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Articles by Ruta Tangiiau Mave
OPINION: The changing and challenging role of fathers
Monday 6 September 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking, they have the unenviable task of being neither an anchor to hold children back or the sail to take them ahead, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Everybody, somebody, anybody and nobody
Monday 30 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
How many times do we have to say to the Government to diversify, create, find, discover, fund other ways to provide us with another reliable source of income, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Be the change you want to see in the world
Monday 23 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
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.
OPINION: Pay teachers well before they leave
Monday 16 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
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: Underselling our precious resources
Monday 9 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, writes Ruta Mavé.
Fairness vs. inclusion: Finding balance in rules for transgender athletes
Monday 2 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
The drugs for transgender females suppress testosterone but does not result in more feminine features, like higher voice pitch, more body fat to muscle ratio, whereas a transgender male taking testosterone will have a lower voice, more facial body hair, more musculature.
OPINION: Fashion at the Olympic Games
Monday 26 July 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
In the Cook Islands before the missionaries came, we used local plants and rauti to cover our heads, necks, shoulders and hips. It was the missionaries who covered us from neck to toe with colonial clothes especially the muumuu, which was more like a nightdress formless and plain, writes Ruta Mave.
RUTA MAVE: Monkey see, monkey do
Monday 19 July 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
The more we plead poverty the more we sit with our hands in our laps looking mournful like a Labrador dog, the more we lose our self-drive, pride, mana and self-identity.
OPINION: Polygamy versus equal rights
Monday 12 July 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
When a woman finds a man, who will look after her, a man who will romance her, a man who will believe in her, a man who will adore her, it’s important to make sure these four men don’t meet each other.
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.
