Dear Editor, It’s been widely reported in many news outlets that after President Trump ripped into Ukraine President Zelensky, European leaders came to their senses, realising that America couldn’t be counted on to stand with them to counter Russian hostility.
Dear Editor, A dive into the US Department of the Treasury sanctions list (https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions) leads one to conclude that not only is the infamous Cook Islands flagged ship “Eagle S” dragging its anchor in the Baltic Sea to cut cables and trying to start a Russia/NATO war, but that Cook Islands flagged and sanctioned ships are everywhere helping to fund Russia, Iran and North Korea’s war with Ukraine.
As temperatures rise in the Cook Islands, pet and livestock owners must be extra cautious to protect their animals from heat stroke, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.
Dear Editor, I am writing as a Cook Islander to express my disappointment with the New Zealand Government, and in particular their Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Minister, for the bellicose statements coming from the Beehive recently in relation to the Cook Islands.
Cook Islands’ recent decision to establish a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with China has certainly raised the hackles of our people in the Cook Islands and our relationship with New Zealand, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, leader of the Progressive Party.
Dear Editor, The persistent bullying of Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown by New Zealand over the past week has been appalling.
Why are we fooling around and aimlessly wasting our time by not getting our pakalolo industry up and running?
So why exactly is Mark Brown putting so much emphasis on this 60th Anniversary of Self Government?
In 2013 my uncle showed me where the Chinese government had built the police and justice buildings for free along with the indoor and outdoor stadium. Ruta Mave writes.
The Cook Islands finds itself in a precarious dance – one between the promises of foreign investments and the integrity of our own sovereignty. As we sway between partners, we must ask: Do we continue to haka with the Taniwha, our constitutional partner, or do we dance with the dragon? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.
I write to correct the mislabelling and blunder made to call the PM’s visit to the People’s Republic of China. It cannot be called a “State Visit”. State visits are only made by fully independent countries, like Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, etc. Our official status is Self-Government in Free Association with New Zealand. We are not […]
Dear Editor, Noting the recent media coverage of the Prime Minister’s upcoming travel to China; why aren’t officials sharing any details of his travel or the benefit it will bring to the Cook Islands? You have to ask why is such a secretive approach being taken?
Dear Editor, For clarity, these are my views of the potential aspects/concerns that come to my mind when an open dialog on such a significant move is not afforded to our people.