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Articles by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne
Thomas Wynne: Why Matariki makes more sense than Santa Claus
Saturday 29 June 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As Aotearoa celebrates Matariki, the Māori New Year, it gives us time to reflect on how we too could add a day to our year that celebrates our Māori worldview, those of our tūpuna, and the vast expanse of ocean they navigated and the knowledge they carried with them, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Punching well above our weight?
Saturday 22 June 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I often think, when I have said, and when we say of ourselves that we are ‘punching well above our weight’, what is the measure of that success and why is it us who sing our own song about ourselves? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.
Tapu versus Noa: Finding balance between tradition and progress
Saturday 15 June 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
What is Tapu, sacred or restricted in use and by whom, and what is Noa or free to be utilised by anyone, be they male or female? How do we make something Tapu and then lift that Tapu to make it Noa or free again? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.
Thomas Wynne: Pacific voyaging, more than metaphor
Saturday 8 June 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
Two thousand four hundred (2400) miles of excellence, 2400 miles of precision and 2400 miles of discipline and strength, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: The people of the land and ocean
Saturday 1 June 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Land – nothing is more contentious, beautiful, divisive, or unifying than land. Our caretaking of land has been thousands of years in the making as we moved from Moana or ocean, to land, to ocean, and back to land again, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: He who holds the pen holds the power
Saturday 25 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Across the globe, people have had enough of corruption, enough of nepotism, enough of the rule of might by certain families, certain names and political economic and cultural privilege above all others, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: The price of leadership
Saturday 18 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Anyone who has worked with leaders has, at some stage, met head on the challenge of conflicting values, voice, or worldview with their own, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Protecting our digital taro patch
Saturday 11 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Our digital taro patches, our everyday phones and devices, which we use to share photos, communicate with each other, and establish an online presence, are like sitting in the window of CITC in Avarua or a shop, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Tradition versus equality
Saturday 4 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The issue of whether women should remain silent in church, or in traditional settings regarding leading Pe’e, and the Bible’s stance on slavery are contentious topics that have sparked debates for centuries including our own community this week, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Remembering the price of our freedom
Saturday 27 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As we gathered like many did around commonwealth countries, in squares and parade grounds, memorials to the dead and wounded, we remember also that freedom is paid by someone, somewhere and sometime – it is never for free, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Crypto Bill- A deep dive into murky waters?
Saturday 20 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
It is reasonable that today so many Cook Islanders are asking questions around the process that got the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill into Parliament and currently before a Select Committee, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Responding to my call home
Saturday 13 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Shaming others who can’t speak the language, who are trying to learn, by maligning them in person or online with cruel and crippling words like ‘plastic’ is wrong, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Charting our course in a shifting world
Saturday 6 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There is always plenty of room at the table to eat. This is something my grandmother and mother have always said, and more importantly, they practiced what they preached, which is how we have lived our lives, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Amazing Grace: How a hymn was born from a life redeemed
Saturday 30 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Amazing Grace, that saved a wretch like me – such an amazing grace to us all, is captured so beautifully in a song so many of us would have sung at one time in our lives, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Leadership – the answer or the problem?
Saturday 23 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Guilty as charged, and now the sentence has been handed down and jail terms will commence. Not just for the three defendants that appeared in Court yesterday but for us all, our country’s good reputation and a withdrawal made from the public bank of trust and goodwill, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Proxy voting- Is MP travel more important than Parliament?
Sunday 17 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
To proxy or not to proxy is the question being discussed at vaka meetings as Government has decided on a course where proxy votes, or votes counted when absent, will be included when Parliament sits, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Reclaiming our reo Māori
Saturday 9 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Who grew up thinking of themselves as half caste, quarter caste or part this part that but never the total sum of all of who we are, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: A man of mana - A tribute to Fa’anānā Efeso Collins
Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
What is mana? At a funeral this week in Auckland where thousands attended, including many from our Cook Islands community, a man with mana, who loved God, his family and our community was honoured and laid to rest., writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: From simply surviving to thriving
Saturday 24 February 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Cook Islanders in New Zealand have built strong communities and faced challenges, but the question remains whether their dreams of prosperity have been met and whether they should reconnect with their island homes. By Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: A call for solidarity
Saturday 17 February 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Am I my brother’s keeper, is a question that funnels down the halls of time, and as Tuakana to our Maori brothers in Aotearoa, what are our responsibilities, if any, towards our teina especially during this critical time for them, asks Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.