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Articles by Ruta Tangiiau Mave
Ruta Mave: Open and honest transparency in sport and government
Monday 22 May 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Knowing corruption happens and saying nothing, means you accept it and allow them to be voted in again, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Cherish your mother, she created you
Monday 15 May 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Motherhood is not easy, if it were, then fathers would do it, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave : Allegiance to the Crown versus financial donations
Monday 8 May 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Long live the King. By default, we have sworn allegiance to the Crown but what are we going to do when all our handshakes and financial donations are called into play?
RUTA MAVE: Pride and prejudice in our sporting community
Monday 1 May 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Pride and prejudice exist in our sporting community where we have little pride and too much prejudice, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Our greed for food is like an addiction’
Monday 24 April 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The 21st century prides itself on its technological advancements but according to the Bible, Moses was the first person to receive information from the cloud onto his tablet on Mt Sinai. It was the ten commandments. This happened over a thousand years before Jesus was born, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Embracing the rainbow community
Monday 17 April 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The decision to recognise our rainbow community has finally shown there is a heart in the ‘tin man’ politicians, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Celebrate people when they’re alive
Tuesday 11 April 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I notice that not many want to celebrate life but they will rush to a funeral at the drop of a hat, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Create the change you want in the world
Monday 3 April 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We did it and we got through unscathed – the power of prayer has once again protected us from the scourges of nature and apart from recent and much needed rain, the cyclone season has come to an end with no cyclones in our part of the world, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: 27 letters of support: ‘It was God’s test and you all failed’
Monday 27 March 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The movies are always painting these pictures of the heroic man as standing for truth, justice and honesty. We see it so often we buy into it while eating our popcorn we think it is reality. It isn’t.
Truth tests those who live behind lies and spread fear
Monday 20 March 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
If you want to make God laugh then plan your life. Set out to achieve this and that goal, job pathway, future and inevitably something or someone comes along and it all changes, writes Ruta Mave.
RUTA MAVE: Women in the Cook Islands need to rise up for their rights
Monday 6 March 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Sunday was children day and Wednesday is Women’s Day. When is men’s day? Everyday. Move on, writes Ruta Mave.
Sense of pride
Monday 27 February 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Pride – A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
What’s in a handshake: Symbol of friendship and loyalty?
Monday 20 February 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
The modern handshake is believed to be at least 3000 years old. Although its existence has been around for a millennium it has existed in many forms, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Art for art’s sake – give them some money for God’s sake
Monday 6 February 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Art for art’s sake according to Oscar Wilde meant art need not express anything but itself. He put the value on artistry above anything else and regarded life as a kind of art form, to be lived beautifully, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: The silence is deafening
Monday 30 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The Silence of the Lambs is a horror thriller movie from 1991 about a serial killer psychologist Hannibal Lecter helping FBI agent Clarice Starling to track down another serial killer, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Why does corruption continue?
Monday 23 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The Transparency International report indicates bribes and sexual favours are part of getting anything done in the ‘Crook Islands’. The mothers fighting for sport funding might need to address their skill set and try again.
RUTA MAVE: Deaths, taxes and sabbaticals
Monday 16 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We may not wish to lose our close ones but we less wish to hold onto them if it means a living death.
RUTA MAVE: A promise to love and to hold until death do us part
Monday 9 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
With the statistics of marriage these days saying only 55 per cent remain married, the average length of time for a marriage is around 20 years.
RUTA MAVE: Yesterday is gone, tomorrow never comes, today is a gift because it’s the present
Wednesday 4 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
As children we make impressions of the world from how we saw it or interpreted it growing up. As adults we have the ability to make decisions about life different from what we experienced, writes Ruta Mave.
RUTA MAVE: Thoughts on the life journey of Jesus
Thursday 29 December 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Christmas marks the birth of a son. A journey that starts with a family as diverse and interesting as any family around the world, writes Ruta Mave.