reported on the conviction of Agnes Rameka by Justice of the Peace Vania Kenning of drink driving while more than four times over the legal alcohol limit.

Kata: Consumer Price Index

Ruta Mave: Looking on the bright side

After four years of writing a weekly opinion column there comes a time that you wonder what can be written that is different. For inspiration I looked at what I had written this time last year and not surprisingly, I found the same problems by the same people in the news, corruption and lack of health have not changed.

Australian High Commission: Australia and Cook Islands: Working together in friendship

This past week marked two important dates for Australia in the Cook Islands. Australia’s official national day, 26 January, is a day to reflect on what it means to be Australian, to celebrate contemporary Australia, and to acknowledge our complex history. The official theme this year is ‘Reflect, respect, celebrate’.