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Articles by Ruta Tangiiau Mave
OPINION: Agriculture needs creative thinkers and action makers
Monday 5 July 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Living in Rarotonga in year-round temperate climate, surrounded by fertile soil, and empty growing lands, it astounds me and tourists how often and how long we go without certain foods when we have so much abundance to produce at our fingertips, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Ditching colonial suit and tie for island wear
Monday 28 June 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
If MPs are going to make decisions and choosing to forego uniform for whatever reason, why are they not like school children donating money for the privilege of relaxed uniform rules, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Comprehending the feelings of ‘empty nesters’
Monday 21 June 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
My son lives full time with me, as a solo parent and provider, it has made us a tighter unit. He’s more like my roomie, companion, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Families need to speak up to protect their children
Monday 14 June 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Too many times our women have taken the stand to file charges only to be ridiculed by the defense lawyer. They are the man’s man if you want to get out of sexual charges, with their main cry of “What was she wearing? She was asking for it”, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Live and let live
Tuesday 8 June 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Is the world going mad? Are we making mountains out of mole hills? Can we not say or do anything anymore without offending anyone and if we do must it be the worst thing in the world? By Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Be an upstanding citizen, say no to bullying
Monday 31 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Those who say sticks and stones will break your bones, but names will never hurt you have never been held to ransom by a verbal bully, writes Ruta Tangiiau Mave, highlighting the ongoing discrimination faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
OPINION: After 14 months, first impressions matter
Monday 24 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
CI News columnist Ruta Tangiiau Mave says we had a whole year to revamp our systems and get them sorted before last week's inaugural bubble flight. It was planned and advertised as the best thing since fried taro, and she says we failed.
OPINION: Our holiday is over, their holiday begins
Monday 17 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
More bikes and cars driving on once deserted roads; it’s back to life, back to reality – the tourists are coming, writes Ruta Mave.
Why a mother’s work is never done
Monday 10 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
They say the first 40 years of motherhood are the hardest. Personally, the day you become a mother is right up there with pain, fear and excitement, the eternal elements of being a mother, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Saluting our workers on May Day
Monday 3 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Good people with good hearts are being run by incompetence and nepotism up high. They work for the man or the ministry, and the man and the ministry work them to death, writes Ruta Tangiiau Mave.
OPINION: In the boots of a valiant Anzac soldier
Monday 26 April 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Anzac Day, resplendent in its red poppies, marks the anniversary of the first key military action fought by Australia and New Zealand forces during the First World War. In 1915 The Anzac soldiers formed part of the allied expedition which set out to capture Constantinople, now named Istanbul, in Turkey. They landed at Gallipoli on April 25 and met fierce resistance.
RUTA MAVE: Giving ourselves a hand up
Monday 19 April 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
There is a new sheriff in town. Carl Hunter, as the new Public Service Commissioner, has brought to light two cases of interest that previously may have been swept under the carpet. What will it mean for the Government if ministers and heads of ministry are made accountable?
OPINION: ‘Any day above ground is a good one’
Monday 12 April 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
They say time waits for no man, but it stands still for a woman of 40. By Ruta Mave.
OPINION: ‘Good decision is always based on knowledge’
Monday 29 March 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Jacinda Ardern’s hardest decisions for us, are not between good and bad or right and wrong. But between two goods and two rights, writes Ruta TangiiauMave.
OPINION: Perfect practices will give us perfect protection
Monday 15 March 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
They say practice makes perfect, but they’re wrong. Perfect practice makes perfect, writes Ruta Mave.
No woman, no cry
Monday 8 March 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Celebrating International Women’s Day, should be like February, Black History Month, then March is Woman’s Her-story Month. The problem that goes hand in hand with most problem’s woman have is, it’s often seen, narrated and determined by men, writes Ruta Mave.
Black lives matter
Monday 1 March 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
"Blacks, who have their own unique culture and language that was born and derived in their DNA of rhythm and skin pigment to Africa, but is solely Made in America," writes Ruta Mave.
Christchurch earthquake, ten years on: The trauma, chaos and the compassion
Saturday 27 February 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Features, Memory Lane, Weekend
A decade ago, on February 22, 2011, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch at 12.51pm, causing widespread damage across the city, killing 185 people, in the nation’s fifth-deadliest disaster. Cook Islands News columnist Ruta Mave had just dropped her children at school when the incident happened.
OPINION: Remembering the Christchurch earthquake
Monday 22 February 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Columnist Ruta Mave had just dropped her children at school when the 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook New Zealand to its core, killing 185 people.
OPINION: Love is a word but marriage is a sentence – for life
Monday 15 February 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Keeping love alive takes more than one day, writes Ruta Mave, reflecting on Valentine’s Day which was celebrated on Sunday.
