Opinion

Reuben Tylor: Looking at Cooks fisheries

In this, my second article, I want to look at some of the reasons our fisheries resource appears to be in serious trouble.

Kata: Over hanging coconuts

Ruth Mave: Keeping an eye in the sky

A long time ago sky father Ranginui and earth mother Papatuanuku were bound so closely to each other their children lived between them in darkness.

Letter: Operators share concerns amid tourism overcrowding in the Avaavaroa passage

Rarotonga tourism operators Kura Happ and Jacopo Dozzo have raised concerns about ongoing developments at Avaavaroa Passage following recent safety improvements in the area.

Letter: ‘Missiles in Rarotonga’

To the Editor, Have you ever looked upward and seen bunches of coconuts hanging over the road?

Te Tuhi Kelly: Looking outside the box to be connected

Here’s a what if. In the Cook Islands the main internet provider is Vodafone with other ISP’s snapping at the heels and the crumbs left on the table, writes Te Tuhi Kelly.

Letter: Gone Fishing

Dear Editor, I seem to recall the learned Mr Tyler advancing very similar theories on fish abundance (or lack thereof) several years, or perhaps even over a decade ago.

Kata:Special Envoy

Letter: Reuben Tylor: Looking at Cooks fisheries

Following on from Reuben Tylor’s very informative article in the Cook Islands News on where he highlights the dramatic decline in fish catches around Rarotonga, the voting public needs to remind all Members of Parliament that they are elected by the people to first and foremost look after the interests of the people.

Kata: Fish

Letters: Hello academics

Kia koe e te Etita, Kua mataora au i te kite i te au aronga katu marama no te au university tuketuke o te pa enua i vao ake ia Rarotonga tei tere mai i teia epetoma i topa ake nei.

Kata: Obsolete notes

Kata: Fukushima Nuclear wasterwater

Letters: Warning signs are still being ignored

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the front page story the other day about the dangers of swimming alone at Avaavaroa passage in Takitumu despite the many signs around the beachside.

Reuben Tylor: Looking at Cooks fisheries

Most people in the Cook Islands know there is a problem with our fisheries resource. I want to have a look at this problem in this first article and then in subsequent articles look at some of the reasons this might have happened, as well as identify the social and economic impact on our country, writes Reuben Tylor.

Kata: Surfers ignore warnings

Ruth Mave: The power of any message lies in the singer, not the song

Hallelujah is a song originally penned and sung by Leonard Cohen that has been sung by many singers where some elevate the song greater than others, writes Ruth Mave.

Letters: ‘Certainly more than adequate for any public servant’

Kia Orana Editor, Reading the article in Cook Islands News, July 5, 2023, regarding Nga Puna’s salary and bonus payments makes scary reading.

Smaller papers explained

Readers have been asking why Cook Islands News has reduced the number of pages in mid-week editions in recent weeks.