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What NZ citizenship entails

Sunday 1 April 2018 | Published in Opinion

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What NZ citizenship entails
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and deputy prime minister Winston Peters, Cook Islands prime minister Henry Puna, members of his Cabinet and the visiting delegation pictured at the Offi ce of the Prime Minister. The photo was taken in the Cabinet meeting room shortly after the relaxation of rules regarding NZ superannuation was announced earlier this month. 18030910

Long-time Rarotonga resident and political commentator John Scott wrote this opinion piece which takes a look at the issue of “creeping neo-colonialism”. Scott says those “knockers” who believe that asking assistance from New Zealand in areas when the Cook Islands government has let the country down is a sign of weakness, are making a mistake…

Long-time Rarotonga resident and political commentator John Scott wrote this opinion piece which takes a look at the issue of “creeping neo-colonialism”. Scott says those “knockers” who believe that asking assistance from New Zealand in areas when the Cook Islands government has let the country down is a sign of weakness, are making a mistake…


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