Tuesday 31 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Lawyer’s side of the story about the attempt to prosecute the Prime Minister and his deputy for chartering a jet to Penrhyn after the 2018 election.
Monday 30 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Never has a truer word been spoken.
Wednesday 25 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
In lockdown, especially in Maori and Pasifika households, which tend to have bigger and multigeneration families, new issues arise.
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: It cannot be helped when we all share fear of being infected with this virus. We need to fear it. From first infection contact, it takes eight days to cause death. The growing casualty figures in Italy and Spain need to serves as warning.
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Mothers of sons, teach them to control their anger and respect others in these difficult times.
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
Opinion: I may not see my wife and parents again this side of Christmas. But I know that our deep faith will help us all weather the storm, like our voyaging forebears.
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by John Woods | Published in Editorials
Cook Islands News has today removed the paywall on its website www.cookislandsnews.com. This is to enable free and unimpeded access to our news and especially, to coronavirus content.
Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: In Cook Islands, we trust our health experts to lead the Covid-19 response. Other countries are calling in the army.
Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: It starts today. Cook Islands’ economy is all but shut down. Tourism has gone from hero to zero in the space of a few hours yesterday, and with it, the revenues that fuel government and all our businesses.
Tuesday 17 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
Opinion: We are to blame for the demise of our agriculture industry – but we can also take responsibility for rebuilding it.
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
Today I stand with the LGBTQ+ community and say if they are good enough to be our brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles and aunties, mothers and fathers and friends, then they are good enough to be equal with us under the law.
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: The cowardice of not making a decision until the last minute has left people who can least afford it out of pocket.
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Our public servants have done well; now they can rest well.
Monday 9 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Women can achieve as much as men – but we do it in high heels.
Monday 9 March 2020 | Written by Lisa Williams | Published in Editorials
OPINION: From Beijing to Avarua, Lisa Williams reports from New York on how a global promise for gender action made 25 years ago has come full circle.
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Coronavirus reminds us that good leaders will make the right decision, not always the popular decision.
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
EDITORIAL: I pulled up, took off my motorbike helmet and stepped through the door of Tupapa health clinic’s admin block yesterday afternoon.
Friday 6 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
As Covid-19 continues to cause considerable concern globally, it is encouraging that New Zealand has provided some assistance to Cook Islands and other realm nations, writes Dr Colin Tukuitonga from the University of Auckland.
Wednesday 4 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Now is not the time for political point-scoring. The threat of coronavirus is the time to come together as a people, as a nation.
Tuesday 3 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Editorials
OPINION: As our hospital treats four sick passengers from the cruise liner MSC Magnifica, we pay tribute to the generations of brave doctors and nurses who have served our people.