Photography came relatively early to the Cook Islands thanks to some missionary amateurs. The Mangaians had a word for it – ‘ueata, “capturing shadows”, writes Rod Dixon.
Adver readers have mixed views on whether or not to continue wearing a facemask on July 19. In a poll on our website yesterday, 51 per cent said ending the rule was too early, with 44 per cent agreeing with Boris Johnson s stance and the remaining 5 per cent not sure. The prime minister has gambled on trusting the public’s judgment and the protection offered by vaccines as he scrapped mandatory mask-wearing and lifted social distancing requirements. The debate raged on the Adver s Facebook page when we asked whether readers would still be wearing a face covering in a fortnight s time. Hilary Brooks said: “Yes. The medical profession say it’s ludicrous to stop wearing face masks at present. I know who’d I’d rather trust.
What you said about Health Secretary Matt Hancock s resignation
File photo dated 9/4/2020 of Matt Hancock who has resigned as Health Secretary after video footage emerged of him kissing an aide in his ministerial office in a breach of coronavirus restrictions. Issue date: Sunday June 27, 2021.. THE revelation that Health Secretary Matt Hancock was having an affair with a married aide and had been filmed on CCTV in a clinch with her at the office rocked the political world. A day later he had resigned as a wave of criticism from doctors and bereaved families who slammed his breach as an insult to those who had sacrificed so much during lockdown.