Opinion

OPINION: Keeping Cook Islands Covid-free is a team effort

There is a common saying that goes – when the going gets tough, the tough get going! And this week was a good example of that saying, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

KATA: The busy streets of Raro

OPINION: Be the change you want to see in the world

Count your blessings, stop your bickering, there are people suffering who need your prayers, and your mindfulness to make the world a better place. We can think globally but we need to act locally, writes Ruta Mave.

KATA: Guilty and not guilty

OPINION: The three-legged stool

The strength of our three pillars – our government, our Church and our traditional leaders – and how they interact with our lives affects everyone who calls themselves a Cook Islands Maori, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

OPINION: Learning about ‘fearlesss’ Lulu

In our recent vaka voyage to the Northern Group we were fortunate to see the native seabird Lulu (Masked Booby/ Sula dactylatra) nesting on a couple of the islets along the Seven Sisters in Suwarrow. By Te Ipukarea Society.

KATA: Police fundraising

LETTERS: Call for new blood and leadership

Letters for Friday August 20, 2021

LETTERS: House of Ariki: 'Stay out of our business'

Letters for Thursday August 19, 2021

KATA: Travel bubble

PETTALK: Age is just a number

Just like people, our pets require special care and attention as they enter their twilight years.

LETTER: Calling for common sense

Letters for Wednesday August 18, 2021

KATA: Samoa's version of Donald Trump

LETTER: Put money where your mouth is

Letters for Tuesday August 17, 2021

OPINION: Education system – the proof is in the pudding

Something is not right with our education system and the teachers are fed up and have had enough, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.

LETTERS: ‘One cannot abolish what does not exist’

Letters for Monday August 16, 2021

OPINION: Pay teachers well before they leave

Our long serving and long suffering teachers held the helm during the Covid disruptions last year, when times and circumstances added more strain for them to get our children through their necessary curriculum for their NCEA exams, writes Ruta Mave.

OPINION: Our children deserve better

We are asking our teachers to give from the very little they have left, and simply, they deserve better wages and working conditions because our children deserve better, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

OPINION: Pukapukans live with nature, not against it

Pukapuka is certainly one of the islands that has maintained respect for the traditional ra’ui system, writes Te Ipukarea Society.

LETTERS: All eyes on police chief

Letters for Saturday August 14, 2021