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Articles by Te Tuhi Kelly
Te Tuhi Kelly: Religion raises its ugly side again
Tuesday 17 December 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
As we are all aware, the Government has set up a select committee and have asked for public submissions on a proposal to make the Cook Islands an exclusive Christian nation, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, leader of the Progressive Party.
Te Tuhi Kelly: We did not cede sovereignty
Tuesday 19 November 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Britain colonised my other country Aotearoa in the early 1840's. At that time Maori held sovereignty over land, sea and air. We are known by our tribal names and the area that we have sovereignty over.
Te Tuhi Kelly: Deflect, defend and denigrate
Thursday 31 October 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party states that Te Aponga Uira has employed the three D’s of public relations, defend, deflect and denigrate to deal with fallout from the incident several months ago when four men were seriously injured by the energising of a high voltage cable they were repairing.
Letter: ‘Vote buying at every election’
Monday 9 September 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Here’s a question that I keep asking myself, why is it that we seem to be vote buying at every election and despite several court cases, the evidence has been found wanting. Yet we know damn well that it goes on. I have personally experienced this myself in my last campaign in 2022.
Letter: Traditional title dispute
Wednesday 21 August 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Following on from the recent case in Aitutaki in which the court made a ruling on a traditional title. This has huge implications for future titles and cultural grievances between anau.
Letter: Ancient custom vs. western law
Thursday 15 August 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The recent court case that declared Tangaroa was the rightful Tamatoa Ariki in Aitutaki has implications for the people (Tangaroa declared rightful Tamatoa Ariki after three-year legal battle, August 7,2024).
Te Tuhi Kelly: The pros and cons of increasing the size of Cabinet or voting by proxy
Wednesday 20 March 2024 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Once again, a couple of controversial amendments that more than meets the eye, I suspect. Would increasing the size of Cabinet or voting by proxy have been mooted if the Democrats as a proper Opposition were in fact an opposition, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
Te Tuhi Kelly: ‘It’s a when, not an if’
Tuesday 12 September 2023 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I went to the morning session on the second day of the Pacific Medical Association’s conference here in Rarotonga, I was particularly interested in the role of traditional health and wellness models that countries with native populations ringing the Pacific had developed, writes Te Tuhi Kelly.
Te Tuhi Kelly: Looking outside the box to be connected
Saturday 15 July 2023 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Here’s a what if. In the Cook Islands the main internet provider is Vodafone with other ISP’s snapping at the heels and the crumbs left on the table, writes Te Tuhi Kelly.
Te Tuhi Kelly: 200 years of the arrival of the Gospel to Cook Islands
Tuesday 28 February 2023 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
The Cook Islands is due to celebrate 200 years of the arrival of the Gospel to these shores. A momentous occasion to be celebrated by one and all with visitors from around the world coming to the Cook Islands to bask in the glory of the spreading of the word of God, writes Te Tuhi Kelly.
OPINION: Crunching the numbers of 2022 Cook Islands General Election
Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
If a Party can command the Pa Enua seats, then they will become the next Government. This has been a constant for several elections, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
OPINION: ‘They are just barking up the same tree with populist political policies’
Saturday 25 June 2022 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
Well, I am enjoying our visit to Aitutaki and I have also been talking up a storm with other opposition party supporters who are interested in what I have to say.
‘Distorted view’ of travel to the Pa Enua
Tuesday 1 February 2022 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in On the Street, Opinion
I have noticed over the last two years of Covid the parochial mutterings from the Pa Enua to keep their islands closed to those who don’t live or reside there, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
Hanging on by a thread or better than ever?
Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
Well I hate to be proven right once again. This time the word out on the street is that the BTIB (Business Trade and Investment Board) under the management of chief executive Repeta Puna is now just hanging on by a thread, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party.
OPINION: The debate surrounding cannabis use
Tuesday 23 November 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
Nothing provides such a division in the community as discussion about gay rights and cannabis reform. The debate regarding cannabis or marijuana and laws relating to its decriminalisation has been going on for decades worldwide.
Between a rock and a hard place
Thursday 18 November 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
There are no bad employees, just bad employers, because if there were bad employees or potentially bad employees, they should have been filtered out with a proper pre-employment process and would not have been considered for employment.
OPINION: The benefits of investing in human resources
Tuesday 9 November 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
The government departments, who have the mandate for managing legislation relating to private and public sector employment, always struggle to provide a level of professional service commensurate with the letter of the law, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, the leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
‘MPs must be held accountable to the people’
Thursday 4 November 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
I have been having a go at MPs recently and I think it’s fair to say that many people are not happy with what we are having to put up with, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, the leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
A history of criminals, liars, philanderers, and those who were found to be derelict in their duties . . .
Thursday 28 October 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands says he has been having a go at MPs recently and I think it’s fair to say that many people are not happy with what we are having to put up with.
What it takes to become an MP in the Cook Islands
Friday 22 October 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion
Anyone can become an MP in the Cook Islands, or can they? What does it take to become a politician at the highest level in the Cook Islands?